Part one of this lesson examines the essential characteristics of arithmetic sequences. Click here to view it.
Part two continues to explore the characteristics and properties of arithmetic sequences, and includes arithmetic means. Click here to view the presentation.
In part three, you explore what happens when you add the terms of an arithmetic sequence to create what is called an arithmetic series. You also see new notation, called sigma notation, which is used to indicate a series. Click here to get started.
In the final part of this lesson, you will learn how to use your graphing calculator to determine arithmetic sequence terms and arithmetic series sums. Click here to begin.
Note: You must have a Texas Instruments 83/84 graphing calculator to follow the steps in this presentation.