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ME685A: Applied Numerical Methods Homework Assignment #1 Maximum Marks: 20

This document is a homework assignment from a numerical methods course asking students to: 1) Use calculus to analytically calculate the velocity of a parachutist over time and plot the results, then use the Euler method to numerically approximate the velocity and overlay the plots to compare the solutions. 2) Use Taylor series expansions of orders 0 through 3 to approximate the value of a cubic function at x=3, and calculate the true percent error of each approximation.

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ME685A: Applied Numerical Methods Homework Assignment #1 Maximum Marks: 20

This document is a homework assignment from a numerical methods course asking students to: 1) Use calculus to analytically calculate the velocity of a parachutist over time and plot the results, then use the Euler method to numerically approximate the velocity and overlay the plots to compare the solutions. 2) Use Taylor series expansions of orders 0 through 3 to approximate the value of a cubic function at x=3, and calculate the true percent error of each approximation.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

ME685A: Applied Numerical Methods


Homework Assignment #1
Maximum Marks: 20

1. A parachutist of mass 68.1 kg jumps out of a stationary hot air balloon. As discussed in the class,
the method of calculus is used to obtain the analytical solution (exact solution) to the problem of
finding the velocity of the parachutist as a function of time. This expression is given by the following
equation:

𝑔𝑚 𝑐
𝑣(𝑡) = (1 − 𝑒 −(𝑚)𝑡 )
𝑐

The drag coefficient ‘c’ is given to be equal to 12.5 kg/s. The acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ is 9.8
m/s2.

Part 1:
Use the above equation to calculate the velocity as a function of time analytically from time t = 0 s to
time t = infinity. (note that you have to choose a higher value for time to represent ‘infinity’). Use a
time interval of 2 s. Plot a graph between time (along the x axis) and velocity (along the y axis) to
represent the way velocity changes with respect to time.

Part 2:
Derive an expression using the forward difference and obtain the finite divided difference
approximation for velocity. The approach adopted is called the Euler Method. Using this derived
expression, obtain the velocities at different times for a step-size of 2 s. Plot the variation of velocity
with time, as before on a graph, and superimpose the earlier graph to understand the difference
between analytical and numerical solution for the problem.
(Note: Hand-drawn graphs will receive zero marks; you may use Microsoft Excel, Matlab, or any
suitable software for computer calculation and plotting graphs).

(Total for Question 1: 10 Marks)

2. Using zero, first, second and third-order Taylor series expansion, predict f (3) for the following
function, 𝑓(𝑥) = 25𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 88 using a base point at x = 1. Compute the true percent
relative error (εt) for each approximation.
(10 Marks)

END OF ASSIGNMENT

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