title: Approximating Bezier Curves of Degree N
body: <p>I know there are methods to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/427796/approximating-nonparametric-cubic-bezier">approximate cubic Bezier curves</a> (<a href="http://www.timotheegroleau.com/Flash/articles/cubic_bezier_in_flash.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this page</a> was also a good reference), but is there a quicker method to approximate a bezier curve of degree N? Or can you only use the generalization below?</p>
  
  <p>From wikipedia:</p>
  
  <p>The Bézier curve of degree n can be generalized as follows. Given points P0, P1,..., Pn, the Bézier curve is:</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/math/e/e/5/ee540a45155c347d28adddfcb0486b42.png" alt="alt text"></p>