2017-05-07
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Taylor polynomials are incredibly powerful for approximations and analysis.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Approximating cos(x)
8:24 - Generalizing
13:34 - e^x
14:25 - Geometric meaning of the second term
17:13 - Convergence issues
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