Precalculus Vocabulary Project
Across
- 1. the number that is repeatedly multiplied to successive terms in a geometric sequence
- 4. a concise notation for sums
- 9. a tool used to find the convergence in a series of infinite numbers
- 12. a theorem that provides a formula for expanding expressions of the form a+b, where n is a natural number
- 13. a type of mean or average which indicates the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers by using the product of their values
- 15. a series whose terms proceed by sines and cosines
- 17. using one or more preceding terms in a formula in order to find the next term
- 18. a series whose terms get closer and closer to some real number, the series is said to converge to that number
Down
- 2. a type of proof that in order to show that p(n) is true for all positive integers of n you use a recursive process
- 3. a sequence in which the difference between each term and the preceding term is always constant
- 5. a value obtained from a set of numbers by dividing the sum of those numbers by the number of observation
- 6. the n value in n=1 of
- 7. the constant amount of change between numbers in an arithmetic sequence
- 8. the value of the function as it approaches, but does not reach its destination
- 10. a series that does not converge to a specific number (e.g a sequence that approaches infinity or that does not approach anything)
- 11. an ordered list of numbers generated by continuously multiplying a value with a given first term
- 14. a geometric arrangement of the binomial coefficients in a triangle
- 16. an ordered set of numbers
- 19. partialsum the sum of a series given by the formula