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UNIT-I
INTERPOLATION AND CURVE FITTING
Define Interpolation and extrapolation

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Explain forward difference interpolation

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Explain backward difference interpolation

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Explain central difference interpolation

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Define average operator and shift operator

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Prove that = E 1

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Prove that

= 1 E-1

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Prove that (1+)(1- ) = 1

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Construct a forward difference table for f(x)=x3+5x-7 if

x=-1,0,1,2,3,4,5
Prove that [x(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)]=4(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)

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Evaluate log f(x)

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Evaluate f(x)g(x)

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Evaluate cos x

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Find the missing term in the following table

X
0
1
2
3
4
Y
1
3
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What is the principle of method of least square

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Solve the difference equation yn+2+5yn+1+6yn=0

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Derive the normal equations for straight line

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Derive the normal equations for second degree parabola

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Explain errors in interpolation

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Write the normal equations to fit the curve y ae

UNIT-II
Numerical Techniques
Define algebraic and transcendental equation and give example
Explain graphically the root of an equation
Show that Newtons Raphson method is quadratic convergence
Establish the formula to find the square root of a number N by Newtons
Raphson method
Find the square root of a number 16 by using Newtons Raphson
Derive the formula to find the reciprocal of a number
Explain solving system of non-homogeneous equations
Define Crouts and Doolittles method

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If A=LU and A

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Explain the procedure to find the inverse of the matrix by using LU

decomposition method
Write the difference between Jacobis and Gauss Seidel iterative method
Derive the Newton-cotes quadrature formula
Explain Trapezoidal rule
Explain Simpsons 1/3 and 3/8 rule

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1 5
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Estimate

esin x dx taking h=/6correct o four decimal places

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Define initial and boundary value problem

Explain single step method and step by step method
Explain Picards method of successive approximation Write the second
approximation for y1=x2+y2,y(0)=1
Give the difference between Eulers method and Eulers modified
method
Find y(0.1) given y1=x2-y,y(0)=1 by Eulers method

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If f(x)= x 2 in (-2,2) then find b2

If f(x)= x in (-2,2) then a0

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If f(x)= sin x in (- , ) then find an

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If f(x)= x in (-1,1) then find bn

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State Fourier integral theorem

Write about Fourier sine and cosine integral
Define Fourier transform and finite Fourier transform?
Find the Fourier sine transform of
Find the finite Fourier cosine transform of f(x)=1in 0<x<
Find the finite Fourier sine transform of f(x)=2x in (0, )

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Find the inverse finite sine transform f(x) if

Write the properties of Fourier transform
If finite Fourier sine transform of f is 2 ( 1)n 1 find f(x)

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UNIT-IV
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Form the PDE by eliminating arbitrary constants a and b from
z=ax+by+a2+b2
Form the PDE by eliminating arbitrary constants a and b from
(x-a)2+(x-b)2=r2
Form the PDE by eliminating arbitrary constants a and b from
Z=(x2+a)(y2+b)
Form the PDE by eliminating arbitrary functions from
xyz=f(x2+y2+z2)
Form the PDE by eliminating arbitrary functions from z=yf(x2+z2)
Solve pq=1
Solve p2+q2=x2+y2

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Solve z=px+qy-2

pq
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Solve the partial differential equation x p +y q =1

Solve z=p2+q2

Define order and degree with reference to partial differential

equation
Eliminate the arbitrary constants ax+by+cz=1
Form PDE by eliminating arbitrary function z=f(x2+ y2)
Solve

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UNIT-III
FOURIER SERIES AND FOURIER TRANSFORMS
Define periodic function and write examples
Define even and odd function
Express the function f(x) as the sum of an even function and an odd
function
Find the functions are even or odd (i) x sinx+cosx+x2coshx
(ii)xcoshx+x3sinhx
If f and g are periodic functions with same period T show that (af+bg)
are also periodic function of period T where a and b are real numbers
Define Eulers formulae
Write Dirichlets conditions

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Evaluate
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Define complete integral with reference to nonlinear partial

differential equation
Define general integral with reference to nonlinear partial
differential equation

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Solve p2+ q2= m2

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Solve z=px+qy+ p2 q2
Write the wave one dimension equation
Write the heat one dimension equation

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UNIT-V
VECTOR CALCULUS
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2
3
4

Define gradient?
Define divergence?
Define curl?
Define laplacian operator?

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9

Find ( x yz )
Evaluate the angle between the normal to the surface xy= z 2 at the points
(4,1,2) and (3,3,-3)?
Find a unit normal vector to the given surface x2y+2xz=4 at the point
(2,-2,3)?
If is a vector then prove that grad (
?
Define irrotational and solenoidal vectors?

10

Prove that (

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Prove that F=yzi+zxj+xyk is irrotational?

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Show that (x+3y)i+(y-2z)j+(x-2z)k is solenoidal?

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Show that curl(rn )=0?

Prove that
Prove that div curl =0?
Define line integral?
Define surface integral?
Define volume integral?
State Greens theorem?
State Gauss divergence theorem?

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1. Group - B (Long Answer Questions)

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UNIT-I
INTERPOLATION AND CURVE FITTING
Find the interpolation polynomial for the following data using Newtons
forward interpolation formula.
x
f(x)

2.4
22

3.2
17.8

4.0
14.2

4.8
38.3

Use Newtons forward difference formula to find the polynomial

satisfied by (0,5), (1,12),(2,37) and (3,86).

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Find f(22), from the following data using Newtons Backward formula.

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Find by Gausss backward interpolating formula the value of y at x =

1936 using the following table
X 1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
Y 12
15
20
27
39
52
Find by Gausss backward interpolating formula the value of y at x = 8
using the following table
X
0
5
10
15
20
25
y
7
11
14
18
24
32
Using Lagranges formula find y(6) given
x
3
5
7
9
11
y
6
24
58
108
74
Find f (1.6) using Lagranges formula from the following table.
x
1.2
2.0
2.5
3.0
f(x)
1.36
0.58
0.34
0.20
Find y(5) given that y(0)=1, y(1)=3, y(3)=13 and y(8) =123 using
Lagranges formula

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The population of a town in the decimal census was given below.

Estimate the population for the year 1895
Year (x)
1891
1901 1911 1921 1931
Population (y)
46
66
81
93
101
Find y(25) given that y(20)=24, y(24)=32, y(28)=35, y(32)=40, using
Gauss forward difference formula.

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x 20
25
30
35
40
45
y 354 332 291 260 231 204
Given sin 45=0.7071,sin 50=0.7660,sin 55=0.8192 and sin 60=0.8660
find sin 52 using newtons formula

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Find y(10), given that y(5)=12, y(6)=13, y(9)=14, y(11)=16 using

Lagranges formula

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A curve passes through the points (0, 18),(1,10), (3,-18) and (6,90).
Find the slope of the curve at x = 2.

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By the method of least square, find the straight line that best fits the
following data:

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x
1
2
3
y
14
27
40
Fit a straight line y=a +bx from the following data:
x
0
1
2
y

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3.3

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Fit a straight line to the form y=a+bx for the following data:
x
0
5
10
15
20
y

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4
55

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By the method of least squares, fit a second degree polynomial

y=a+bx+cx2 to the following data.

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x
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6
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y
3.07
12.85
31.47
57.38
Fit a curve y=a+bx+cx2 from the following data
X
1
2
3
4
Y
6
11
18
27
Using the method of least squares find the constants a and b such that
y=aebx fits the following data:
x
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
y

20

0.10

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2.15

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40.35

180.75

Obtain a relation of the form y=ab for the following data by the method
of least squares.
x
2
3
4
5
6

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UNIT-II
NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES
Find the real root of the equation x3-x-4=0 by bisection method.

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Find a real root of the equation exsinx= 1, using Regulafalsi method

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Solve xex=1 by iterative method

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Find a real root of the equation 3x-cosx-1=0 using Newton Raphson

method
Using Newtons iterative method find the real root of
correct to four decimal places
Solve x+3y+8z=4, x+4y+3z=-2, x+3y+4z=1 using LU decomposition

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15.4

33.1

65.2

127.4

Solve by LU decomposition method x+y+z=9,2x3y+4z=13,3x+4y+5z=40

Solve 5x-y+3z=10,3x+6y=18,x+y+5z=-10 with initial approximations
(3,0,-2) by Jacobis iteration method
Using Gauss-seidel iterative method solve the system of equations
5x+2y+z=12, x+4y+2z=15, x+2y+5z=20

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Evaluate

sin x
0 x dx by using i) Trapezoidal rule
1
rule taking n=6
3

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ii) Simpsons

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Using Taylors series method, find an approximate value of y at x=0.2

for the differential equation y'2 y 3e for y(0)=0.

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dy
dz
x z,
x y 2 and
dx
dx
y(0)=2, z(0)=1 by using Taylors series method
Find y(0.1), y(0.2), z(0.1), z(0.2), given

Given
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dy
3x 2 1 , y(1)=2
dx

Using Eulers method, solve for y at x=2 from

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taking step size: h=0.5 and h=0.25

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Find y(0.5), y(1) and y(1.5) given that

h=0.5 using modified Eulers method

Find y(0.1) and y(0.2) using Eulers modified formula given that

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dy
4 2 x and y(0)=2 with
dx

dy
x 2 y and y(0)=1
dx
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Find y(0.1) and y(0.2) using Runge Kutta fourth order formula given

dy
that
x x 2 y and y(0)=1.
dx

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Obtain the values y at x=0.1,0.2 usingRunge Kutta method of second

and fourth order for y1+y=0,y(0)=1
using Runge Kutta method of order 4 find y(0.2) for the equation

dy y x
, y (0) 1, h 0.2

dx y x
Find the solution of y x y at x=0.4,y(0)=1 by using Milnes
method

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UNIT-III
FOURIER SERIES AND FOURIER TRANSFORMS
Obtain the Fourier series expansion of f(x) given that
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f ( x) ( x) in 0 x 2 and deduce the value of

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Obtain Fourier cosine series for f(x) = x sin x

1
1
1
1
2

......
.
1.3 3.5 5.7 7.9
4

0<x< and show that

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Find the Fourier Series to represent the function f ( x) | sin x | in -

<x< .

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Find the Fourier series to represent f ( x) x in (0,2 ).

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Express f(x)= x as a Fourier series in

, .

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If f(x)=coshax expand f(x) as a Fourier Series in

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Expand the function

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, .
2
f ( x) x as a Fourier series in , .

If

. Then prove
x for 0 x 2
f ( x)
xfor x

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sin x 2 sin 3x 2 sin 5 x .

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Find the Fourier series to represent the function f(x) given by:

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0 for x 0
f ( x) 2
x for 0 x

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Using Fourier integral show that

Find the Fourier transform of f(x) defined by

1 x 2 if x 1
f ( x)
0 if x > 1
a 2 x 2 if x a
Find the Fourier transform of f ( x )
Hence show
0
if
x
>a

that

sin x cos x
dx
3
4
x
0

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Find cosine and sine series for f ( x) x in 0, .

Expand f(x)=cosx for 0 x in half range sine series

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Find the Fourier sine transform for the function f(x) given by

sin x, 0 x a
f ( x)
xa
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Find the finite Fourier sine and cosine transforms of

f(x) = sinax in (0,).

Find the finite Fourier sine and cosine transforms of f(x) =

Find the inverse Fourier cosine transform f(x) of
and inverse Fourier sine transform f(x) of

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UNIT-IV
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
Form a partial differential equation by eliminating arbitrary constants a,
b from z a log b( y 1)
1 x
Form a partial differential equation by eliminating arbitrary function
from (x2+y2+z2,z2-2xy)=0

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Evaluate using Parsevals identity

p x q y z

3
4
5

Solve
Solve x(y-z)p+ y(z-x)q=z(x-y)
Solve

( x 2 y 2 yz ) p ( x 2 y 2 zx)q z ( x y)

Solve q=px+p2

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Solve z(p2-q2)=x-y

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Solve Z=p2x+q2y

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12
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Solve u xx u y 2u with u(0,y) and

u (0, y )
1 e 3 y
x

A tightly stretched string of length l has its ends fastened at x=0,x=l.the

mid point of the string is then taken to height h and then released from
rest in that position.find the lateral displacement of a point of the string
at time t from the instant of release

Solve ( x 2 yz ) p ( y 2 zx)q z 2 xy.

Solve p z sin x q z cos y 1.
2

Solve x p xpq z .
2

Solve q p y x.
15 Solve px+qy=pq.
16 Form a partial differential equation by eliminating a, b, c from
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x2 y2 z 2

1.
a2 b2 c2
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Form the partial differential equation by eliminating a and b from

log(az-1)=x+ay+b.

Solve ( z 2 yz y ) p ( xy zx)q xy zx.

19 Solve (mz-ny)p+(nx-lz)q=(ly-mx).
20 a string is stretched and fastened to two points at x=0 and x=L.Motion is
started by displacing the string into the form y=k(lx-x2) from which it is
released at time t=0.find the displacement of any point on the string at a
distance of x from one end at time t
UNIT-V
VECTOR CALCULUS
1
Find the constants a and b so that the Surface ax 2 byz (a z ) x will be
2
3
orthogonal to the Surface 4x y + z = 4 at the point (-1,1,2).
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Prove that f(r) = r .f 1(r)

Prove that if r is the position vector of any point in the space then

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r . r is irrotational and is solenoidal if n 3 .

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Prove that div(r n . r) = (n + 3)r n . Hence Show that r is solenoidal Vector

r

If F = (5xy - 6x ) i + (2y - 4x)j evaluate F.dr along the curve C in

C
xy plane y=x3 from (1,1) to (2,8).
Evaluate the line integral

(x

xy )dx ( x 2 y 2 )dy where c is

the square formed by the lines y 1 and x 1

Evaluate A.nds where A = Zi + xj - 3y2zk and S is the surface of the

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cylinder x2+y2=16 included in the first octant between Z=0 and Z=5
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F .d r from the point

If F ( x 27)i 6 yzj 8xz k evaluate

2

(0,0,0) to the point (1,1,1) along the straight line from (0,0,0) to (1,0,0)
then from (1,0,0) to (1,1,0) and then finally from (1,1,0) to (1,1,1)
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Evaluate f.dr where f 3xyi y j and C is the parabola y=2x2

c
from (0,0) to (1,2).

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Evaluate F.ds if f yzi 2 y j xz k and S is the Surface of

s
the Cylinder x2+y2=9 contained in the first Octant between the planes
z=0 and z=2.
Evaluate ( yz dx xz dy xy dz ) over arc of a helix

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x a cos t , y a sin t , z kt

2 .

Find the circulation of f around the curve c Where

f (e x sin y)i (e x cos y) j and c is the rectangle whose vertices are

(0,0), (1,0), (1, ), (0. )

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2

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as t varies from 0 to

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Verify gauss divergence theorem for the vector point function F=(x3yz)i-2yxj+2zk over the cube bounded by x=y=z=0and x=y=z=a
Verify divergence theorem for 2 x2 yi y 2 j 4 xz 2k taken over the region

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of first octant of the cylinder y z 9 and

Verify Greens theorem in the plane for

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(x

x2

xy )dx ( y 2 xy )dy where C is a square with vertices

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(0,0),(2,0),(2,2),(0,2).
Applying Greens theorem evaluate ( y sin x)dx cos x dy where C is
the plane

17

le enclosed by y 0, y

2x

Verify Greens Theorem in the plane for

, and x

(x

xy )dx ( y 2 2 xy )dy
3

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where C is a square with vertices (0,0),(2,0),)(2,2),(0,2)

Verify Stokes theorem for f (2 x y)i yz 2 j y 2 zk where S is the
upper half surface x2+y2+z2=1 of the sphere and C is its boundary
Verify Stokes theorem for f ( x 2 y 2 )i 2 xyj over the box bounded
by the planes x=0,x=a,y=0,y=b,z=c
Evaluate by Strokes Theorem CurlF .nds where

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F y 2i x2 j ( x Z ) / C and S comprising the planes

x=0,y=0,y=4;z=-1

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UNIT-I
INTERPOLATION AND CURVE FITTING
the Gauss backward interpolation formula is used

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3
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If
is the best fit for 6 pairs of values
by the best
method of least-squares, find
if
120?
UNIT-II
NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES
What are the merits and demerits of Newton-Raphson Method

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Explain about order of convergence?

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5
5

Define linear, quadratic and cubic convergence?

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How many number of subintervals are required to get accuracy, while

evaluating a definite integral by trapezoidal rule?

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6

then what is the first normal equation of

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to interpolate?
For what values of the Gauss forward interpolation formula is used to
interpolate?
What is the difference between interpolation and extrapolation
Write a short note on difference equation
Write about curve fitting
b
If y a is a curve then write its normal equations
x
If
then what is the third normal equation of
by least squares method?
If
then what is the first normal equation of
?

What is the interval

6
7
8

What is the disadvantage of picards method?

What is the method of Runge-Kutta method?
If
then by using Eulers method
what is the value of ?
If
then by using Eulers method
what is the value of ?

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what is the iterative formula of Eulers method for solving

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UNIT-III
FOURIER SERIES AND FOURIER TRANSFORMS
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If
is an even function in the interval
then what is the
value of
?
Understand
If
in
then what is the Fourier coefficient
?

10

What are the conditions for expansion of a function in Fourier series?

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10

If
is an odd function in the interval
value of
?

Apply

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with y(

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for closer application, in Simpsons rule?

then what are the

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If

What is the Fourier sine series for

What is the half range sine series for

What is the Fourier sine transform of

9
10

What is the Fourier cosine transform of

What is the
?

in

then what is

?
in

?
in

?
?

Blooms Taxonomy
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UNIT-IV
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
1

What is the general solution of

What is the general solution of

What is the general solution of

What is the partial differential equation by eliminating a and b

from
?
What is the partial differential equation of all spheres whose
centres lie on the z axis?

5
6
7

What is the partial differential equation by eliminating a and b

from
?
What is the general solution of
?

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What is the partial differential equation by eliminating a and b

from
?
What is the general solution of
?

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What is the partial differential equation by eliminating arbitrary

function from
?
UNIT-V
VECTOR CALCULUS

If

If curl

then what is

If

What is the physical interpretation of

If
then what is called ?

5
6

then what is

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are irrotational vectors then what is

What is

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What is the necessary and sufficient condition for the line integral
for every closed curve ?

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What is
If

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Evaluate

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?
where a, b, c are constants then what is

S. No
If

where s is the surface of the unit sphere?

then what is
?

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or
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Blooms Taxonomy
Level

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