Chapter 4 SEQUENCES AND MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION
One of the most important task of mathematics is to discover and characterize regular patterns, such as those associated with processes that are repeated.
The main mathematical structure used to study repeated processes is the sequence, with mathematical induction.
4.1 Sequences
Summation Notation
When the upper limit of a summation is variable, an ellipsis is used to write the summation in expanded form.
Product Notation
Factorial Notation
Properties of Summations and Products
Proof is discussed i