Simple Recursive Sequences
by Steven J. Wilson

You can use this page to investigate the behavior of some simple recursive sequences and their partial sums.

Parameter Value, r:		Sequence Type: Arithmetic: an = an–1 + r Geometric: an = r an–1 Logistic: an = r an–1 (1 – an–1)
First Term, a1:
Number of Terms, n:

The Graph of the Sequence, Viewed as a Function

The Sequence Represented as Areas in a Bar Chart

The Partial Sums Represented as Areas in a Bar Chart