Maclaurin and Taylor Series

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    1 21-06-2012  20:47
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    Maclaurin and Taylor Series
    Yeah, so I cant completely say that I fully comprehend the difference between the two series, any help would be grateful!


    Thanks
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    2 21-06-2012  21:10
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    Re: Maclaurin and Taylor Series
    A Maclaurin series is a special case of the taylor series. A taylor series is defined as

    f(a)+\frac {f'(a)}{1!} (x-a)+ \frac{f''(a)}{2!} (x-a)^2+\frac{f^{(3)}(a)}{3!}(x-a)^3+ \cdots.

    A maclaurin series is a taylor series at a=0.

    Let me know if you need a further explanation.
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    3 21-06-2012  21:15
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    Re: Maclaurin and Taylor Series
    Yeah I get that thanks, but what sort of question could they ask that could usually throw someone off? Surely they wont ask something simple just as plugging in numbers to that equation??
    Last edited by nazgul60; 21-06-2012 at 21:16.
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    4 21-06-2012  21:21
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    Re: Maclaurin and Taylor Series
    I have no idea as taylor series were not on my course.
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