A-Level Maths Edexcel (9MA0)

1.4: Sequences and series

#1.4.1

Binomial expansion

Use Pascal's triangle

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Factorials and combinations

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Use binomial expansion for positive integer powers

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Find individual coefficients in a binomial expansion

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Estimate using binomial expansion

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(1+x)^n

using binomial expansion formula

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(a+bx)^n

using binomial expansion formula

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Use partial fractions in binomial expansion

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#1.4.2

Find terms from recurrence relations

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Identify periodic sequences

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Identify increasing and decreasing sequences

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#1.4.3

Use sigma notation

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#1.4.4

Arithmetic sequences and series

n

th term of arithmetic sequence

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Find sum of first

n

terms of arithmetic series

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#1.4.5

Geometric sequences and series

n

th term of geometric sequence

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Find sum of first

n

terms of geometric series

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Find sum to infinity of convergent geometric series

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#1.4.6

Sequences and series in modelling

Use sequences and series in modelling

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1.3

Coordinate geometry in the (x,y) plane

1.5

Trigonometry

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