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    UC Merced Applied Math Graduate Preliminary Examination Calculus Component Spring 2009

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    This document provides instructions for a graduate preliminary exam in applied mathematics. It consists of 10 problems testing calculus concepts. Students have 4 hours to complete the exam and show all work on separate sheets of paper. They are allowed one handwritten reference sheet but no other aids. The problems cover computing indefinite and definite integrals, Taylor series, parametric curves, line integrals using Stokes' Theorem, surface integrals, properties of functions including extrema and symmetry, rates of change, constrained optimization, and geometric properties of cones.

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    This document provides instructions for a graduate preliminary exam in applied mathematics. It consists of 10 problems testing calculus concepts. Students have 4 hours to complete the exam and show all work on separate sheets of paper. They are allowed one handwritten reference sheet but no other aids. The problems cover computing indefinite and definite integrals, Taylor series, parametric curves, line integrals using Stokes' Theorem, surface integrals, properties of functions including extrema and symmetry, rates of change, constrained optimization, and geometric properties of cones.

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    This document provides instructions for a graduate preliminary exam in applied mathematics. It consists of 10 problems testing calculus concepts. Students have 4 hours to complete the exam and show all work on separate sheets of paper. They are allowed one handwritten reference sheet but no other aids. The problems cover computing indefinite and definite integrals, Taylor series, parametric curves, line integrals using Stokes' Theorem, surface integrals, properties of functions including extrema and symmetry, rates of change, constrained optimization, and geometric properties of cones.

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    UC Merced Applied Math Graduate Preliminary Examination


    Calculus Component
    Spring 2009
    You have four hours to complete this exam. There are ten problems total, each worth ten points.
    Show all work on separate sheets of paper, and circle your final answers, where appropriate. When
    finished, please staple your work behind these sheets, with your name written at the top. You are
    allowed one hand-written crib sheet, but no calculators or other study aides are allowed. Remember
    to explain your work clearly and legibly, so that you may receive maximum credit. Good luck!!
    Problem 1

    Compute each of the following indefinite integrals.

    1.

    2 3x

    x e

    dx

    2.

    sec2
    d
    1 tan

    3.

    1 + cos ax dx

    Problem 2

    Compute each of the following definite integrals or show that it is divergent. Be sure to explain
    your reasoning.

    1.

    ln(ln x)
    dx
    x

    2.

    1
    1

    x+1
    dx
    (x2 )1/3

    3.

    ecx | cos bx| dx

    b, c > 0.

    Problem 3

    Compute the Taylor series of the function f (x) = ln x about the point c = 2. What is the upper
    limit of x for which this series is absolutely convergent? Justify your answer.
    Problem 4

    For the parametric curve r(s) =

    2 2 3/2
    3 s

    + 12 s2 y
    + s z, find the arclength from s = 0 to s = 1.
    x
    Problem 5

    R
    + yz y
    + zx z
    ,
    Use Stokess Theorem to evaluate the line integral C F dr, where F(x, y, z) = xy x
    and C is the triangle with vertices (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1), oriented counterclockwise as viewed
    from above.

    Problem 6

    R
    2y y
    + 3x z, and S is the
    Evaluate the surface integral S F dS, where F(x, y, z) = xz x
    2
    2
    2
    sphere x + y + z = 4 with outward orientation. You may work in any coordinate system (e.g.
    rectangular, spherical, etc.) you choose, and you may use the Divergence Theorem if you wish.
    Problem 7

    Consider the function


    f (x) = |x|ex

    2 /2

    A. What kind of symmetry does this function display?


    B. Compute both limx+ f (x) and limx f (x). Be sure to explain your logic.
    C. (i) Find the position x for all local extrema. Identify whether each extremum is a local maximum
    or minimum (justifying your answer.) (ii) Identify all intervals over which f is increasing and all
    intervals over which f is decreasing.
    D. Identify any positions x at which the function is not differentiable.
    E. Identify the intervals over which the function is concave up and the intervals over which the
    function is concave down.
    F. Neatly sketch the function f (x), illustrating all of the above properties.
    Problem 8

    Gravel is being dumped from a conveyor belt at a rate of 10 m3 /min, such that it forms a pile in
    the shape of a cone, where the diameter of the cones base is equal to its height. How fast is the
    height of the pile increasing when the pile is 5 m high? (Hint: recall that the volume of a cone
    equals 1/3 the volume of the corresponding cylinder.)
    Problem 9

    Find the maximum value of f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 subject to the constraint x4 + y 4 + z 4 = 1.

    Problem 10

    Suppose you are an ice cream engineer. You are assigned the task of designing an ice cream cone
    that holds a volume Vc of ice cream, as measured when the level of the ice cream is flush with the
    top of the cone (i.e. the ice cream is not mounded above the top of the cone.) What is the height
    h and radius r of the cone that minimizes the total material used to make the cone? Assume the
    side of the cone is a uniform thickness, and remember, of course, that an ice cream cone has no
    top. Express your final result in terms of Vc . Finally, compute the ratio h/r. Does it depend on
    Vc ?
    Some potentially useful facts about a cone with height h and radius r:
    Volume = (Volume of corresponding cylinder)/3,

    Lateral surface area (i.e. surface area of the cones side) = r r 2 + h2 ,


    Area of top circle = r 2 .

    r
    h

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