Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Taylor Polynomials
Students learn to define a Taylor polynomial approximation to a function f of degree n about a point x = a. They also learn to graph convergence of Taylor polynomials. They use Taylor polynomials to approximate function values.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Polynomial Approximations [Pdf]
The exercise explores first-, second-, and third-degree polynomial approximations. Students label the graphs of the polynomial approximations. The handout is available in PDF format.