Approximating exponential and logarithmic functions using polynomial interpolation

DOI10.1080/0020739X.2016.1254297MaRDI QIDQ4689564zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Sheldon P. Gordon, Yajun Yang

Publication date 16 October 2018

Published in International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2016.1254297

zbMATH Keywords

error in an approximationinterpolating polynomialLagrange interpolating formulaTaylor polynomial

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exponential and trigonometric functions (33B10) Interpolation in approximation theory (41A05) Approximation by polynomials (41A10) Interpolation and approximation (educational aspects) (97N50)

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