ST 552

Calculus on a Computer

 

Assignment 16                        Power Series & Taylor Series

 

Where do the following converge?  Give your reason, and use MAPLE to calculate the value for several x values.  Sketch the result.

 

1.        

 

2.        

 

3.        

 

Find the Taylor’s series for the given function, about the given point.  Find the region of convergence.  Plot the function and several partial sums of the series on the same graph.

 

4.         about x=0.

 

5.         about x=3.

 

6.         about x=0.

 

7.         about .

 

8.         about x=0 (Think about the derivative.)