Geometric Sequences and Series

Today we looked at Geometric Sequences and Series. Be sure that you include these equations on your chart because it will be very helpful to have all of these equations in one location! Be sure that you have BOTH worksheets completed for Monday. You will also need your SAT folder next week to turn in Monday or Tuesday.

Have a great weekend!

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Coming up:
- Homework: Worksheets 11-3 and 11-4 on Geometric Sequences
- Midterm next week!

Posting for Points:
Which school will have the best college basketball team this year????? (There is only one answer)

Test Corrections

For those of you in class today you completed test corrections. If you were not in class you must see me tomorrow to do these. Please review the material that you had trouble with because this information WILL be on the midterm!!!

After corrections we looked at the worksheet (11-2) on Arithmetic Series. Everyone seemed to understand this concept well so we will move on to Geometric sequences and series tomorrow.

Coming up:
- Geometric Sequences tomorrow
- Midterm next Friday!

Posting for Points:
What do you think is the best way to prepare for the midterm?

Fibonacci Numbers

Leonardo Fibonacci was a cool dude. Today we discussed one of his "discoveries" (although he was really just the first to publish this finding). Fibonacci used a hypothetical situation involving rabbits to create the "Fibonacci Sequence." (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, .....) Be sure that you know how this sequence works and how to find the first few terms of the sequence.

Fibonacci numbers can be found everywhere, especially throughout nature. We looked at several examples in class today. In groups you created the famous Fibonacci Spiral, which we will put up on the wall soon. Take a look at the website tonight (the link is on the right), and look specifically at some of the objects with spirals. You will need to know this information for upcoming tests/quizzes!

Coming up:
- Tonight your only homework is to check out the website on Fibonacci
- Keep in mind that we will have a midterm very soon! More about this on Friday.

Posting for Points:
How many spirals does the website say a sunflower usually has? (more than one possible answer)

Arithmetic Series

Today we extended our knowledge from sequences to series. Series is just another word for the total sum of a sequence. Be sure that you have the equations for these topics on your chart that was given out last week.

Coming up:
- Homework: The front of the "Arithmetic Series" worksheet that was given out today. You should also respond to the posting for points question dealing with Fibonacci numbers.
- Tomorrow is the last day to make up the Test from Friday.

Posting for Points:
Give two facts about Fibonacci numbers. What are they? How do we find them? Where do they exist? Why are they important? (Use these questions to guide your search and please do not copy the other posts. Find something original.)