Chapter 11 · Applications of Series
11.09
Series in Physics
Physics runs on first-order approximations: keep the first one or two terms of a series in a small quantity.
About 15 minutes
You'll learn to
- →Use sin θ ≈ θ and (1 + x)ᵏ ≈ 1 + kx
- →Find the first correction to a physical formula
- →Approximate a potential near equilibrium by a spring