Patterns and relationships
Generate a rule from a pattern
Numbers written in a specific order can form a sequence. Terms in a sequence can be related by patterns such as a common difference. Sequences where terms have a common difference are called 'arithmetic sequences.'
Generate a formula from a sequence
Learn about the nth term in a sequence and how to calculate it.
Video playlist
Islamic mathematics and the invention of algebra. Video
Marcus du Sautoy looks at the Arabic roots of the invention of algebra.
The Approximate History of Algebra. Video
A humorous, animated guide to the development of algebra.
The Approximate History of Pythagoras. Video
An animated guide to the mathematical ideas of Pythagoras.