Chapter 4: Partial Differentiation
Section 4.7: Approximations
Example 4.7.10
At , construct the second-degree Taylor polynomial for .
Solution
Mathematical Solution
The expression for the second-degree Taylor polynomial, namely,
where all derivatives are evaluated at , becomes
or
upon simplifying.
Maple Solution - Interactive
Initialize
Tools≻Load Package: Student Multivariate Calculus
Loading Student:-MultivariateCalculus
Context Panel: Assign Function
Obtain the second-degree Taylor polynomial
Use the tutor to obtain the first-degree Taylor polynomial. See Figure 4.7.10(a).
Alternatively, launch the tutor by typing and pressing the Enter key.
Context Panel: Student Multivariate Calculus≻Tutors≻Taylor Approximation Set and set the Degree to 2
Figure 4.7.10(a) The Taylor Approximation tutor
Obtain the second-degree Taylor polynomial from first principles
Set all subscripted instances of the symbol as Atomic Identifiers.
Calculus palette: Partial derivative operator (as appropriate)
Setting each subscripted as an Atomic Identifier, write the appropriate formula and press the Enter key.
Context Panel: Simplify≻Simplify
Maple Solution - Coded
Define .
Apply the simplify command to the result from the TaylorApproximation command in the Student MultivariateCalculus package.
Apply the simplify command to the result of setting the formula with the differential operator D.
In constructing the expression for the quadratic term, note that the equality of mixed partials was assumed. The terms containing and were combined into .
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