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Find Generalized Series with Symbolic Variable

CoefficientList[Series[Exp[x], {x, a, 3}], x] Gives the following expression, $$ \left\{-\frac{1}{6} e^a a^3+\frac{e^a a^2}{2}-e^a a+e^a,\frac{e^a a^2}{2}-e^a a+e^...
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Why do I get a wrong result from SeriesCoefficient?

Bug introduced in 7.0.1 or earlier and fixed in 13.3 Consider the following code: func[x_] = Sin[x^3]/(x - 1/3); c[n_] = SeriesCoefficient[func[x], {x, 0, n}] <...
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Discrepancy with Hurwitz Zeta function

I've come across an issue while using Wolfram Mathematica that I don't quite understand. Consider the following symbolic computation: ...
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Expansion for Modified Bessel Function Around Infinity

I'm somewhat new to Mathematica, and I don't understand why I'm getting inconsistent series expansions for the modified Bessel Function of first kind near $x=\infty$. First problem: I get different ...
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Series with ArcTan gives wrong symbolic answer in Wolfram Language

Bug introduced after 9 and persisting through 13.1. Resolved in 13.2 Recently, I have found a very bad problem with Wolfram Language. It gives the wrong answer for a quite simple expression! When ...
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Asymptotic expansion for a function containing irrational exponents

I'm trying to find an asymptotic expansion of a function containing irrational exponents in the form of a power series (which also might contain irrational exponents). It works correctly if I request ...
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Finding periodic ODE solution via small parameter method

I want to figure out how to find periodic solutions of ODE via the small parameter method. I will provide couple of examples of what I mean. Consider equation $\ddot x + 3x = 2 \sin t + \mu \dot x^2$....
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Order of evaluation of Exp and Normal on result from Series

This may be more math related than Mathematica related, but I thought this might be of interest to the group. I'm trying to work with some Taylor Series approximations of functions that are ...
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Computing symbolic form of trigonometric integral

To calculate symbolically this integrale $$I(s)= \int\limits_0^{\pi/2} \dfrac{\cos t}{\sin^2 t-R^2} \; e^{-s/\cos t}\; dt$$ which has already been asked Here, @yarchik has suggested to me to post ...
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Unable to evaluate the Limit of an expression at Infinity, with assumptions on parameters

I need some help in evaluating the following limit with assumptions: ...
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1 answer
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Problem with SeriesData

Problem: I need to find the leading order term in an expansion whose leading order behavior is a priori unknown. I can of course go with Series and try different orders, say ...
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How to predict the degree of the first series coefficient?

Given an expression f that is a function of x and a number x0, what is the least integer <...
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Find closed form expression for series expansion coefficients [duplicate]

Is there a built-in function that will find a general expression for the coefficient of the series expansion of a function? Series will only give the explicit ...