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Peer reviewedGuy, Richard K. – Mathematics Magazine, 1990
Presented are 44 examples in which students are invited to guess what pattern of numbers is emerging and to decide whether the pattern will persist. Topics of examples include Pascal's triangle, integers, vertices, Fibonacci numbers, power series, partition functions, and Euler's theorem. The answers to all problems are included. (KR)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Mathematical Concepts
