Instructional Video2:44
Brian McLogan

Evaluate for the nth term of a sequence given the ratio and first term in a geometric

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which...
Instructional Video2:07
Brian McLogan

Write the first five terms of the geometric sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the first 5 terms of a geometric sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. A geometric sequence is a sequence in...
Instructional Video2:16
Brian McLogan

Write a geometric sequence in summation notation

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the sum from a geometric series. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence. The formula for the sum of n terms of a geometric sequence is given...
Instructional Video4:25
Brian McLogan

How to write the sum in sigma notation given a geometric sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the sum from a geometric series. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence. The formula for the sum of n terms of a geometric sequence is given...
Instructional Video2:22
Brian McLogan

How to use alternating signs to find the rule for a sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the rule of a sequence given a sequence of numbers. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. To write the explicit formula of...
Instructional Video2:50
Brian McLogan

Determine the sum of a finite geometric sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the geometric sum of a series. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence. The formula for the sum of n terms of a geometric sequence is given by...
Instructional Video9:06
Brian McLogan

Given two terms find the nth term of a geometric sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which...
Instructional Video1:34
Brian McLogan

How to use the rule of a sequence to evaluate for any term in the sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the rule of a sequence given a sequence of numbers. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. To write the explicit formula of...
Instructional Video2:20
Brian McLogan

Finding the rule for our sequence using multiplication and subtraction

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the explicit formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. An arithmetic...
Instructional Video3:08
Brian McLogan

Evaluate the geometric sequence given two values

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which...
Instructional Video4:21
Brian McLogan

What are the formulas for arithmetic and geometric sequences

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn about sequences. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. There are many types of sequence, among which are: arithmetic and geometric...
Instructional Video2:18
Brian McLogan

Find the rule of for a sum of a series

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the rule of a series in sigma notation. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. When given a series that is neither arithmetic nor geometric, we can write the rule for the series by first identifying the...
Instructional Video2:18
Brian McLogan

How to find the first four terms of a recursive formula

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn all about recursive sequences. Recursive form is a way of expressing sequences apart from the explicit form. In the recursive form of defining sequences, each term of a sequence is expressed in terms of the preceding term unlike...
Instructional Video3:13
Brian McLogan

Learn to find the first four terms of a sequence with alternating signs

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the first five terms of a sequence. Given an explicit formula for a sequence, we can find the nth term of the sequence by plugging the term number of the sequence for n in the given formula. When n = 1, 2, . . ., 5...
Instructional Video5:49
Brian McLogan

Given summation notation, learn how to find the sum of a finite series

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the geometric sum of a series. A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. A geometric series is the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence. The formula for the sum of n terms of a geometric sequence is given by...
Instructional Video1:32
Brian McLogan

Finding the first four terms of a sequence with a rational rule

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the first five terms of a sequence. Given an explicit formula for a sequence, we can find the nth term of the sequence by plugging the term number of the sequence for n in the given formula. When n = 1, 2, . . ., 5...
Instructional Video2:28
Brian McLogan

Finding the first four terms of a sequence given a factorial

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the first five terms of a sequence. Given an explicit formula for a sequence, we can find the nth term of the sequence by plugging the term number of the sequence for n in the given formula. When n = 1, 2, . . ., 5...
Instructional Video4:29
Curated Video

Creating Recursive Formulas Using Function Notation

K - 5th
In this video lesson, students will learn how to use function notation to create recursive formulas for sequences. The video explains the concepts of arithmetic and geometric sequences, as well as the Fibonacci sequence, and demonstrates...
Instructional Video10:30
Curated Video

Geometric Sequences: Identifying, Extending, Graphing, and Writing as Functions

9th - 12th
During this video lesson students will make connections between geometric sequences and exponential equations. Students will understand that a geometric sequence has a common ratio, how to find the common ratio and use it to extend a...
Instructional Video4:38
Curated Video

Creating Equations for Decreasing Geometric Sequences

K - 5th
In this lesson, students will learn how to create an equation for a decreasing geometric sequence by making a table and drawing a graph. They will understand the concept of exponential functions and how they grow or shrink at a...
Instructional Video3:14
Brian McLogan

Finding the first four terms of a rational rule with alternating signs

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the first five terms of a sequence. Given an explicit formula for a sequence, we can find the nth term of the sequence by plugging the term number of the sequence for n in the given formula. When n = 1, 2, . . ., 5...
Instructional Video1:39
Brian McLogan

Learn how to determine the nth term of a geometric sequence

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. A geometric sequence is a sequence in which...
Instructional Video2:54
Brian McLogan

Given a sequence formula find the first four terms with alternating signs

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to find the first five terms of a sequence. Given an explicit formula for a sequence, we can find the nth term of the sequence by plugging the term number of the sequence for n in the given formula. When n = 1, 2, . . ., 5...
Instructional Video3:38
Brian McLogan

How to determine the rule for a geometric sequence given two values

12th - Higher Ed
👉 Learn how to write the explicit formula for a geometric sequence. A sequence is a list of numbers/values exhibiting a defined pattern. A number/value in a sequence is called a term of the sequence. A geometric sequence is a sequence in...