APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS WITH
PYTHON FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● So then if a variable in an equation can be isolated it is said to be
_____________
Answer: explicit
●● Algebraic
Answer: A polynomial is best described as a simple example of what
class of functions?
●● Transcendental
Answer: Functions that are non-algebraic are:
●● Complex
Answer: Roots of equations may be real or:
●● The bisection method requires two initial guesses that evaluate to
results of opposite
Answer: sign
, ●● The bisection method is a type of _______ method for solving roots
of equations
Answer: Bracketing
●● The false-position method exploits the _______ of the bracketing
guesses to get an improved estimate of the root
Answer: Magnitude
●● The false-position method provides a better estimate of the root than
the bisection method for functions that closely approximate a line in the
region of the bracketing guesses.
Answer: True
●● To guarantee that there is at least one root between two values of a
function that have opposite sign the function must be real and ________
Answer: continuous
●● Repeated application of bracketing methods alway result in closer
estimates of the true root and are said to be _____
Answer: convergent
●● In contrast open methods sometimes _______ or move away from
the root.
Answer: diverge
PYTHON FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● So then if a variable in an equation can be isolated it is said to be
_____________
Answer: explicit
●● Algebraic
Answer: A polynomial is best described as a simple example of what
class of functions?
●● Transcendental
Answer: Functions that are non-algebraic are:
●● Complex
Answer: Roots of equations may be real or:
●● The bisection method requires two initial guesses that evaluate to
results of opposite
Answer: sign
, ●● The bisection method is a type of _______ method for solving roots
of equations
Answer: Bracketing
●● The false-position method exploits the _______ of the bracketing
guesses to get an improved estimate of the root
Answer: Magnitude
●● The false-position method provides a better estimate of the root than
the bisection method for functions that closely approximate a line in the
region of the bracketing guesses.
Answer: True
●● To guarantee that there is at least one root between two values of a
function that have opposite sign the function must be real and ________
Answer: continuous
●● Repeated application of bracketing methods alway result in closer
estimates of the true root and are said to be _____
Answer: convergent
●● In contrast open methods sometimes _______ or move away from
the root.
Answer: diverge