DKE Numerical Mathematics 2019 Graded Assignments

Submit homeworks via the Student Portal. All code must be executable by Matlab. Submit files of code
and computer-generated output. Other working may be hand-written on A4 paper and scanned to a
PDF file (photographs will not be graded), or written using on a computer and submitted both in source
and PDF formats.

1. (Due by 23:59 on Thursday 18th April)

Write Matlab code which uses the secant method to find all three roots of the function f (x) =
1 + xex − 5x2 in the interval [−1, +3] to an estimated accuracy of 10−6 . For each root, also state
the best bracket (bounds) you have found.
2. (Due by 23:59 on Tuesday 30th April)
Write Matlab code to solve a differential equation using the 3rd-order Adams-Bashforth method,
with a given fixed step size. Bootstrap your method using a Runga-Kutta method of appropriate
order.
Apply your both your Runge-Kutta boostrapping and the Adams-Bashforth method to solve the
initial-value problem
ẏ = cos(t) + y − y 3 ; y(0) = 2;
up to time t = 12 using a step-size of h = 0.5. Compute the (absolute) error at t = 12, given that
the exact value is −0.6626337391 (10 dp). What happens to the error if you halve the step size?
Compare the Adams-Bashforth method to your bootstrapping Runge-Kutta method with (i) the
same step size, and (ii) the same number of functon evaluations. Which method performs better?
3. (Due on Thursday 9th May)
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4. (Due on Thursday 16th May)

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5. (Due on Monday 27th May)
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