Homework Set 1
Due Friday, August 22
I. Do the following graphs without the aid of a calculator or computer.
1. y = 3e-2x
2. y = e-xcos (x)
3. y = 1/(1+ex)
4. y = (1/2) sin (3x + Pi)
5. y = e2 ln|x|
6. y = x sin (x)
II. Do the following integrals. Take the derivative to check your answer.
1. Int 1/(x+1) dx
2. Int 1/sqrt(x+1) dx
3. Int(from e to e2) 1/(x ln x) dx
4. Int (ex+e-x)/(ex-e-x) dx
5. Int x2 ex dx
6. Int(from 0 to 4) 5/(3x+1) dx
III. Find all functions y(x) such that ...
1. y' = 5x/y
2. y' = sqrt(x)/2y
3. y' = 3y
4. y' = x(1+y)
5. y' = 3/4 sqrt(x) and y(0) = 10
6. y' = 3y and y(0) = 10
7. y'' = g and y(0) = 4, y(10) = 12 (g is a constant.)
8. y'' = sin x and y(0) = 1, y'(0) = 7
9. If radium has a half-life of 1620 years, what percentage of a sample will be left after 500 years?
10. If a sample of radioactive material decays at a rate of 10% per day, what is its half-life?
IV. Read about Taylor series if you need to.
1. Find the Taylor series of y=ex2, centered about x=0. What is the radius of convergence?
2. Find the Taylor series of y=1/x centered about x=1. What is the radius of convergence?