Cyrell Sayre BSCS 3, Section 62

Final Examination December 31, 2022

1. Computational Science uses computer hardware and software to solve and answer
scientific questions. Oftentimes, computational science problems produce large amounts
of data where data visualization and computer graphics play every important role in
interpreting and understanding these data. What scientific disciplines need to use
computational science and give specific examples of problems in each discipline which
are best handled by computational science?

Answer:
 Scientific Disciplines that need to use computational science are:
 Biology – difficulty to visualize body organs (ex. Brain,etc.).
 Biophysics – difficulty of locating fragments of DNA on chromosomes.
 Medicine – difficulty managing and analyzing data.
 Chemistry - difficulty to calculate the vibrational spectra and the normal
vibrational modes for relatively simple molecules.
 Engineering – inability to enter fields that are either inaccessible to traditional
experimentation or were carrying out traditional empirical inquiries is
prohibitively expensive.
 Mathematics
 Physics – difficulty to calculate physical properties
 Astronomy – difficulties to distinguish between distant galaxies and stars in the
Milky Way, and estimate the distance to faraway objects and to categorize the
structures of galaxies
 Earth and environmental sciences – difficulty to simulate technological tools for
fighting climate change
 Linguistics – difficulty to understand and analyze languages

2. Define a matrix. Differentiate between matrix and determinant.

Answer: Matrix, in Mathematics, it is an arrangement of number or values into rows and

columns. A determinant is a square array of numbers which represents a certain sum of
products.
Differences of Matrix and Determinant
 In a matrix, the set of numbers are arranged by two rectangular brackets whereas,
in a determinant, the set of numbers are covered by two bars or by modulus sign.
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A matrix is a group of numbers, but a determinant is a unique number related to
that matrix.
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In a matrix the number of rows need not be equal to the number of columns
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whereas, in a determinant, the number of rows should be equal to the number of
columns.
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Determinants are used to calculate the inverse of the matrix and if the determinant
is zero then the inverse of the matrix doesn’t exist.

3. Find a matrix X such that You can use R to solve this

problem.
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4. Find the rank of the matrix using echelon.

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5. Find the eigenvalue of the matrix Y =

Answer: Using R programming:
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6. Given the
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NOTE: We can’t solve this in R sir, so we decided to answer it in written

7. Using R, solve the following problems:

a. Solve the simultaneous equations: xy=2, 2log|x-1| = logy
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b. Solve the equation

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c. Differentiate with respect to x:

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