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1. The document provides formulas and concepts for geometry, exponents and logarithms, algebra, derivatives, integrals, matrices, series, and numerical methods that are useful for chemical engineering thermodynamics. 2. Examples of formulas presented include the circumference and area of circles, the volume and area of spheres, exponents, logarithms, derivatives of sums and products, and methods for finding maxima and minima. 3. Numerical methods like Newton's method for finding roots and approximating derivatives are also summarized.

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1. The document provides formulas and concepts for geometry, exponents and logarithms, algebra, derivatives, integrals, matrices, series, and numerical methods that are useful for chemical engineering thermodynamics. 2. Examples of formulas presented include the circumference and area of circles, the volume and area of spheres, exponents, logarithms, derivatives of sums and products, and methods for finding maxima and minima. 3. Numerical methods like Newton's method for finding roots and approximating derivatives are also summarized.

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Review of Useful Math

CH EN 3853 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics


Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Prof. Geof Silcox

Geometric formulas
Circumference of circle: 2 r t
2
Area of circle: r t
2
Area of sphere: 4 r t
3
4
Volume of sphere:
3
r t
Area of triangle:
2
( base)( height )

Exponents and logarithms
x y x y
a a a
+
=
a a a
log ( xy ) log x log y = +

a a a
x
log log x log y
y
=
( )
log log
n
a a
x n x =
log
a
y
a y =
Algebra
x a bx
y b ay
=
1
n
n
x
x

=

1/ n n
x x =

Mistakes
a a a
b c b c
= +
+

x a x
y a y
+
=
+

Derivatives
( )
dx
dg
dx
df
g f
dx
d
+ = +

( )
dx
dg
dx
df
g f
dx
d
=
( )
dx
df
C Cf
dx
d
= where C is a constant
( )
dx
df
g
dx
dg
f fg
dx
d
+ =

2
g
) dx / dg ( f ) dx / df ( g
g
f
dx
d
=
|
|
.
|

\
|

( )
1 a
a
ax
dx
x d

=

| |
) x ( f
) x ( f
e
dx
) x ( df
dx
e d
=
| |
) x ( f cos
dx
) x ( df
dx
) x ( f sin d
=

| |
) x ( f sin
dx
) x ( df
dx
) x ( f cos d
=
| |
dx
) x ( df
) x ( f
1
dx
) x ( f ln d
=

Maxima and minima
To find those values of x such that
f(x) is a maximum or a minimum,
solve 0
df
dx
= for x. If
2
2
0
d f
,
dx
> then f
is a minimum. If
2
2
0
d f
,
dx
< then f is a
maximum.
Integrals
b
b
a
a
f ( x )dx F( x ) F( b) F( a) = =
}
if
) x ( f
dx
) x ( dF
=
}
=
+
=
+
1 a , x
1 a
1
dx x
1 a a

}
= x ln dx
x
1

Mean value theorem for integrals:
there exists at least one number c,
between a and b, such that
b
a
f ( x )dx f ( c ) ( b a) =
}

Partial Derivatives
( ) xy 2 y x
x
2
=
c
c

( ) ( ) x zt cos tzx 2 x zt sin
t
2 2
=
c
c

Partial derivatives of f(x(t),y(t)):
Chain rule
df f dx f dy
dt x dt y dt
c c
= +
c c

In differential form
f f
df dx dy
x y
c c
= +
c c

Order of differentiation
2
x
y
f f
x y x y
(
| | c c c
=
(
|
c c c c
\ .


2 2
f f
x y y x
c c
=
c c c c

Approximations:
( ) ( )
x
df
f x x f x x
dx
+ A ~ + A
( )
( )
,
,
x y
f x x y y
f f
f x y x y
x y
+ A + A
c c
~ + A + A
c c

Matrices and Inverses
Ax = b
Solution x = A
-1
b if A
-1
A = 1
Sums and Infinite Series
2
1
1 where 1
1
x x x
x
= + + + <


( )
2 3
1
2 3
x x
ln x x + = +
( ) ( )
( )
2
2
2

2!
x
x
df
f x x f x x
dx
x
d f
dx
+ A = + A
A
+ +

Numerical Methods
Newtons Method
( )
( )
1
n
n n
n
f x
x x
f ' x
+
=
2D Newtons Method
0
0
x y
x y
g g x g y
h h x h y
A A
A A
+ + =
+ + =

Approximation of Derivatives

1 0
1
2
y y dy
dx h

~
2 1
3
2
y y dy
dx h

~
2
3 2 1 2 2 1 0
2 2
1
2
/ /
dy dy
y y y d y dx dx
dx h h

+
~ =
Iteration
( )
1 n n
x F x
+
= converges to fixed point
( ) ( ) if 1 x* F x * F' x * = <

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