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Convergence of Taylor Series

A Taylor Series for a function becomes the function as the number of terms increases towards infinity.
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Exploring Limits of a Sequence

Perform numerical investigations of the limits of sequences and sum of a series. 
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Sequences

Graphically evaluate the limit of a sequence.
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Taylor Polynomial Examples

Taylor polynomials associated with five common functions.
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Taylor Polynomials with CAS

Powerful tool for discussing graphs of Taylor polynomials.
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Taylor Polynomials Exploration

In this activity, students will examine another kind of polynomial approximation that is a generalization of the tangent line approximation. These polynomials are called Taylor polynomials.

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