Homework 1: Computing Sine And Cosine With Infinite Series

Homework 1 Computing Sine And Cosine With Infinite Seriesdue Via D2

Homework 1 Computing Sine And Cosine With Infinite Seriesdue Via D2

Homework 1 involves computing the sine and cosine functions using their respective infinite series expansions. You will write Python functions that approximate these functions by summing a finite number of terms from their infinite series, as specified in the assignment instructions. The goal is to understand how series approximations work and to implement them correctly in Python, comparing your results with Python's built-in math functions to gauge accuracy.

The assignment is divided into two main parts. Part 1 asks you to write a function called infinite_sin_1(x) that computes sine of an input angle x in radians using a specified number of terms from the sine series. Part 2 asks you to implement a similar function for cosine, called infinite_cos_1(x)>. An optional extra credit involves exploring more efficient methods for computing these series.

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The sine function can be approximated using its Taylor series expansion centered at zero (Maclaurin series), which is expressed as:

sin(x) = Σ (-1)^i * x^{2i+1} / (2i+1)!

where i ranges from 0 to infinity. In practical computation, the series is truncated to a finite number of terms, which improves in accuracy as more terms are included, albeit with diminishing returns beyond a certain point. Similarly, the cosine function is approximated as:

cos(x) = Σ (-1)^i * x^{2i} / (2i)!

To implement these series in Python, you start by initializing a total sum to zero. Then, you ask the user for the number of terms to include in the approximation using raw_input(), converting the input to an integer. Afterwards, you loop through the range of terms, calculating each term's value based on the current index i. The exponent and factorial are determined by 2i+1 for sine and 2i for cosine. The sign alternates based on whether i is even or odd: positive for even i and negative for odd i. You add each calculated term to the total sum inside the loop.

Once the loop completes, the function returns the total sum, which approximates sine or cosine depending on the function. To verify correctness, compare your approximation with Python’s math.sin(x) or math.cos(x) functions, assessing the accuracy based on the number of terms used.

In your implementation, you are encouraged to include detailed comments explaining your logic, especially how you determine the power, factorial, and sign for each term. Using math.factorial simplifies factorial computations. Finally, for extra credit, consider discussing alternative approaches to improve efficiency, such as recursive calculations or using known symmetries.

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