Pattern 3: associated with Stiling's formula:

r r (r − 1) 2 r (r − 1)(r + 1) 3 r (r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2) 4

f ( x) = f o + δf 12 + δ fo + δ f 12 + δ fo
1! 2! 3! 4!

r ( r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)(r + 2) 5 r (r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)(r + 2)(r − 3) 6

+ δ f 12 + δ f o + .... (1)
5! 6!

r r (r + 1) 2 r ( r + 1)(r − 1) 3 r (r + 1)(r − 1)(r + 2) 4

f ( x) = f o + δf − 12 + δ fo + δ f − 12 + δ fo
1! 2! 3! 4!

r ( r + 1)(r − 1)(r + 2)(r − 2) 5 r (r + 1)(r − 1)(r + 2)(r − 2)(r + 3) 6

+ δ f − 12 + δ f o + .... (2)
5! 6!

Average of two equations:

r r2 r (r 2 − 12 ) r 2 (r 2 − 12 ) 4
f ( x) = f o + µδf o + δ 2 f o + µδ 3 f o + δ fo
1! 2! 3! 4!

r ( r 2 − 12 )(r 2 − 2 2 ) r (r 2 − 12 )(r 2 − 2 2 )(r 2 − 3 2 ) 6

+ µδ 5 f o + δ f o + ....
5! 6!

Pattern 4: associated with Bessel's formula:

r r (r − 1) 2 r (r − 1)(r + 1) 3 r (r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2) 4

f ( x) = f o + δf 12 + δ fo + δ f 12 + δ fo
1! 2! 3! 4!

r ( r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)(r + 2) 5 r (r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)(r + 2)(r − 3) 6

+ δ f 12 + δ f o + .... (1)
5! 6!

We have s = r − 1

s s ( s + 1) 2 s ( s + 1)( s − 1) 3 s( s + 1)( s − 1)( s + 2) 4

f ( x) = f 1 + δf 12 + δ f1 + δ f 12 + δ f1
1! 2! 3! 4!

s ( s + 1)( s − 1)( s + 2)( s − 2) 5 s ( s + 1)( s − 1)( s + 2)( s − 2)( s + 3) 6

+ δ f 12 + δ f 1 + ....
5! 6!

(r − 1) (r − 1)(r ) 2 (r − 1)(r )(r − 2) 3 (r − 1)(r )(r − 2)(r + 1) 4

f ( x) = f 1 + δf 12 + δ f1 + δ f 12 + δ f1
1! 2! 3! 4!

(r − 1)(r )(r − 2)(r + 1)(r − 3) 5 (r − 1)(r )(r − 2)(r + 1)(r − 3)(r + 2) 6

+ δ f 12 + δ f1 + .... (2)
5! 6!

Average of two equations:

(r − 12 ) r (r − 1) r (r − 1)(r − 12 ) 3 r ( r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)

f ( x) = µf 12 + δf 12 + µδ 2 f 12 + δ f 12 + µδ 4 f 12
1! 2! 3! 4!

r ( r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)(r − 12 ) 5 r (r − 1)(r + 1)(r − 2)(r + 2)(r − 3)

+ δ f 12 + µδ 6 f 12 + ....
5! 6!