ENGSCI 211FC Mathematical Modelling 2, 2012

WORKSHEET 1 BASIC SKILLS TEST PRACTICE

Logarithms
1. Simplify ln

ln to the nicest possible result.

2. Evaluate log

. (If you dont have a calculator, just determine an appropriate formula.)

Polynomial & rational functions
3. Divide

by .
4. Factorise (Hint: Use the preceding result.)
5. Write down the roots of .
6. Write down a trial partial fraction expansion (PFE) for

.
7. Determine the coefficients in the PFE of and write down the fully determined partial fractions expansion.
8. Write down a trial PFE for

.
9. Determine the coefficients in your expansion & write down the fully determined PFE for .
Other Functions
10. What are the domain and range of sinln .
11. Sketch

over its domain.

12. Sketch sin over the interval
13. Express in its nicest possible form, given

and ln .
14. Find a general expression for the roots of sin

cos . (Hint: Use a trig identity to convert this

into a simpler polynomial equation.)
Complex numbers
15. Evaluate the modulus of .
16. Evaluate the argument aig of .
17. Evaluate the conjugate

of .
18. Evaluate the quotient .
Differentiation
19. Find & classify the stationary point(s) of

.
20. Differentiate

.
21. Differentiate

.
22. Determine the tangent slope

at if

.
Integration
23. Evaluate

.
24. Determine the integral cos

.
25. Determine the integral cos .

26. Determine the integral cos

.
27. Determine the integral

.
28. Determine the integral

.
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ENGSCI 211 Mathematical Modelling 2

2 Initial version: 28 February 2012
Last updated: 29 February 2012
Differential Equations
29. Classify the following ODEs as fully as possible:

a.

b.

c.

30. Solve

sin with and

.
31. Find the general solution of

.
32. Find an integrating factor for

.
33. Use your integrating factor to find the general solution for

. [Please note typo]

34. Write down the characteristic polynomial associated with .
35. Find the roots of the characteristic polynomial, & hence write down the general solution.
Vectors
36. Evaluate the norm of

.
37. Evaluate the dot product between and

.
38. Use your preceding answers to evaluate the cosine of the angle between and .
39. Evaluate the cross product between and .
40. Evaluate the sine of the angle between and .
Matrices
41. Evaluate the determinant uet of


.
42. Evaluate the product of



and .
43. Evaluate

.
44. Write down the augmented matrix associated with the following system of equations:




45. Reduce the augmented system to uppertriangular form.
46. Solve the preceding system of equations for , , and .

Probability
47. Determine the expectation E

where is uniformly distributed over .

48. Evaluate the mean of the sample .
49. Evaluate the median of .
50. Evaluate the mode of .


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