Sequences (Year 8)

Sequences: A list of numbers or objects in a special order.   

Position: where a term is located in a sequence        

Term: In Algebra a term is either a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together. 

Ascending: Arranged from smallest to largest, increasing   

Descending: Arranged from largest to smallest, decreasing

Linear Sequences: A linear sequence goes from one term to the next by always adding (or subtracting) the same value)        

Non-Linear: The difference between terms increases or decreases in different amounts.