Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology
Semester 3 · TU Board 2078
Course Title: Numerical Method (CSC212)
Full Marks: 60Pass Marks: 24Time: 3 hours
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable. The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Group A
Attempt any TWO questions:(2 × 10 = 20)
- 1.10
How can Horner's rule be used to evaluate the f(x) and f(x) of a polynomial at a given point? Explain. Write an algorithm and program to calculate a real root of a polynomial using Horner's rule.
- 2.10
Write matrix factorization? How can be used to solve a system of linear equations? Factorize the given matrix A and solve the system of equations Ax = b for given b using L and U matrices.
A = and b =
Answer comingAlso asked in 2075
- 3.10
What is a higher-order differential equation? How can you solve the higher-order differential equation? Explain. Solve the following differential equation for 1 ≤ x ≥ 2, taking h = 0.25
, width y(1) = 1 and y^'(1) = 2
Group B
Attempt any EIGHT questions:(8 × 5 = 40)
- 4.5
How the half-interval method can be estimate a root of a non-linear equation? Find a real root of the following equation using the half-interval method to correct up to two decimal places.
x^2 – e^-x – x = 1
- 5.5
Calculate the real root of the given equation using fixed point iteration correct up to 3 significant figures.
2x^3 – 2x = 5
- 6.5
What is Newton's interpolation? Obtain the divided difference table from the following data set and estimate the f(x) at x = 2 and x = 5.
x
3.2
2.7
1.0
4.8
5.6
f(x)
22.0
17.8
14.2
38.3
51.7 - 7.5
What is linear regression? Fit the linear function to the following data
x
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
2.2
2.4
f(x)
2.0
2.6
3.9
6.0
9.3
15
20.6
30.4 - 8.5
What are the problems with polynomial interpolation for a large number of data set? How such problems are addressed? Explain with an example.
- 9.5
Evaluate the following integration using Romberg integration.
Answer comingAlso asked in 2075, Model question
- 10.5
Solve the following set of linear equations using the Gauss-Jordan method.
x_2 + 2x_3 + 3x_4 = 9
7x_1 + 6x_2 + 5x_3 + 4x_4 = 33
8x_1 + 9x_2 + x_4 = 27
2x_1 + 5x_2 + 4x_3 + 3x_4 = 23
Answer comingAlso asked in 2081, 2079, 2075
- 11.5
Solve the following differential equation for 1 ≤ x ≤ 2, taking h = 0.25 using Heun's method.
y^'(x) + x^2y = 3x, with y(1) = 1
Answer comingAlso asked in 2079
- 12.5
Consider a metallic plate of size 90cm by 90cm. The two adjacent sides of the plate are maintained at a temperature of 100^0C and the remaining two adjacent sides are held at 200^0C. Calculate the steady-state temperature at interior points assuming a grid size of 30 cm by 30 cm.
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