Section 2.1 Generating New Series from Known Series
In Table 2.1.1 below we have listed the Maclaurin series for a small set of basic functions of science and engineering. These series can all be relatively easily derived from first principals as discussed in previous lectures. However, for some more complex functions it is easier to find their Maclaurin series by starting from known series rather than trying to find the series from scratch. We will look at two commonly used techniques.Manipulating/Substituting into known series.
Differentiating/Integrating known series.
Manipulating/Substituting into Known Series.
Example 2.1.2.
Find the Maclaurin series for
Example 2.1.3.
Find the Maclaurin series for
Example 2.1.4.
Find the Maclaurin series for
Differentiating/Integrating Known Series.
Theorem 2.1.5.
If
with radius of convergence with radius of convergence (where ).
Example 2.1.6.
Find the Maclaurin series for
Example 2.1.7.
Find the Maclaurin series for
Exercises Example Tasks
1.
Find the Maclaurin series for
2.
Find the Maclaurin series for
3.
Find the Maclaurin series for
4.
Find the Maclaurin series for
5.
Use a sixth degree Maclaurin polynomial to estimate