Fun with Sequences

Generate and explore sequences like abundant and super abundant numbers. This activity uses the Encyclopedia of Integer Sequencesand R-Instat to delve into the world of sequences. Searching out patterns and questioning finding to gain a better understanding of them. 

Watch the video to see how it is done.

 


Video script prepared by Rachel Kirk-Gushowaty, and Roger Stern.  Video constructed and voiced by Beryl Waswa.

  • 0:00 Introduction to R-Instat 
  • 0:05 Introduction to Sequences 
  • 0:11 Abundant Numbers 
  • 3:30 Weird Numbers 
  • 4:05 Calculate Relative Abundances 
  • 6:10 Superabundant Numbers 
  • 6:51 Graphs 
  • 7:23 Next Steps

(8 minutes) 

Then use R-Instat to replicate the activities from the video or do your own explorations.