(* Numerical Mathematics and Computing, Fifth Edition *) (* Ward Cheney & David Kincaid *) (* Brooks/Cole Publ. Co. *) (* (c) 2003 *) (* File: series *) Normal[Series[3x^5 - 2x^4 + 15x^3 + 13x^2 -12x -5, {x,2,6}]] Series[Sqrt[1+h], {h,0,2}] Normal[%] h = 0.0001; N[%%,40] h = -0.0001; N[%%%%,40]