1.1 Sequences
Arithmetic: +/− common difference
with u1 = a = 1st term, d = common difference.
Geometric: ×/÷ common ratio
with u1 = a = 1st term, r = common ratio.
Sigma notation
A shorthand to show the sum of a number of terms in a sequence.
1.2 Exponents and logarithms
Exponents
Logarithms
loga ax = x
aloga b = b
Let ax = b, isolate x from the exponent: loga ax = x = loga b
Let loga x = b, isolate x from the logarithm: aloga x = x = ab
Laws of logarithms
1.3. Binomial Expansion
In an expansion of a binomial in the form (a + b)n . Each term can be described as nCran−rbr, where nCr is the coefficient.
The full expansion can be written thus
Find the coefficient using either pascals triangle
Or the nCr function on your calculator