ERIC Number: EJ1483258
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
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Series Expansion of Some Elementary Functions without Using Mathematical Analysis
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v56 n9 p1870-1884 2025
We present a method to compute the power series expansions of e[superscript x] ln (1 + x), sin x, and cos x without relying on mathematical analysis. Using the properties of elementary functions, we determine the coefficients of each series through the method of undetermined coefficients. We have validated our formulae through the use of mathematical induction. The Newton binomial formula is obtained using the expansions of the exponent and the logarithm in their power series. We build upon the approach outlined in a paper by L. P. Mironenko and O. A. Rubtsova (Approximations of Some Functions by Polynomials and the Method of Undefined Coefficients, Scientific Papers of Donetsk National Technical University. Series: Computing and Automation, No. 2 (25), p. 128-135, 2013) and complement their approach. This approach does not depend on the application of Taylor's theorem to the expansion of functions. Consequently, these expansions can be integrated into the educational process before students become acquainted with the concept of derivatives. It simplifies the study of the theory of limits, especially in the computation of standard limits such as lim [subscript x]?0 [superscript sin(x)][bar]x, lim [subscript x]?0 [superscript 1--cos(x)][bar]x[superscript 2], and lim [subscript x]?0 (1 + x)[superscript 1/x].
Descriptors: Mathematics, Computation, Mathematical Formulas, Numbers, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Trigonometry
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Author Affiliations: 1Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine; 2Faculty of Physics of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

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