MACLAURIN AND TAYLOR SERIES

Recall
Introduction
James Gregory (1638-1675)
Taylor Series
First proof of the fundamental
theorem of calculus
Introduction
Brook Taylor (1685-1731)
Taylors theorem and Taylor series
Introduction
Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746)
Maclaurin Series
Taylor Series
Taylor Series
Approximation by Taylor Series
Here we show better and better approximations for cos(x).
The red line is cos(x), the blue is the approximation
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Set-up:

Choose a value for a, and work out the values of the cis
Use DERIVATIVES
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Example
Derive a Taylor series for cos (x)

c0 = f(0) = cos(0) = 1
c1 = f(0)/1! = -sin(0) = 0
c2 = f(0)/2! = -cos(0)/2! = -!
c3 = f(0)/3! = sin(0)/3! = 0
c4 = f(0)/4! = cos(0)/4! = !
Example
Derive a Taylor series for cos (2x)

c0 = f(0) = cos(2[0]) = 1
c1 = f(0)/1! = -2sin(2[0]) = 0
c2 = f(0)/2! = -4cos(2[0])/2! = -4/2!
c3 = f(0)/3! = 8sin(2[0])/3! = 0
c4 = f(0)/4! = 16cos(2[0])/4! = 16/4!