Scribd
Upload
40 views2 pages

Test 1

This document contains a mathematics test with 4 questions. Question 1 asks students to compute the relative error for division given absolute errors. Question 2 asks about the complexity of Gauss elimination in big O notation. Question 3 asks students to show that pivoting minimizes error propagation for Gauss elimination. Question 4 asks which method to use for solving a system of equations with a symmetric matrix. The test is dated September 5, 2016 and does not provide any student names or IDs.

Uploaded by

purplefok
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
40 views2 pages

Test 1

This document contains a mathematics test with 4 questions. Question 1 asks students to compute the relative error for division given absolute errors. Question 2 asks about the complexity of Gauss elimination in big O notation. Question 3 asks students to show that pivoting minimizes error propagation for Gauss elimination. Question 4 asks which method to use for solving a system of equations with a symmetric matrix. The test is dated September 5, 2016 and does not provide any student names or IDs.

Uploaded by

purplefok
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Test Engineering Mathematics

Date: 9/5/16
Topic:
Name: _______________________

Q1: Compute the relative error

A , B .

Student ID: __________________

A/B

for division of A / B given the absolute errors

(5 minutes)

Q2: What is the complexity of the Gauss-elimination?

O(.) notation

(4 minutes)

Q3: Show that pivoting minimizes the error propagation for Gauss elimination.
(8 minutes)

Test Engineering Mathematics


Date: 9/5/16
Topic:
Name: _______________________

Student ID: __________________

Q4: Which method to apply for solving a system of equations with a symmetric
matrix.

(3 minutes)

You might also like