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    1. A solar car is tested over several time intervals and its average speed is calculated using finite difference methods. The overall average speed is also reported. 2. Velocity and acceleration of a moving ball are calculated at several times using forward, backward, and centered finite differences. Results are reported in a table. 3. Shear stress is calculated at several distances from a surface using finite differences, viscosity law, and given velocity data. Work is shown for one calculation. 4. Derivative of a function is estimated at a point using forward, backward, and centered finite differences. Percent errors between true and estimated values are reported. The step size needed for backward and forward differences to match the error of

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    1. A solar car is tested over several time intervals and its average speed is calculated using finite difference methods. The overall average speed is also reported. 2. Velocity and acceleration of a moving ball are calculated at several times using forward, backward, and centered finite differences. Results are reported in a table. 3. Shear stress is calculated at several distances from a surface using finite differences, viscosity law, and given velocity data. Work is shown for one calculation. 4. Derivative of a function is estimated at a point using forward, backward, and centered finite differences. Percent errors between true and estimated values are reported. The step size needed for backward and forward differences to match the error of

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    1. A solar car is tested over several time intervals and its average speed is calculated using finite difference methods. The overall average speed is also reported. 2. Velocity and acceleration of a moving ball are calculated at several times using forward, backward, and centered finite differences. Results are reported in a table. 3. Shear stress is calculated at several distances from a surface using finite differences, viscosity law, and given velocity data. Work is shown for one calculation. 4. Derivative of a function is estimated at a point using forward, backward, and centered finite differences. Percent errors between true and estimated values are reported. The step size needed for backward and forward differences to match the error of

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    HW 3

    ENGR/PHYS 216 Spring Fall 2023


    HW Assignment 3: Finite Differences

    Note: Graphs make great diagrams for some of these problems

    1. A team of Aggie engineers are testing a solar car over long distances. The table below lists the time
    and odometer readings of a test run. Fill out the blank parts of the table (time interval, distance traveled
    during that time interval, and average speed) using finite difference equations discussed in lecture 3.
    Please show your work for one time interval, one distance, and one average speed. You do not have to
    show your work for the remaining calculations. What is the overall average speed of the car (the
    average of the averages)?

    Clock time (hr:min:sec) 0:00:00 0:59:12 2:01:46 2:58:55 3:47:01 4:13:00 5:36:17
    Odometer reading (mi) 102.0 157.8 217.6 264.1 315.2 341.7 420.3
    Time interval (hr)
    Distance (mi)
    Average speed (mph)

    Note: Feel free to use Excel to check your work. Just remember that when entering times in Excel, it may
    be easier to use a special format – you can select formats for a cell using the format drop-down menu
    (the General format is the default).

    The Clock times above were done using a format found under the Custom list. After entering the Clock
    time values, try changing the format of the cells to General. You will see that Excel stores times (and
    dates) as numbers. (In fact, the number 1 is equal to the start of Excel’s time/date clock – midnight,
    January 1, 1900.) The fact that dates and times are numbers means you can do math with them!

    2. Use the following data to calculate the velocity and acceleration of a moving ball at t = 2, 3, 4, 5, and
    6 seconds using
    a. forward finite difference
    b. backward finite difference
    c. centered finite difference

    Time t, seconds 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0
    Position x, meters 0.00 4.10 7.53 10.92 12.31 12.35 11.83 10.49 7.95

    Please show your work for one velocity and one acceleration for all three finite difference methods (6 in
    total). You do not have to show your work for the remaining calculations. Please write your final
    answers in a table format so they are easy to read.

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    HW 3

    3. The velocity, 𝑢 (m/s), of air flowing across a flat surface is measured at several distances 𝑦 (m) away
    from the surface. (Think about a fan blowing air over a table and measuring the air velocity at several
    heights above the table.) Use Newton’s viscosity law
    𝑑𝑢
    𝜏=𝜇
    𝑑𝑦
    and the second order centered first finite difference method to determine the shear stress, 𝜏 (𝑁/𝑚2 ),
    at distances 𝑦 = 0.006, 0.012, and 0.018 m. Assume a constant value for the dynamic viscosity
    𝜇 = 1.8 × 10−5 𝑁𝑠/𝑚2 . How do you think your answers would change if you use higher order finite
    differences?

    𝒚 (m) 0.000 0.00200 0.00600 0.0120 0.0180 0.0240


    𝒖 (m/s) 0.000 0.067 0.572 2.291 5.047 9.041

    Please show your work for one distance. You do not have to show your work for the remaining
    calculations.

    4. Consider the equation


    ln(𝑥) sinh(𝑥)
    𝑓(𝑥) =
    𝑒𝑥
    The true value of its derivative at 𝑥 = 1.5 is 𝑓 ′ (1.5) = 0.336925. Use forward, backward, and centered
    first finite differences to estimate the derivative numerically for the step size ∆𝑥 = 0.25, and determine
    the percent error between the true value and each of the estimated values. Percent error is given by:
    𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 − 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
    𝜀=| | × 100%
    𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒
    What value of ∆𝑥 would you have to use for the backward and forward finite differences to get the
    same (or smaller) percent error as the centered finite difference using ∆𝑥 = 0.25? Hint: it should be less
    than 0.25!

    Note: sinh(𝑥) is hyperbolic sine

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