Numerical Assignment 1
Numerical Assignment 1
Question 1
The velocity of a falling parachutist is given by = (1 () ) where = 9.8, with a
drag coefficient = 14 /, compute the mass so that the velocity is = 35/ at = 7.
Use (i) bisection method (ii) Regula-Falsi method (iii) NR-method and (iv) Secant method to
determine to a level of relative error 0.1%. Take = 60, = 70.
Question 2
The saturation concentration of dissolved oxygen in fresh water can be calculated with the
equation
a) If the initial guesses are set as 0 and 35, how many bisection iterations would be
required to determine temperature to an absolute error of 0.05 ?
log( 0 /, )
= log 2