Engineering Math Problems: In this page, you can find a list of Engineering Math Problems which can be useful for practice for final exam.
Eng. Math II Content: Link
Sequence, Series & Complex Analysis
Q1: What is a bounded sequence. Show the sequence {xn} where $x_n=\dfrac{2n-1}{4n}$ is bounded.
Q2: State ratio test and root test for a series. Also state Leibnitz test for alternating series.
Q3: Test the convergence of the series:
- $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \dfrac{n^{p-1}}{n!}, \,\, (p>1)$
- $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \dfrac{n!5^n}{n^n}$
- $1-\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{4}+\cdots$
- $1-\dfrac{1}{2^2}+\dfrac{1}{3^2}-\dfrac{1}{4^2}+\cdots$
Q4: Find the limit of the sequence {xn} where $x_n=\dfrac{3n(2n+2)}{(2n+1)(n-3)}$. i.e, find $\lim\limits_{n \to \infty} x_n$. Is this sequence convergent?
Q5: What is a conditionally convergent sequence? Show the series is conditionally convergent: $\dfrac{1}{2}-\dfrac{2}{5}+\dfrac{3}{10}-\dfrac{4}{17}+\dfrac{5}{26}-\cdots$.
Q6: Find the Fourier series of the following functions:
- $f(x)=e^{ax}$ in the interval $-\pi\leq x \leq \pi$.
- $f(x)=x\sin x$ in the interval $-\pi\leq x \leq \pi$ and hence prove that $\dfrac{1}{3}-\dfrac{1}{3 \times 5}+\dfrac{1}{5 \times 7}-\cdots=\dfrac{\pi-2}{4}$.
- $f(x)=x-x^2$ in the interval $-1<x<1$.
Q7: State Cauchy-Riemann equations. Show the converse of this theorem is not true by explaining the example: $f(z)=\sqrt{|xy|}$ where z=x+iy, satisfies the Cauchy-Riemann equations at (0,0) but $f'(0)$ does not exist. [Solution]
Q8: Evaluate the following integrals:
- $\displaystyle \int_{|z|=5} \dfrac{z^2-2z+1}{(z-1)z^2(z-2)}dz$
- $\displaystyle \int_{|z|=4} \dfrac{e^z}{z^2+\pi^2}dz$
- $\displaystyle \int_i^{3-i} (2xy-iy^2)dz$ along the straight line joining the points $z=i$ and $z=3-i$.
Q9: Find the analytic function whose real part is $u=x^3-3xy^2+3x^2-3y^2+2x+1$.
Q10: Find the residues of the following functions:
- $f(z)=\dfrac{2z}{\cos z}$
- $f(z)=\cot \pi z$
- $f(z)=\dfrac{\cot \pi z}{(z-a)^2}$.
Eng. Math II Content: Link
Differential Equation and Vector Calculus
Q1: Show the set {ex, e2x, e3x} is linearly independent. What about the set {ln x, ln x2, ln x3}?
Q2: Show that the following differential equation is inexact and hence find the solution: $(2xy+x^2)dy=(3y^2+2xy)dx$.
Q3: Find the general solutions of the Bernoulli’s differential equations:
- $x\dfrac{dy}{dx}-y=y^2\ln x$.
- $\dfrac{dy}{dx}+\dfrac{y}{x}=x^2y^6$
Q4: Find the general solutions of the Cauchy-Euler equations:
- $x^2\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}-2y=2\ln(x)$
- $x^2\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}+2x\dfrac{dy}{dx}-6y=\cos 2(\ln x)$
Q5: Solve the following differential equations:
- $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{y}{x}+\tan\left(\dfrac{y}{x}\right)$
- $(x^2-y^2)dx-xydy=0$.
- $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\sin(x+y)$.
- $2 \dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\dfrac{dy}{dx}-10y=0$, $y(0)=2, y'(0)=-1$.
- $(D^2-4D+4)y=x^3$ where $D\equiv \dfrac{d}{dx}$.
Q6: Using the method of variation of parameter, solve the differential equations
- (D2+4D+4)y = e-2x
- $\dfrac{d^2y}{dx^2}-\dfrac{dy}{dx}=e^x\sin x$.
Q7: State Green’s theorem. Using Green’s theorem, evaluate $\displaystyle \int_C (x^2y dx+x^2dy)$ where $C$ is the boundary described counterclockwise of the triangle with vertices (0,0), (1,0), (1,1).
Q8: Problem related to Work Done by a Force (see class note)
Q9: State and Applications of Gauss Divergence Theorem (see class note)
Engineering Mathematics II Mid Term Practice Problems
For the study material of Engineering Mathematics II, please visit this LINK.
Q1: Define a convergent, divergent and oscillatory sequence with an example.
Q2: Write down the definition of a bounded sequence with examples.
Q3: What is a monotonically increasing/decreasing sequence? Show that the sequence $\left\{ \dfrac{n+1}{2n+3} \right\}$ is monotonically increasing.
Q4: State ratio and root test for a series. Test the convergence of the following series:
- $\sum \sin \left( \dfrac{1}{n} \right)$ [Full Solution]
- $\sum \dfrac{1}{n} \sin \left( \dfrac{1}{n} \right)$ [Full Solution]
- $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \dfrac{\sin nx}{n^2} \, (x>0)$
- $\sum_{n=2}^\infty \dfrac{n^{n^2}}{(n-1)^{n^2}}$ [Full Solution]
- $\sum \left( 1-\dfrac{1}{n}\right)^{n^2}$
- $\sum_{n=1}^\infty \dfrac{2n+4}{(2n-1)(2n+1)(2n+3)}$ [Apply limit comparison test with $\sum \dfrac{1}{n^2}$.]
Q5: Test the convergence of the series $\dfrac{2}{1 \cdot 3 \cdot 5}+\dfrac{4}{3 \cdot 5 \cdot 7}+\dfrac{6}{5 \cdot 7 \cdot 9}+\cdots$
Q6: What is an alternating series? State Leibnitz’s test for an alternating series. Using this test or otherwise, find the values of $x$ for which the series
$x-\dfrac{x^2}{2^2}+\dfrac{x^3}{3^2}-\dfrac{x^4}{4^2}+\cdots$
converges.
Q7: Find the radius of convergence of the series: $1+2x+2^2 x^2+2^3x^3+\cdots$.
Q8: Write down the orders and degrees of the differential equations listed below:
- $\frac{dy}{dx}=\sin^2(x+y)$
- $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}+\frac{dy}{dx}=\sqrt{x+y}$.
Q9: Eliminate A and B to form an ODE: [Full Solution]
- y=Ax+A3
- y=e-x(Acosx + Bsinx).
Q10: Find the value of $m$ for which the differential equation
$\left(xy^2+mx^2y\right)dx + \left(x+y\right)x^2dy=0$
is exact and solve it for this value of $m$.
Q11: What is an integrating factor of a ODE? For the inexact differential equation xdy-ydx=0, write down all possible integrating factors. [Note: Both 1/x2 and 1/y2 are integrating factors. Verify it.]
Q12: Solve:
- $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{y}{x}+\tan\left(\dfrac{y}{x}\right)$
- $(x^2-y^2)dx-xydy=0$.
- $\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\sin(x+y)$.
- $x\dfrac{dy}{dx}=y-\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ (homogeneous differential equation)
- $\dfrac{dy}{dx}+\dfrac{y}{x}=x^2y^6$
Q13: Solve the differential equation $\frac{dy}{dx}+y \cot x=\text{cosec}~ x$. [View Solution]
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This article is written by Dr. Tathagata Mandal, Ph.D in Mathematics from IISER Pune (Algebraic Number Theory), Postdocs at IIT Kanpur & ISI Kolkata. Currently, working as an Assistant Prof. at Adamas University. Thank you for visiting the website.