Arithmetic sequences, those where each term differs from the previous by the same common difference, are a key conceptual element of the course. Strongly linked with linear growth, this important idea gives the opportunity to link lots of bits of mathematics together and learn more about the patterns in our number system both in and out of context. Probably many are familiar with the classic story of Gauss and his means...

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