# Number patterns notes

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- [Number Patterns](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/number-patterns/number-patterns) — Number Patterns A number pattern is a list of numbers arranged in a specific order, where each number follows a particular rule. You encounter patterns everywhere in mathematics, from simple counting…
- [Arithmetic Sequences](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/number-patterns/arithmetic-sequences) — Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is the most straightforward type of number pattern you will encounter in Grade 12. You add (or subtract) the same value to get from one term to the next.…
- [Quadratic Sequences](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/number-patterns/quadratic-sequences) — Quadratic Sequences A quadratic sequence is a pattern whose first differences are not constant, but whose second differences are. This means the differences between consecutive terms form their own…
- [Geometric Sequences](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/number-patterns/geometric-sequences) — Geometric Sequences A geometric sequence is a pattern where each term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a fixed value called the common ratio. Unlike arithmetic sequences (which grow by…
- [Arithmetic and Geometric Series](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/number-patterns/arithmetic-and-geometric-series) — Arithmetic and Geometric Series A series is the sum of the terms of a sequence. While a sequence is just a list of numbers, a series adds them together. This section covers the sum formulas for…

## Other Mathematics topics

- [Exponents and Surds](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/exponents-and-surds)
- [Algebraic expressions, equations and inequalities](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/algebraic-expressions-equations-and-inequalities)
- [Functions and graphs](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/functions-and-graphs)
- [Trig Functions](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/trig-functions)
- [Finance, growth and decay](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/finance-growth-and-decay)
- [Differential Calculus](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/differential-calculus)
- [Counting principle and probability](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/counting-principle-and-probability)
- [Analytical Geometry](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/analytical-geometry)
- [Trigonometry](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/trigonometry)
- [Trigonometry: Sine, Cosine and Area Rules](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/trigonometry-sine-cosine-and-area-rules)
- [Euclidean Geometry](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/euclidean-geometry)
- [Statistics](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/mathematics/notes/statistics)

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### What is covered in Number patterns for Grade 12 Mathematics?

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