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The University of Edinburgh College of Science and Engineering

This document contains a 10 question exam for a course on Several Variable Calculus & Differential Equations. The exam covers topics such as: [1] solving partial differential equations using substitution; [2] evaluating iterated integrals and changing the order of integration; [3] using techniques like Stokes' Theorem, the Divergence Theorem, and power series solutions to solve problems involving vector calculus and differential equations. The exam is open book and calculators are permitted. Students are asked to show working for full marks.

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The University of Edinburgh College of Science and Engineering

This document contains a 10 question exam for a course on Several Variable Calculus & Differential Equations. The exam covers topics such as: [1] solving partial differential equations using substitution; [2] evaluating iterated integrals and changing the order of integration; [3] using techniques like Stokes' Theorem, the Divergence Theorem, and power series solutions to solve problems involving vector calculus and differential equations. The exam is open book and calculators are permitted. Students are asked to show working for full marks.

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The University of Edinburgh

College of Science and Engineering

School of Mathematics

MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus & Differential Equations

Monday, 5th August 2019


Question Mark
09:30pm 12:30pm
1

Chairman of Examiners Dr T G Mackay 2

External Examiner Dr C Steele 3

Attempt all questions. 4

Answers may not receive full marks unless supported by


5
an appropriate explanation.
The number of marks varies between questions.
6
In the examination it is permitted to have;
*A copy of the course textbook (any edition) 7

E.Boyce & R. DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations 8


and Boundary Value Problems
*Any other notes (printed or hand-written) 9

10

Calculators and other electronic aids.


Total
A scientific calculator is permitted in this examination.
It must not be a graphical calculator.
It must not be able to communicate with any other device.

This examination will be marked anonymously


MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 0

Several Variable Calculus & Di↵erential Equations

Resit exam.

Answer all questions.


The number of marks varies between questions.
Three hours; open book exam.

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 1

1. Given constants a and b and function u defined by


ay
u(x, y) = + b,
f (x2 y2)

show by substitution that


1 @u 1 @u u
+ = 2,
x @x y @y y
holds for any di↵erentiable function f , if b is chosen appropriately.
What is this value of b? [5 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 2

2. Consider the iterated integral


Z 2 Z y2
I= f (x, y) dx dy.
0 2y

(a) Sketch the region of integration for the integral I. [2 marks]


(b) Change the order of integration. [2 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 3

3. Calculate the area A of the part of the surface given by z(x, y) = xy that lies within the
cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4. [8 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 4

4. Find all the critical points of the function

f (x, y) = (x2 + y 2 ) exp(y 2 x2 )

and classify them. [12 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 5

5. Use Lagrange multipliers to find the minimum and maximum value of f (x, y) = 5x 3y,
subject to the constraint x2 + y 2 = 136.
[10 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 6

6. Suppose the surface S is given by the part of the paraboloid z = x2 +y 2 that lies inside the
cylinder x2 + y 2 = 1, with unit normal vector pointing upward. Using Stokes’ Theorem,
evaluate the integral ZZ
(r ⇥ F ) · dS
S
for the vector field
F (x, y, z) = (y 2 z) i + (xz) j + (x2 y 2 ) k.
[9 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 7

ZZ
7. Use the Divergence Theorem to evaluate the integral F · n dS
S
for the vector field F (x, y, z) = x3 i + y 3 j + z 3 k,

where S consists of the two surfaces

{x2 + y 2 = z 2 , 0  z  1}, {x2 + y 2  1, z = 1},

which enclose volume region E. Sketch the region E.


Hint: For the integrations choose an appropriate coordinate system. [10 marks]

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MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 8

8. Solve the separable ordinary di↵erential equation


1+x
y0 = y.
x
Find the solution to the initial value problem given by y(1) = 4. [6 marks]

[Please turn over]


MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 9

9. Find the general solution of the di↵erential equation

y 00 2y 0 = sin 4x.

[7 marks]

[Please turn over]


MATH08063 Several Variable Calculus and Di↵erential Equations 10

10. Calculate the recurrence relation for the coefficients of the power series solution about
x = 0 for the di↵erential equation

y 00 + xy 0 + 2y = 0.

[9 marks]

[End of Paper]

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