BDA 34103 NUMERICAL METHODS
(GROUP ASSIGNMENT 1)
NO. NAME MATRIX SECTION
NUMBER
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
QUESTION MARKS
CLO 1
1
CLO 1
2
CLO 2
3
CLO 2
4
CLO 5
5
TOTAL
INSTRUCTION
1. Answer ALL questions.
2. Perform all calculations in FOUR decimal places.
3. Questions 5 are compulsory. Zero mark will be given for assignment, if no validation
using Freemat/Matlab/ any other mathematical tools is done.
4. Submit the assignment before the dateline: 7.12.2023. 6 P.M.
5. For late submission, only 50% from the total obtained marks will be given.
QUESTION 1: CHAPTER 2 NONLINEAR EQUATIONS
The pH of rainwater in Parit Raja area can be computed as:
pH = − log10 [ H + ]
where [H+] is the molar concentration of hydrogen ions.
The chemistry of rainwater is also governed by the nonlinear system of equations as follows:
f ([ H + ]) = 5.474 ×10−12 [ H + ]2 + 5.487 ×10−22 [ H + ] + 10−1 A [ H + ]2 − [ H + ]3
(a) Based on the obtained third-order polynomial, determine the pH of rainwater in Parit
Raja area using Secant method, with starting interval [2,12]. Iterate until 10th iteration.
(15 marks)
(b) Plot the convergence error of your iterations.
(5 marks)
Note that the value of A is the last digit of your matrix number. For example, a student with
−14
matrix number AD193214 will have the values of 10 . (Hint: To find the pH, you need to
calculate [ H ] )
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QUESTION 2: CHAPTER 4 INTERPOLATION
Given the following table
xi f(xi) 1st order 2nd Order 3rd Order
Difference Difference Difference
x0 =0 a 3.6866 f 24.18888
x1 = 0.5 b d 79.9713
x2 = 1 c e
x3 =3 433.4288
(a) Identify the values of a, b, c, d, e and f by using Newton’s Divided Difference
method.
(10 marks)
(b) Approximate the value of f' (x=2.2B) by using Quadratic Lagrange Interpolation
Polynomial (3 points).
(10 marks)
Note that the value of B is the last digit of your matrix number. For example, a student with
matrix number AD215579 will have the values of x=2.29
QUESTION 3: CHAPTER 5 NUMERICAL DIFFERENTIATION
(a) A military radar identified an unknown object flying above Andaman Sea. The Radar Intercept
Officer (RIO) justified that this unknown flying object follows a motion equation,
(t ) sin t + 6t 3 where s in meter and t in second. Justify whether 3-point central difference
s=
has higher accuracy in approximating the velocity of the unknown flying object at 15+A
second, comparing to 2-point forward difference and 2-point backward difference. Use small
increment, h =10−3 . Note that the value of A is the last digit of your matrix number. For
example, a student with matrix number AD193214 will have the values of A=4.
(10 marks)
(b) Consider the step size h = 0.1 and h = 0.001, how does the step size affect the accuracy in
x) Ae x + Bx 2 sin x at x = 0.25 using 3-point central
estimating the first order derivative of f (=
difference? Note that A is the last two digits of your matrix number and B is A/5. For example,
student with matrix number DD215020 will have the values of A = 20 and B = 4.
(10 marks)
QUESTION 4: CHAPTER 6 NUMERICAL INTEGRATION
(a) A section of rough ground is to be cut. The cross-sectional area A depends on the height h of
A (2h + 10)h
the soil above the datum line of road construction. This relationship is given by =
The height h depends on the distance x along the road, so that a table of values A as a function
of x can be given as in Table Q4(a)
Table Q4(a): Cross-sectional area versus distance
Distance,
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
x (m)
Height, h
0.0 3.0 7.0 6.3 1.3 -2.6 -1.3 1.7 2.8 -0.5 0.0
(m)
Area, A
0.0 48.0 168.0 142.4 16.4 -39.5 -16.4 22.8 43.7 -5.5 0.0
(m2)
Estimate the net volume of earth removed in making the road, using trapezoidal rule and
appropriate Simpson’s method from the data records, as it is cut from 0 km to 2km.
(10 marks)
(b) Zaafran is an engineer in Ferrari team. He develops a car simulation on the track which
can be expressed in a polynomial function as:
v(t ) = 60t 3 + 98t 2 + 54t
where velocity, v is measured in m/s and time, t in seconds. If the car starts moving from starting
point (0 seconds) to the end point (9 seconds), calculate the distance travelled by the car within
9 seconds from the starting point by using 3 Point Gauss quadrature.
(10 marks)
QUESTION 5: VALIDATION (MATHEMATICAL TOOLS)
Validate your answer using any mathematical tools for
(a) Q1 (a)
(5 marks)
(b) Q2 (b)
(5 marks)
(c) Q3
(5 marks)
(d) Q4 (b)
(5 marks)
