Sequences, Series, and Limits · Number & Operations

Summation and Finite Series

Calculating the total sum of a set of numbers using sigma notation and sum formulas.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we efficiently calculate the total sum of thousands of numbers?
  2. 2Why does the sum of an arithmetic series depend on the average of the first and last terms?
  3. 3In what real world scenarios would we need to find the sum of a geometric progression?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSA.SSE.B.4
Grade: 11th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Sequences, Series, and Limits
Period: Number & Operations

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