Section outline

  • In this chapter you learned that recursion, how people see patterns, is where each term in a sequence is defined by the term that came before. You saw, too, that terms in a pattern can also be represented as a function of their term number. Moreover, you learned about two special types of patterns called arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences. Sequences have a wide variety of applications in the real world. Additionally, you saw that series are when terms in a sequence are added together.
    ::在本章中,你了解到,循环,人们如何看待模式, 是一个序列中每个术语的顺序是由之前的术语来定义的。你也看到, 模式中的术语也可以以其术语数的函数来表示。 此外,你还了解到了两种特殊模式,即算术序列和几何序列。序列在现实世界中有着各种各样的应用。此外,你还看到,序列是将一个序列中的术语加在一起的。

    Chapter Summary
    ::章次摘要

    • A recursively defined pattern or sequence is a sequence with terms that are defined based on the prior term(s) in the sequence.
      ::循环定义的图案或序列是指根据序列中前一术语界定的术语序列。
    • An explicit pattern or sequence is a sequence with terms that are defined based on the term number.
      ::明确的模式或顺序是按术语编号界定术语的顺序。
    • Sigma notation    is also known as summation notation and is a way to represent a sum of numbers. It is especially useful when the numbers have a specific pattern or would take too long to write out without abbreviation.
      ::Sigma 符号 也称为总和符号 , 是代表数字总和的一种方式。 当数字有特定模式, 或没有缩略语而写得过长时, 它特别有用 。
    • Sigma notation can be defined as follows:  a 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + + a n = i = 1 n a i .
      ::Sigma 符号可定义如下: a1+a2+a3+a4+...+ani=1nai。
    • A sequence is a list of numbers separated by commas.
      ::序列是用逗号分隔的数字列表 。
    • The common pattern in an arithmetic sequence is that the same number is added or subtracted to each number to produce the next number. This is called the common difference.
      ::算术序列中的常见模式是,为产生下一个数字,在每个数字中加上或减去相同数字,这称为共同差数。
    • The common pattern in a geometric sequence is that the same number is multiplied or divided to each number to produce the next number. This is called the common ratio.
      ::几何序列中的常见模式是,同一数字乘以或除以每个数字,得出下一个数字。这称为共同比率。
    • An arithmetic series is a sum of numbers whose consecutive terms form an arithmetic sequence.
      ::算术序列是数字的总和,其连续术语构成算术序列。
    • The general form for an arithmetic series can be represented by  i = 1 n a i = n 2 ( 2 a 1 + ( n 1 ) k ) , where k is the common difference for the terms in the series.
      ::算术序列的一般格式可以用“i=1nai=n2(2a1+(n-1)k)表示,K是该序列术语的常见差异。
    • To converge means the sum approaches a specific number.
      ::趋同意味着求和法采用一个具体的数字。
    • To diverge means the sum does not converge, and so usually goes to positive or negative infinity. It could also mean that the series oscillates infinitely.
      ::差异意味着总和不会趋同,因此通常会变成正或负的无限。 它还可能意味着序列会无穷地振动。
    • A partial sum of an infinite sum is the sum of all the terms up to a certain point. Considering partial sums can be useful when analyzing infinite sums.
      ::无限总和的一部分是直到某一点的所有条件的总和。在分析无限总和时,考虑部分总和是有用的。
    • Notation for the sum of a geometric series:  a 1 + a 1 r + a 1 r 2 + a 1 r n 1 = a 1 ( 1 r n 1 r ) .
      ::a1+a1r+a1r2_a1rn_1=a1(1-rn1-r)。

    Review 
    ::回顾

    Try the following cumulative review problems to practice the concepts we studied in this chapter. 
    ::尝试下列累积审查问题,以实践我们在本章中研究的概念。