Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics

The human resources department of a large finance company is attempting to determine if an employee’s performance is influenced by their undergraduate degree subject. Personnel ratings are used to judge performance and the task is to use expected frequencies and the chi-squared statistic to test the null hypothesis that there is no association.

Find out whether the data presented in this question follows a Poisson distribution. Uses the $\chi^2$ test.

Multiple response question (2 correct out of 4) covering properties of Riemann integration. Selection of questions from a pool.

Create a truth table for a logical expression of the form $a \operatorname{op} b$ where $a, \;b$ can be the Boolean variables $p,\;q,\;\neg p,\;\neg q$ and $\operatorname{op}$ one of $\lor,\;\land,\;\to$.

For example $\neg q \to \neg p$.

Create a truth table for a logical expression of the form $(a \operatorname{op1} b) \operatorname{op2}(c \operatorname{op3} d)$ where $a, \;b,\;c,\;d$ can be the Boolean variables $p,\;q,\;\neg p,\;\neg q$ and each of $\operatorname{op1},\;\operatorname{op2},\;\operatorname{op3}$ one of $\lor,\;\land,\;\to$.

For example: $(p \lor \neg q) \land(q \to \neg p)$.

Create a truth table for a logical expression of the form $((a \operatorname{op1} b) \operatorname{op2}(c \operatorname{op3} d))\operatorname{op4}e $ where each of $a, \;b,\;c,\;d,\;e$ can be one the Boolean variables $p,\;q,\;\neg p,\;\neg q$ and each of $\operatorname{op1},\;\operatorname{op2},\;\operatorname{op3},\;\operatorname{op4}$ one of $\lor,\;\land,\;\to$.

For example: $((q \lor \neg p) \to (p \land \neg q)) \lor \neg q$

Create a truth table for a logical expression of the form $((a \operatorname{op1} b) \operatorname{op2}(c \operatorname{op3} d))\operatorname{op4}(e \operatorname{op5} f) $ where each of $a, \;b,\;c,\;d,\;e,\;f$ can be one the Boolean variables $p,\;q,\;\neg p,\;\neg q$ and each of $\operatorname{op1},\;\operatorname{op2},\;\operatorname{op3},\;\operatorname{op4},\;\operatorname{op5}$ one of $\lor,\;\land,\;\to$.

For example: $((q \lor \neg p) \to (p \land \neg q)) \to (p \lor q)$

Create a truth table for a logical expression of the form $((a \operatorname{op1} b) \operatorname{op2}(c \operatorname{op3} d))\operatorname{op4}e $ where each of $a, \;b,\;c,\;d,\;e$ can be one the Boolean variables $p,\;q,\;r,\;\neg p,\;\neg q,\;\neg r$ and each of $\operatorname{op1},\;\operatorname{op2},\;\operatorname{op3},\;\operatorname{op4}$ one of $\lor,\;\land,\;\to$.

For example: $((q \lor \neg r) \to (p \land \neg q)) \land \neg r$

One question on determining whether statements are propositions.

Four questions on find truth tables for various logical expressions.

Questions on using quantifiers.

Statistics and probability. 2 questions. Both simple regression. First with 8 data points, second with 10. Find $a$ and $b$ such that $Y=a+bX$. Then find the residual value for one of the data points.

Approximate the integral of a function by Riemann sums.

Some more questions on set theory - covering set builder notation, cartesian products, complements.

Find gcd g of two positive integers x, y and also find integers a, b such that ax+by=g with prescribed intervals for a and b.

Pick four numbers from $1900\dots 2015$ and ask the student to factorise them.

Custom marking scripts make sure the student has entered a complete factorisation.

Factorising 5 to 7 digit numbers into a product of prime powers.

Uses the marking algorithms from question 1 of this CBA

Number Theory. 

Given $n \in \mathbb{N}$ find $\mu(n),\;\tau(n),\;\sigma(n),\;\phi(n).$

Given $\frac{a}{b} \in \mathbb{Q}$ for suitable choices of $a$ and $b$, find all $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $\phi(n)=\frac{a}{b}n$.

Given one solution of the quadratic equation in $\mathbb{Z}_n$ where $n=pq$ is a product of two primes find the other 3 solutions.

Given $m \in \mathbb{N}$, find all $n \in \mathbb{N}$ such that $\phi(n)=m$ and enter the largest and second largest if they exist.

Given $m \in \mathbb{N}$, find values of $n\in \mathbb{N}$ such that $\sigma(n)=m$.

There are at most two such solutions in this question.

Given $m \in \mathbb{N}$, find the smallest natural number $n \in \mathbb{N}$ with $\tau(n)=m$ divisors.

One-way ANOVA example

Calculations in $\mathbb{Z_n}$ for three values of $n$.     

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Given two propositions in mathematics using quantifiers, choose the corresponding negation of the proposition. For example, the negation of: $\displaystyle \exists a \in \mathbb{R^+},\;\exists b \in \mathbb{N},\;\exists c \in \mathbb{N}\;\left[(c \lt b+1) \land \left(\frac{1}{2^n} \geq 3a\right)\right]$

English sentences are given and for each the appropriate proposition involving quantifiers is to be chosen. Also choose whether the propositions are true or false.

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