1. Why should the engineers study numerical analysis/mthods. Explain with example.

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2. Differentiate between: (with exmples)
i) Accuracy and precision(graphically), why*****
ii) Approximate and relative error
iii) Effect of round off error.
iv) Mathematical model, analytical method vs numerical method***
3. State the sources of errors in engineering applications.
4. For numerical methods, why and where are interpolations used? Explain with example. Why
necessary?*
5. State he merits and demerits of graphical methods in solving a mathematical problem in
numerical analysis with a suitable example.
6. Derive the secant method to solve the roots of a no linear equation. Why would engineers want
to use it instead of Newton Raphson method?**
7. Discuss the limitations of elimination method for solving a set of general equations.
8. Explain the following pitfalls for elimination method.*
a. Division by zero.
b. Round off error.
9. Differentiate between shooting method and the finite divided difference method for boundary-
value problems.
10. Using an example prove that centered finite divided difference gives more accurate result over
forward or backward finite divided difference.
11. Explain the linear and quadratic interpolation from the concept of Newton-divided difference
interpolating polynomial.*
12. In what cases pivoting, partial pivoting and scaling are necessary? (e.g in Gauss Elimiation)**
13. Differentiate between Gauss Jordan and Gauss Elimination method.
14. Define ill conditioned and singular linear system.
15. Explain how a linear system of equation can be solved using LU decomposition method.*****
16. With illustration, describe the trapezoidal rule. Why is composite trapezoidal rule better to
approximate the integral?*
17. Why do engineers need to learn numerical differentitation?
18. Numerical differentiation and integration are inversely related. Explain it graphically.*
19. Derive the divided difference formula for Taylors Series expansion and prove that inclusion of
second derivative term will improve the accuracy to 0 (h^2). *
20. Differentiate between initial value and boundary value problem with examples.***
21. Explain what is meant by Curve Fitting.**
22. Discuss the least square method to fit a curve to appropriate a nonlinear set of data.
23. Derive the expression of Simpsons 1/3 rule with truncation error.
24. Differentiate between Simpsons 1/3 rule and 3/8 rule with neat sketches with applications.**
25. Use a Lagrange interpolating polynomial of the first and second order to evaluate log5.
26. What are the advantages of Lagrange interpolating polynomial over Newton interpolating
polynomial?*
27. Explain in brief the steps of finite element analysis.*