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Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series

Finding Taylor Polynomial Approximations of Functions

Build the Taylor polynomial of any degree for a function about a point, use it to estimate values, and read derivatives back off its coefficients.

Topic 10.11 · 7 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Matching derivatives at the center
  2. 02Reading a Taylor polynomial backward
  3. 03More terms, better fit, on an interval
  4. 04Worked examples
  5. 05Where students lose points
  6. 06On the exam

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