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💡 Key Idea
A Function Rebuilt From Its Derivatives
One point. Infinite derivatives. Whole function.
A Taylor series rebuilds a smooth function near a point $a$ using only the function's derivatives at that point.
↳ The Taylor series encodes a function's entire local behavior in the derivatives at one point.
📖 Definition
Taylor vs Maclaurin: What's the Difference?
Same formula, one key shortcut.
↳ Every Maclaurin series is a Taylor series; not every Taylor series is a Maclaurin series.
➗ Formula
The Five Expansions You Must Memorize
These five cover most exam questions.
↳ Memorizing these five standard expansions lets you derive most others by substitution or differentiation.