University of Minnesota
School of Mathematics
School of Mathematics         The diagram illustrates the local accuracy of the tangent line approximation to a smooth curve, or--otherwise stated--the closeness of the differential of a function to the difference of function values due to a small increment of the independent variable.  
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Peter Polacik
Professor

226 Vincent Hall

206 Church St. SE
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455


Phone: +1 612-625-2352

Email: polacik@math.umn.edu
Peter Polacik's current research interests are in the area of partial differential equations.