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  1. calculus - Efficient and Accurate Formulas for Approximating sin x ...

    Oct 15, 2023 · I am familiar with basic trigonometry and calculus, including Taylor and Maclaurin Series for approximating functions. I've also looked into some numerical methods like Newton's method for …

  2. exponential function - Feynman's Trick for Approximating $e^x ...

    Jul 7, 2017 · Feynman's Trick for Approximating $e^x$ Ask Question Asked 8 years, 7 months ago Modified 8 years, 7 months ago

  3. approximation theory - Is there a smooth function approximating the ...

    Jul 23, 2025 · Is there a smooth function approximating the minimum of a constant and a variable? Ask Question Asked 7 months ago Modified 7 months ago

  4. sequences and series - Approximating an Ellipse with Circular Arcs ...

    Jun 21, 2024 · Approximating an Ellipse with Circular Arcs. Ask Question Asked 1 year, 8 months ago Modified 1 year, 1 month ago

  5. Bézier curve approximation of a circular Arc

    Feb 25, 2016 · I would like to know how I can get the coordinates of four control points of a Bézier curve that represents the best approximation of a circular arc, knowing the coordinates of three points of the

  6. Approximating the error function erf by analytical functions

    Aug 15, 2016 · The chief advantage to approximating normal with the logistic distribution is that the CDF and Inverse CDF can be easily expressed using elementary functions. Several fields of applied …

  7. Calculating the square root of 2 - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Sep 14, 2018 · The number $\sqrt {2}$ is the solution to the equation $x^2-2=0$, so any method for numerically approximating the roots of an equation (such as the Newton method) will be able to …

  8. calculus - Approximating cube roots to high precision. - Mathematics ...

    Jul 17, 2023 · Approximating cube roots to high precision. Ask Question Asked 2 years, 7 months ago Modified 2 years, 5 months ago

  9. logarithms - Approximating Logs and Antilogs by hand - Mathematics ...

    Approximating Logs and Antilogs by hand Ask Question Asked 11 years, 11 months ago Modified 1 year, 11 months ago

  10. How do Taylor polynomials work to approximate functions?

    I (sort of) understand what Taylor series do, they approximate a function that is infinitely differentiable. Well, first of all, what does infinitely differentiable mean? Does it mean that the fu...