Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics

Parametric form of a curve, cartesian points, tangent vector, and speed.

Parametric form of a curve, cartesian points, tangent vector, and speed.

Calculation of the length and alternative form of the parameteric representation of a curve, involving trigonometric functions.

Three 3 dim vectors, one with a parameter $\lambda$ in the third coordinate. Find value of $\lambda$ ensuring vectors coplanar. Scalar triple product.

(Green’s theorem). $\Gamma$ a rectangle, find: $\displaystyle \oint_{\Gamma} \left(ax^2-by \right)\;dx+\left(cy^2+px\right)\;dy$.

Given vectors $\boldsymbol{A,\;B}$, find $\boldsymbol{A\times B}$

Given a pair of 3D position vectors, find the vector equation of the line through both.  Find two such lines and their point of intersection.

Given two 3 dim vectors, find vector equation of line through one vector in the direction of another. Find two such lines and their point of intersection.

Questions on vector arithmetic and vector operations, including dot and cross product, as well as the vector equations of planes and lines.

Statistics and probability. Two questions: using LSD and Tukey yardsticks.

Find all words with given Hamming distance from a given codeword.

Given a set of vectors, find a basis which generates their span as a subspace of $\mathbb{Z}_n$.

Given a matrix in the field $\mathbb{Z}_n$. By reducing it to row-echelon form (or otherwise), find a basis for the row space of the matrix, as a list of vectors.

Given a set of codewords generating a code, write down a generator matrix, encode three data vectors, and decode one codeword.

Given a set of codewords generating a code, give a generating matrix, encode three data vectors, and decode one codeword.

Given a set of codewords generating a code, give a generating matrix, encode three data vectors, and decode one codeword.

Compute the minimum distance between codewords of a code, given a parity check matrix.

Divergence of vector fields.

Find $\displaystyle \int_{\Gamma} \left(x+y \right)\;dx+\left(y-x\right)\;dy,\;\Gamma$ is the line from $(0,0)$ to $(a,b)$.

Cartesian form of the parametric representation of a surface, normal vector, and magnitude.

Accuracy for part c) should be made more stringent as can be marked correct for an incorrect answer. Use a different sample range rather than 0 to 1 would help as would setting accuracy to something less than 0.001.

Determine if various combinations of vectors are defined or not.

Find the cosine of the angle between two pairs of 3D and 4D vectors.

The calculations and answers are correct, however the Advice should display the interim calculations of the lengths of vectors and their products to say 6dps. At present the student may be mislead into using 2dps at each stage - the instruction at the start of Advice is somewhat confusing.

Elementary operations on vectors; sum, modulus, unit vector, scalar multiple. 

Double integrals (2) with numerical limits

Unit normal vector to a surface, given in Cartesian form.

Cartesian form of the parametric representation of a surface, normal vector, and magnitude.

Gradient of $f(x,y,z)$.

Should warn that multiplied terms need * to denote multiplication.

Outward normals to the surfaces enclosing a region; volume of that enclosed region.

Outward normals to the surfaces enclosing a region; volume of that enclosed region.

Intersection points, tangent vectors, angles between pairs of curves, given in parametric form.