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Taylor and Maclaurin Series

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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.

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Taylor and Maclaurin Series

Taylor and Maclaurin series express a smooth function as an infinite sum of polynomial terms built from its derivatives at a single point. The Maclaurin series is simply the Taylor series centered at zero, and together t…

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