CourseHES 212

Week5 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Number sequences and the nth term

Arithmetic sequences
Finding the nth term

What you will be able to do

2.1 Identify arithmetic and geometric sequences.

Activity

Find the next terms and the nth term of five sequences.

Study materials

Further resources

Contemporary Mathematics, 3.10: Arithmetic Sequences · PDF · OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics (2023), 3.10: arithmetic sequences and the nth term, pp. 239–245 · for registered students
College Algebra 2e, 9.2: Arithmetic Sequences · PDF · OpenStax College Algebra 2e (2021), 9.2: finding the nth term (a step up), pp. 874–884 · for registered students

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Course plan

Week 1: Coordinates and straight-line graphs
Week 2: Gradient and y-intercept (y = mx + c)
Week 3: Plotting quadratic graphs
Week 4: Using graphs to solve problems
Week 5: Number sequences and the nth term
Week 6: Geometric sequences
Week 7: Sequences and how fast programs grow
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Probability basics
Week 10: Probability of two events
Week 11: Statistics for a dataset
Week 12: From a problem to pseudocode
Week 13: Checking a solution with test data
Week 14: Maths problem-solving project
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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