Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                

s03 Basic Advcalc

Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1of 3

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

University of Massachusetts
Basic Exam: Linear Algebra/Advanced Calculus
January 21, 2003

The number of problems. Do 7 out of the following 9 problems. Indicate clearly


which problems should be graded.
Passing standard. To pass at the Master’s level it is sufficient to have 60% with three
problems essentially complete (including at least one from each part). To pass at the
Ph.D. level, 75% with two questions from each part essentially complete.

Part 1. Linear algebra


(1) On R2 we denote by Aθ the operation of rotation by the angle θ. (A positive
angle corresponds to counterclockwise rotation.)
(a) Write the matrix Aθ of the operation Aθ in the standard basis.
(b) For two angles α and β, derive the formulas for sin(α + β) and cos(α + β)
by writing the matrix Aα+β of the rotation Aα+β , in two different ways.

(2) Let V be a two dimensional vector space over the field of complex numbers. Let
T be a linear transformation of V such that T 2 = 0 but T 6= 0.
(a) Show that image(T )⊆ kernel(T ).
(b) Show
 that there is a basis of V such that the matrix of T in this basis is

0 1
.
0 0
(c) Do the claims (a) and (b) remain true if V is a two dimensional space over
an arbitrary field F ?

(3) Let A be an n×n matrix with complex entries such that Ak = In for some positive
integer k (here In is the n×n identity matrix). Show that the trace of A satisfies
|tr(A)| ≤ n.
Here |·| is the usual absolute value for complex numbers.

(4) Let V be a finite dimensional vector space over R, equipped with an inner product
h−, −i. Let T be a linear operator on V which is self adjoint, i.e.,
hT u, vi = hu, T vi for any vectors u, v ∈ V .
Prove or disprove the following statements, making sure that you justify your
answers:
(a) For any basis E = {e1 , ..., en } of V , the matrix TE of T in the basis E, is
symmetric.
(b) If v1 and v2 are eigenvectors of V corresponding to different eigenvalues
λ1 6= λ2 , then v1 and v2 are orthogonal.
.
Part 2. Advanced Calculus
(1) Compute Z 2 Z 4
y cos(x2 ) dxdy.
0 y2

(2) Find real numbers A and B such that


A sin(x) − x(1 + B cos(x))
lim = 1.
x→0 x3

(3) Use the divergence theorem (also called Gauss‘s theorem) to compute the integral
of the normal component of a vector field over a closed surface
 −→
Z Z
2
xy·i + (y 2 + exz )·j + sin(xy)·k · dS.
S
Here, a closed surface S is the boundary of a region bounded by the following
four surfaces:
• (i) the xz-plane,
from bellow by
• (ii) the xy-plane,
and from above by both
• (iii) the parabolic cylinder z = 1 − x2 , and
• (iv) the plane z = 2 − y.

(4) Compute the volume of the region bounded by the paraboloids z = 9 − x2 − y 2


and z = 3x2 + 3y 2 − 16.

(5) Let f be a continuous function on [0, 1] such that


1
f (0) = 0, f ( ) = 1, f (1) = 0.
2
Define a sequence of functions fn (x) = f (xn ), n = 1, 2, 3, ... Prove or disprove
each of the following statements:
(a) fn converges pointwise.
(b) fn converges uniformly on [0, 1].

You might also like