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Laboratory 1
Laboratory 1
Laboratory 1
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TAYLOR/ MACLAURIN SERIES
I. INTRODUCTION
TAYLOR SERIES & MACLAURIN SERIES HELP TO APPROXIMATE
FUNCTIONS WITH A SERIES OF POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS. IN OTHER
WORDS, YOU’RE CREATING A FUNCTION WITH LOTS OF OTHER SMALLER
FUNCTIONS. TAYLOR SERIES CAN BE USED TO APPROXIMATE A FUNCTION
AROUND ANY VALUE FOR A DIFFERENTIABLE FUNCTION. A MACLAURIN
SERIES IS A SPECIAL CASE OF A TAYLOR SERIES, WHERE “A” IS CENTERED
AROUND X = 0. THE SERIES ARE NAMED AFTER SCOTTISH MATHEMATICIAN
COLIN MACLAURIN. WHILE YOU CAN CALCULATE MACLAURIN SERIES USING
CALCULUS, MANY SERIES FOR COMMON FUNCTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
FOUND.
II. OBJECTIVES:
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS LAB EXERCISE ARE:
-TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND TAYLOR/MACLAURIN SERIES
-TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS ABOUT TAYLOR/MACLAURIN SERIES
III. DISCUSSION
1. FIND THE TAYLOR SERIES OF THE FUNCTION 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑙𝑛𝑥 at c=1
2. FIND THE TAYLOR SERIES FOR THE FUNCTION
IV. CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, THESE TWO ARE FOCUSED ON EXPANDING A
PERIODIC FUNCTION INTO AN INFINITE SUM OF SINES AND COSINES. ON
THE OTHER HAND, THE TAYLOR SERIES REPRESENTS A FUNCTION AS AN
INFINITE SUM OF TERMS AND THE MACLAURIN SERIES USES ZERO AS A
SINGLE POINT. WITH THE HELP OF THESE SERIES, WE CAN EASILY
SIMPLIFY A COMPLEX SUM INTO SIMPLE TERMS AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM
WITH EASE. ALL THESE CONCEPTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WITHOUT
THEM SOLVING POLYNOMIALS, DERIVATIVES WOULD BE A TOUGH JOB.
V. REFERENCES
HTTPS://WWW.STATISTICSHOWTO.COM/SEQUENCE-AND-SERIES/TAYLOR-
SERIES-MACLAURIN-SERIES/
HTTPS://UNACADEMY.COM/CONTENT/GATE/STUDY-MATERIAL/CIVIL-
ENGINEERING/FOURIER-TAYLOR-AND-MACLAURIN-SERIES/