Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics

Find the solution of a first order separable differential equation of the form $a\sin(x)y'=by\cos(x)$.

Find the solution of a first order separable differential equation of the form $(a+x)y'=b+y$.

Find the solution of a first order separable differential equation of the form $(a+y)y'=b+x$.

Find the solution of a first order separable differential equation of the form $axyy'=b+y^2$.

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Questions on matrix arithmetic.

Statistics and probability. One question on multiple and partial correlation.

Exercise using a given uniform distribution $Y$, calculating the expectation and variance as well as asking for the CDF. Also finding $P(Y \le a)$ and $P( b \lt Y \lt c)$ for a given values $a,\;b,\;c$.

Given a random variable $X$  normally distributed as $\operatorname{N}(m,\sigma^2)$ find probabilities $P(X \gt a),\; a \gt m;\;\;P(X \lt b),\;b \lt m$.

Example showing how to calculate the probability of A or B using the law $p(A \;\textrm{or}\; B)=p(A)+p(B)-p(A\;\textrm{and}\;B)$. 

Also converting percentages to probabilities.

Easily adapted to other applications.

Converting odds to probabilities.

Question on $\displaystyle{\lim_{n\to \infty} a^{1/n}=1}$. Find least integer $N$ s.t.  $\ \left |1-\left(\frac{1}{c}\right)^{b/n}\right| \le10^{-r},\;n \geq N$

Given three linear combinations of four i.i.d. variables, find the expectation and variance of these estimators of the mean $\mu$. Which are unbiased and efficient?

Normal distribution $X \sim  N(\mu,\sigma^2)$ given. Find $P(a \lt X \lt b)$. Find expectation, variance, $P(c \lt \overline{X} \lt d)$ for sample mean $\overline{X}$.

Given a large number of gambles, find the expected profit.

Let $x_n=\frac{an+b}{cn+d},\;\;n=1,\;2\ldots$. Find  $\lim_{x \to\infty} x_n=L$ and find least $N$ such that $|x_n-L| \le 10^{-r},\;n \geq N,\;r \in \{2,\;3,\;4\}$.

Seven standard elementary limits of sequences. 

Given 32 datapoints in a table find their minimum, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum.

Given a matrix in row reduced form use this to find bases for the null, column and row spaces of the matrix.

Using simple substitution to find $\lim_{x \to a} bx+c$, $\lim_{x \to a} bx^2+cx+d$ and $\displaystyle \lim_{x \to a} \frac{bx+c}{dx+f}$ where $d\times a+f \neq 0$.

$A$ a $3 \times 3$ matrix. Using row operations on the augmented matrix $\left(A | I_3\right)$ reduce to $\left(I_3 | A^{-1}\right)$.

Find the first 3 terms in the MacLaurin series for $f(x)=(a+bx)^{1/n}$ i.e. up to and including terms in $x^2$.

Let $P_n$ denote the vector space over the reals of polynomials $p(x)$ of degree $n$  with coefficients in the real numbers. Let the linear map $\phi: P_4 \rightarrow P_4$ be defined by: \[\phi(p(x))=p(a)+p(bx+c).\]Using the standard basis for range and domain find the matrix given by $\phi$.

Let $P_n$ denote the vector space over the reals of polynomials $p(x)$ of degree $n$  with coefficients in the real numbers.

Let the linear map $\phi: P_4 \rightarrow P_4$ be defined by:

$\phi(p(x))=ap(x) + (bx + c)p'(x) + (x ^ 2 + dx + f)p''(x)$

Using the standard basis for range and domain find the matrix given by $\phi$.

Multiple response question (4 correct out of 8) covering properties of convergent and divergent sequences and boundedness of sets. Selection of questions from a pool.

$x_n=\frac{an+b}{cn+d}$. Find the least integer $N$ such that $\left|x_n -\frac{a}{c}\right| \le 10 ^{-r},\;n\geq N$, $2\leq r \leq 6$.

Questions about the limits of sequences from a first year pure maths course.

Solve a linear programming problem, and perform sensitivity analysis.

Find the first few terms of the Maclaurin and Taylor series of given functions.