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MATH1215C Computational Methods

The document is an examination paper for the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering program, specifically for the Computational Methods module (MATH 1215C) for various cohorts. It contains instructions for candidates, a total of four questions with varying marks, and covers topics such as logarithmic differentiation, integrals, series, and numerical methods. The total duration of the exam is three hours, and candidates are required to answer all questions.

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MATH1215C Computational Methods

The document is an examination paper for the BSc (Hons) Software Engineering program, specifically for the Computational Methods module (MATH 1215C) for various cohorts. It contains instructions for candidates, a total of four questions with varying marks, and covers topics such as logarithmic differentiation, integrals, series, and numerical methods. The total duration of the exam is three hours, and candidates are required to answer all questions.

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BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

Cohort: BSE/21B/FT(1), BSE/21B/FT(2), BSE/21B/FT(3),


BSE/22A/FT, BSE/22B/FT

Resit Examinations for 2022 – 2023 / Semester 2


Resit Examinations for 2023 / Semester 1
Examinations for 2022 – 2023 / Semester 2

MODULE: Computational Methods


MODULE CODE: MATH 1215C

Duration: 3 Hours

Instructions to Candidates:

1. Answer ALL questions.


2. Questions may be answered in any order but your answers must show the
question number clearly.
3. Always start a new question on a fresh page.
4. Total marks 100.

This question paper contains 4 questions and 3 pages.

Page 1 of 3
Computational Methods MATH 1215C SITE 2022 – 2023
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Question 1: (20 Marks)


4 1
(a) Simplify ln 2x4 − ln 3
+ ln 64.
x 3
(b) Prove that n2 > 3n for n ≥ 4, with n ∈ Z.

(c) How many people must be in a room to guarantee that 2 people have last names that
begin with the same initial? You must clearly explain your reasoning.

(d) Determine the number of distinct permutations that can be made from the letters in the
word STATISTICS?

[4 + 10 + 3 + 3 = 20 marks]

Question 2: (25 Marks)


dy
(a) If y = et + t and x = t2 + 1, find .
dx
√ dy
(b) If y = ( 1 + t2 ) sin2 t, find using logarithmic differentiation.
dx
(c) Consider the integral ∫ 2
In = xn ex dx.
0

Use integration by parts to evaluate I1 . Hence, evaluate In for n = 4. [Hint: use a


reduction formula]

(d) Evaluate ∫ ∞
2 1
− dt.
3 2t + 1 t

[3 + 4 + 15 + 3 = 25 marks]

[P.T.O]
Computational Methods MATH 1215C Page 2 of 3
Question 3: (25 Marks)
(a) Obtain the Maclaurin series for y(x) = cos x.

(b) Using a generating function, solve ak = 3ak−1 , for k = 1, 2, 3, . . ., with initial condition
a0 = 2.

(c) If a = 5î + ĵ − 2k̂ and b = 3î + ĵ + k̂, find the angle between vectors a and b.

(d) Find the vector product of a = 2î + 4ĵ + 5k̂ and b = î + 3ĵ + k̂.

[6 + 9 + 4 + 6 = 25 marks]

Question 4: (30 Marks)


(a) Perform the first two iterations of the Jacobi method for solving the following linear
system using x(0) = 0:

10x1 − x2 + 2x3 = 6
−x1 + 11x2 − x3 + 3x4 = 25
2x1 − x2 + 10x3 − x4 = −11
3x2 − x3 + 8x4 = 15

(b) Consider the function f (p) = cos p − p = 0. Using Newton’s method, approximate a root
π
of f to 6 decimal places with the initial approximation p0 = .
4
(c) Use the numbers x0 = 2, x1 = 2.75, and x2 = 4 to find the second Lagrange interpolating
1
polynomial for f (x) = . Hence, use the second Lagrange interpolating polynomial to
x
approximate f (3).

(d) Compare the Trapezoidal rule and Simpson’s rule approximations to


∫ 2
x4 dx.
0

[6 + 7 + 11 + 6 = 30 marks]

***END OF QUESTION PAPER***

Computational Methods MATH 1215C Page 3 of 3

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