Steven G
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I have a question about the attitude of the forum members when it comes to figuring out the the next term in a sequence.
1st, I agree that these pattern questions have an infinite number of answers and I am not trying to argue that.
Now part of math is about recognizing patterns. Does anyone one disagree with that?
I guess I agree that we should say that there are infinite number of answers and explain why. But why not help the student see that pattern that most probably (with p=1 !) the author wants?
I did exremely well with integration as a student because I easily saw which pattern the integral matched up with of the ones I learned. Possibly I was better at this because I learned to recognize patterns before?
I suspect for you researcher out there, that recognizing pattern got you some very nice results.
1st, I agree that these pattern questions have an infinite number of answers and I am not trying to argue that.
Now part of math is about recognizing patterns. Does anyone one disagree with that?
I guess I agree that we should say that there are infinite number of answers and explain why. But why not help the student see that pattern that most probably (with p=1 !) the author wants?
I did exremely well with integration as a student because I easily saw which pattern the integral matched up with of the ones I learned. Possibly I was better at this because I learned to recognize patterns before?
I suspect for you researcher out there, that recognizing pattern got you some very nice results.