Thursday, January 22, 2015

Assignment #13

In order to find the volume of the solid when revolving f(x)=1/x around the x-axis you must do V=integral of (1/x)dx*π  [0,∞) V=(ln∞-ln(1))*π V=π

In order to find the surface area you do
Surface Area=((1-(x^-4)^1/2))dx from [1,∞)*π*ʃ1/(x^2)dx = ∞

This isn't a paradox because the volume of the solid approaches π as the functions continues unto ∞ and while the surface area does not approach a definite integer while the function continues to approach ∞.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Assignment #12

This what if is about the demographics of Fairies. It relates to the logistic curve with both human and fairy populations and how they increase or decrease in the environment. As the human population increases so does the fairy population. The fairies are also immortal, meaning they cannot die unless something learns how to kill them. As the human population increases the carrying capacity, eventually the population would decrease slightly and since there is a direct relation to the fairy population, but they are immortal, the fairy population levels off and stays at a specific population.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Assignment #11

1) Lectures are very large and move quite rapidly. I think that this is how lectures in college will occur. You will have to constantly be paying attention, making sure you take down each bit of information the professor states.

2) Some classes I would take during college would be Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Mathematics, Finance, and other business classes. I think that when the professor posts their lecture online is extremely helpful because it allows you to go back in-case you missed any information, and can give you the ability to examine and go over your notes you took during the lecture thoroughly.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Assignment #10

1: Logistic equations are used to represent growth over time. These equations are used primarily to describe population growth within a specific area. Environments can only hold a specific amount of animals or people or other things because their materials are limited and do not continuously grow. Logistic equations solve this problem by creating a carrying capacity for these locations

2: The point is limited when it is divided in half. This point then becomes known as the point of maximum growth on the logistic curve.

3: First you separate the different variables allowing the equation to then be able to get integrated. If the variables are not separated then you cannot solve for those variables making the problem incomplete.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Assignment #9

The video explains how animators at Pixar use the splitting and averaging of surfaces to make 3d animations used within their movies. They use Pascals triangle, which is used to create smooth curves and shapes for the animations. Pascals triangle does not work for all surfaces used in animation and other equations are required. They discuss how by splitting and averaging the shapes an  infinite amount of time, the two points used will infinitely continue to get closer until they reach a specific limit and come together at the shapes original midpoint.

Assignment #8

1)

A)     ʃsin u du = -cos u + C
B)     ʃcos u du = sin u +C
C)     ʃtan u du = -ln |cos u| + C
D)     ʃcot u du = ln |sin u| + C
E)     ʃsec u du = ln |sec u + tan u| +C
F)     ʃcsc u du = -ln |csc u + cot u| + C

2)
You have to set u equal to 2x. This is because it is within the function of U^1/2. du then equals 2dx, but it cant because of (4x+1)dx

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Assignment #7

1) The general solution to (x^n dx) is {x^(n+1)]+C. The C is important because it states whether or not there was a constant present before the integral was taken.

2)
A.  sin(x)dx=-cos(x) S C -S -C  :going right to left      south carolina - south -carolina
B.  cos(x)dx=sin(x) S C -S -C  :going right to left        south carolina - south -carolina
C.  sec^2(x)dx=tan(x)     - it sounds easy to remember if you say it to yourself a few times quickly
D.  csc^2(x)dx=-cot(x)     - opposite of sec^2    all of the C's get negated
E.  sec(x)tan(x)dx=sec(x)   -  its a pattern secxtanxsecx
F.  csc(x)cot(x)dx=-cot(x)  - its a pattern except it gets negated cscxcotx -cscx