Preface |
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About the Author |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 Introduction to Patterns |
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1.1 Geometrical Arrangements |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (6) |
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1.3 Analytical Formulations |
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13 | (5) |
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1.3.1 Geometric Sequences and Paper Folding |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (7) |
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1.4.1 Summation-type Sequences |
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19 | (2) |
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1.4.2 The Fibonacci Sequence |
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21 | (2) |
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1.4.3 Product-Type Sequences |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (5) |
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1.6.1 Shapes of Periodic Cycles |
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30 | (2) |
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32 | (5) |
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2 Geometrical Configurations |
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37 | (56) |
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2.1 Patterns at Same Scale |
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39 | (10) |
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2.1.1 Piecewise Functions |
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41 | (4) |
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2.1.2 Geometrical Structures |
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45 | (4) |
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2.2 Patterns at Different Scales |
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49 | (12) |
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2.2.1 Diminishing Geometrical Patterns |
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51 | (10) |
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2.3 Alternating and Piecewise Patterns |
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61 | (6) |
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2.3.1 Alternating Geometrical Patterns |
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63 | (4) |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (23) |
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3 Sequences, Products and Summations |
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93 | (20) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (1) |
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3.3 Summation-Type Sequences |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (2) |
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3.5 Product-Type Sequences |
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104 | (4) |
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3.5.1 Factorial-type Sequences |
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106 | (2) |
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3.6 Alternating and Piecewise Sequences |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (2) |
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4 Summations and Proof by Induction |
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113 | (10) |
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4.1 Linear and Geometric Summations |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (5) |
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121 | (2) |
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5 Traits of Pascal's Triangle |
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123 | (20) |
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5.1 Horizontal Identities |
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127 | (7) |
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5.1.1 Additional Horizontal Identities |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (4) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (3) |
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143 | (22) |
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6.1 Formulating a Recursive Relation |
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143 | (5) |
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6.2 Obtaining an Explicit Solution |
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148 | (4) |
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6.3 Non-Autonomous Recursive Sequences |
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152 | (8) |
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6.3.1 Additive Form of Eq. (6.28) |
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153 | (4) |
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6.3.2 Multiplicative Form of Eq. (6.28) |
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157 | (2) |
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6.3.3 Additive and Multiplicative Form of Eq. (6.28) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (5) |
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165 | (40) |
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7.1 Autonomous Recursive Sequences |
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167 | (1) |
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7.2 Multiplicative Form of Eq. (7.1) |
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168 | (7) |
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7.3 Additive Form of Eq. (7.1) |
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175 | (14) |
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7.3.1 Special Case of Additive Form of Eq. (7.1) |
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180 | (1) |
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7.3.2 {bn}∞n=0 is an Odd-Ordered Periodic Sequence |
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181 | (5) |
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7.3.3 {bn}∞n=0 is an Even-Ordered Periodic Sequence |
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186 | (3) |
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7.4 Additive and Multiplicative Forms of Eq. (7.1) |
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189 | (8) |
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7.4.1 {bn}∞n=0 and {bn}∞n=0 are the Same Period |
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189 | (6) |
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7.4.2 {bn}∞n=0 and {bn}∞n=0 are Different Periods |
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195 | (2) |
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7.5 Special Case of Eq. (7.1) |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (4) |
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8 Answers to Chapter Exercises |
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205 | (14) |
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8.1 Answers to Chapter 1 Exercises |
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205 | (2) |
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8.2 Answers to Chapter 2 Exercises |
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207 | (4) |
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8.3 Answers to Chapter 3 Exercises |
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211 | (1) |
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8.4 Answers to Chapter 4 Exercises |
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212 | (1) |
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8.5 Answers to Chapter 5 Exercises |
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212 | (1) |
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8.6 Answers to Chapter 6 Exercises |
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213 | (2) |
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8.7 Answers to Chapter 7 Exercises |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (12) |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (2) |
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225 | (1) |
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9.6 Alternating Patterns (Sequences) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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231 | (2) |
Index |
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