The Taylor series is the power series:
\qquad \qquad f(x) = f(a) + \displaystyle \frac{f'(a)}{1!}(x-a) + \frac{f''(a)}{2!}(x-a)^2 + \frac{f'''(a)}{3!}(x-a)^3 + ...
The following applet can be used to graph the Taylor polynomial of degree n, Tn(x), and/or the remainder function, Rn(x), for the given function y=f(x), centered at x=a. Simply enter the function f(x) and the values a and 0 ≤ n ≤ 50. The applet can also be used to approximate the value of f(b) with Tn(b), for b near a. The values a and b can be changed by simply typing a new value, such as "1.2345", "pi/2", "sqrt(5)+cos(3)", etc. You may also change this value by using the up/down arrow keys, clicking on the graph of y=f(x) or dragging the corresponding point left or right. To move the center of the graph, simply drag any point to a new location. To label the x-axis in radians (i.e. multiples of pi), click on the graph and press "control-r". To switch back, simply press "control-r" again.