TERMS

TERMS OF
OF A
A SEQUENCE
SEQUENCE

term Sequence continuous

beyond

5, 14, 27, 44, 65…

sequence
TERMS
TERMS OF
OF A
A SEQUENCE
SEQUENCE

a n
nth term of the
sequence

a first term of the sequence

a
1

2
second term of the sequence
 TERMS
TERMS OF
OF A
A SEQUENCE
SEQUENCE

sequence 5 14 27 44 65
first differences 9 13 17 21
second
differences 4 4 4
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
Example:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
Example:
0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…
POLYGONAL
POLYGONAL NUMBERS
NUMBERS
POLYGONAL
POLYGONAL NUMBERS
NUMBERS
TRIANGULAR
TRIANGULAR NUMBERS
NUMBERS
are a pattern of numbers that form equilateral
triangles. Each subsequent number in the
sequence adds a new row of dots to the
triangle
TRIANGULAR
TRIANGULAR NUMBERS
NUMBERS DIFFERENCE TABLE
SQUARE
SQUARE NUMBERS
NUMBERS
the result of multiplying an integer (not a
fraction) by itself
PENTAGONAL NUMBERS
are those denumerating a collection of objects
which can be arranged in the form of a regular
pentagon
TETRAHEDRAL NUMBERS
PASCAL’S TRIANGLE

a triangular array of numbers in which

those at the ends of the rows are 1 and
each of the others is the sum of the nearest
two numbers in the row above
PASCAL’S TRIANGLE

A.
PASCAL’S TRIANGLE B.

A.
GEOMETRIC MODEL
GEOMETRIC MODEL
PIECES AND CUTS
a. Five cuts produces 6 peices
Six cuts produces 7 peices

b. n cuts produce (n+1) pieces

an = n + 1
PIECES AND CUTS
Predict the maximum number
of pieces of cheese that can
be produced by five straight
cuts.
SAVINGS PLAN
SAVINGS PLAN
SAVINGS PLAN
FAMOUS PUZZLE
FAMOUS PUZZLE
FAMOUS PUZZLE
FAMOUS PUZZLE
STEP 1. move the smallest disk to
the peg it has not recently come
from (or if it’s very first move, move
the smallest disk to non-target peg
if there are an even number of
disks, otherwise, move it to target
peg

STEP 2. move another disk legally

(there will only be one possibility)