What is the taylor series and taylor expansion?

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aravindg · Answer

Basic idea is any function can be represented as sum of infinite terms Worth reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_series

undeadknight26 · Answer

In mathematics, a Taylor series is a representation of a function as an infinite sum of terms that are calculated from the values of the function's derivatives at a single point.
taken from wikipedia.

akashdeepdeb · Answer

Thanks but it didn't do me much good.
I need to know about Taylor expansion and stuff. :/

undeadknight26 · Answer

Hmm...maybe this will help u then. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TaylorSeries.html

aravindg · Answer

Did you read that wikipedia article?

akashdeepdeb · Answer

Yes. Didn't get a lot of it though.

undeadknight26 · Answer

I didn't learn of the Taylor series yet sorry...

akashdeepdeb · Answer

no probs. Thanks for your help. :)

aravindg · Answer

Did you see the general equation for taylor series in f(x)?

akashdeepdeb · Answer

Yeah. I'll just try out the question I had to solve, with the wiki info.
And if I don't get it, i'll bump it.

Thanks for your help.

aravindg · Answer

yw :)