MAT320/640 LECTURE 27 (12/8/2021): WEIERSTRASS APPROXIMATION THEOREM





Announcements: Today's lecture is the last lecture with new material. Next Monday (December 13), which is the last day of classes this semester, our lecture will be held live on Zoom starting at 1:00pm on the same link used throughout the semester, and will consist of a Final Review to help you prepare for the Final Exam on Wednesday (December 15). More details on the Final Review and Final Exam will be sent to you by email later today. Finally, if you have not yet submitted your SETL (Student Evaluation of Teaching and Learning) form, then please do it asap. Thank you!


• Video 1: Weierstrass Approximation Theorem and comparison with Taylor approximation. Download file or watch below


• Video 2: Two Lemmas using the Binomial Theorem. Download file or watch below


• Video 3: Proof of Weierstrass Approximation Theorem for continuous functions on $[0,1]$. Download file or watch below




• Lecture Notes (static file from above video): PDF file





Last updated: Dec 8, 2021, 12:30pm EST