Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics
1.6Series
Series in Cambridge AS & A Level Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 1.6.1Use the expansion of (a + b)ⁿ for a positive integer n.
- 1.6.2Recognise arithmetic and geometric progressions.
- 1.6.3Use the nth-term and sum formulae to solve problems on arithmetic and geometric progressions.
- 1.6.4Use the condition for convergence of a geometric progression and its sum to infinity.
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Geometric progressions and the sum to infinity
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Sequences, sigma notation and arithmetic progressions
45 min
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The binomial expansion for a positive integer index
45 min
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