ME 142 Engineering Computation I Exam 3 Review Mathematica

Test Format  Given In Class: Friday, July 10 th  Test is entirely on the computer  Start with a blank Mathematica notebook file 12 problems pts, pts) Work each problem in a different Mathematica section You may “set-up” your blank notebook in advance Instructions for each problem given on the handout Follow instructions carefully!!

Test Format - Continued  Allowable Resources Open book and notes Closed neighbor/consultants  Exam Submittal Due at the end of the class period Submit electronically through I-Learn as with other labs

General Comments  Place each problem in a separate section, in numerical order  May use ; to suppress intermediate output  May use multiple steps, where appropriate  Clean-up/delete any unused/extraneous items  Approximate vs. exact vs. unspecified  Save your work often!!!

Introduction to Mathematica  Basic Rules  Notebook Basics  A Few Function Examples  Documentation

Mathematica Basics  Review of Basic Concepts  Stylesheets  Using Simple Units in Your Calculation  Table Function  ListLinePlot Function  Matrices Functions

Mathematica Basics - Continued  Entering Input  Editing Cells  Basic Arithmetic  Using Previous Results  Exact vs. Approximate  Using Functions  Using Variables  Using Comments  Aborting a Calculation  Lists  Palettes  Saving a Notebook  Getting Help  Plotting  Misc

Using Notebook Interface, Lists, and Matrices  Getting Help  Formatting Your Notebook  Working with Lists  Vectors  Statics Problem Example  Matrices

Using Built-In and User- Defined Functions  User Defined Functions  Solving Equations Polynomial Equation Systems of Polynomial Equations Systems of Linear Equations Nonpolynomial Equations  Example Problems

Calculus, Plotting & Manipulate Functions  Derivatives and Integrals  Basic math Functions  Trigonometry Functions  Plot Functions  Manipulate

Basic Programming in Mathematica  Creating a Function  Localization  Controlling Program Flow  Looping Structures

What type of problems can I expect on the test?