All mathematical problems have closed-form solution(i.e. they can be solved for a variable having
to make guesses) (T/F) - answerFalse
All variables that have been defined are found in the command window, even empty ones(T/F) -
answerFalse
Anonymous functions need to be defined before being used(T/F) - answerTrue
Given two vectors a and b, which command would you use to calculate the cross product of a and
b? - answercross(a,b)
The bisection algorithm is an open method(T/F) - answerFalse
The bisection method is most effective when there are multiple roots inside a bracket (T/F) -
answerFalse
A false position method is based on the false assumption that the function can be approximated
by a(n) - answerstraight line
One disadvantage of the Newton-Raphson method is that it requires the user to analytically find
the derivative of the function(T/F) - answerTrue
For the fourth iteration in the Newton-Raphson method, you will use the estimated root location
from the third iteration as the new initial point(T/F) - answerTrue
Which one of the following functions can be used to find the list of the lower bound and upper
bound that bracket a root? - answerincsearch
Quadrature is another name for integration(T/F) - answerTrue
The key to Guass Quadrature is to balance the function values(T/F) - answerFalse
The trapezoidal rule approximates the function by a: - answerstraight line
The Guass Quadrature formulas we discussed in class are called Guess-Legendre formulas.(T/F) -
answerTrue
Romberg's method is NOT a newton-Cotes method.(T/F) - answerFalse
Simpsons 3/8 rule approximates the function by a _____ order polynomial - answerThird
The composite Simpson's 1/3 rule requires the number of segments be: - answerEven
The key to Guass Quadrature is to balance the positive and negative errors.(T/F) - answerTrue
Naive Guass elimination ensures that division by zero is not possible(T/F) - answerFalse
If the determinant of a matrix is zero, the inverse of the matric is a scalar.(T/F) - answerFalse
If two rows of a matrix are identical, the determinant is zero.(T/F) - answerTrue
If one row of a matrix consists entirely of zeros, then the determinant is zero(T/F) - answerTru
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