MAE 284 Final Exam 59 Questions with Complete Solutions
All mathematical problems have closed-form solution(i.e. they can be solved for a variable having to make guesses) (T/F) -Answer- False
All variables that hav
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MAE 284 Final Exam 59 Questions with Complete Solutions
All mathematical problems have closed-form solution(i.e. they can be solved for a variable having to make guesses) (T/F) -Answer- False
All variables that have been defined are found in the command window, even empty ones(T/F) -Answer- False
Anonymous functions need to be defined before being used(T/F) -Answer- True
Given two vectors a and b, which command would you use to calculate the cross product of a and b? -Answer- cross(a,b)
The bisection algorithm is an open method(T/F) -Answer- False
The bisection method is most effective when there are multiple roots inside a bracket (T/F) -Answer- False
A false position method is based on the false assumption that the function can be approximated by a(n) -Answer- straight line
One disadvantage of the Newton-Raphson method is that it requires the user to analytically find the derivative of the function(T/F) -Answer- True
For the fourth iteration in the Newton-Raphson method, you will use the estimated root location from the third iteration as the new initial point(T/F) -Answer- True
Which one of the following functions can be used to find the list of the lower bound and upper bound that bracket a root? -Answer- incsearch
Quadrature is another name for integration(T/F) -Answer- True
The key to Guass Quadrature is to balance the function values(T/F) -Answer- False
The trapezoidal rule approximates the function by a: -Answer- straight line
The Guass Quadrature formulas we discussed in class are called Guess-Legendre formulas.(T/F) -Answer- True
Romberg's method is NOT a newton-Cotes method.(T/F) -Answer- False
Simpsons 3/8 rule approximates the function by a _____ order polynomial -Answer- Third
The composite Simpson's 1/3 rule requires the number of segments be: -Answer- Even
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