Taylor Approximation
Approximate a function at a value a
\[
\begin{aligned}
f(x)&=f(a)+f'(a)(x-a)+\frac{f''(a)}{2!}(x-a)^2+\dots \\
&=\sum_{n=0}^\infty{\frac{f^{(n)}(a)}{n!}(x-a)^n}
\end{aligned}
\]
So??
Use it to simplify a function near a value (by not going to infinity).