Revisiting Polya's summation techniques using a spreadsheet: from addition tables to Bernoulli polynomials

Recurrence relations in mathematics form a very powerful and compact way of looking at a wide range of relationships. Traditionally, the concept of recurrence has often been a difficult one for the secondary teacher to convey to students. Closely related to the powerful proof technique of mathematic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sergei Abramovich, Stephen J. Sugden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bond University
Series:Spreadsheets in Education
Online Access:http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4547-revisiting-polya-s-summation-techniques-using-a-spreadsheet-from-addition-tables-to-bernoulli-polynomials.pdf