Approximation for the second order derivative: $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\approx\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x^2}$. Why?

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My physics professor made the following approximation: $$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\approx\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x^2}$$

How can you fundament this? I get how you can do $\displaystyle\frac{dy}{dx}\approx\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}$, but it doesn't really click with the second order derivative.