Single-variable calculus from first principles
Take a sequence and start adding the terms up as you go. After one term you have a₁. After two, a₁ + a₂. After three, a₁ + a₂ + a₃. Each of these running totals is called a partial sum, written Sₙ, the sum of the first n terms.
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▶ Partial Sums