12..5.1 - Summary
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Practice Questions
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What is the basic formula for the Taylor series expansion?
💡 Hint: Remember it starts with the function value at the point and adds terms based on the derivatives.
What is the step size in the context of the Taylor Series Method?
💡 Hint: Think about how we progress on the x-axis.
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What does the Taylor Series Method approximate?
💡 Hint: Think about what kind of equations we discussed.
True or False: The accuracy of the Taylor Series Method always increases with more terms.
💡 Hint: Remember our discussion about accuracy.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the ODE dy/dx = 2x + sin(y), with y(0) = 0, compute y(0.2) using the Taylor Series method up to third order.
💡 Hint: Start with the derivatives step by step.
Discuss the scenarios where the Taylor series fails or gives poor approximations, citing examples.
💡 Hint: Consider functions to test how Taylor series performs.
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