Taylor Polynomials approximate 1/(1-x) on (-1,1)

This applet shows how the spreadsheet can be used to generate Taylor Polynomials, then graph those polynomials on the xy-plane to provide a visual image of the Power Series convergence to the graph of 1/(1-x) on the interval (-1,1).

 

Joe Pastore

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
convergence  polynomials  power  series  spreadsheet  taylor 
Target Group (Age)
3 – 17
Language
English
 
 
 
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