EMT4801/101/0/2016

Tutorial letter 101/0/2016

Engineering Mathematics IV

EMT4801
Year module
Department of Mathematical Sciences

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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Contents
1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.1 Tutorial matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE

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2.1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.2 Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS

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3.1 Lecturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.2 Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3 University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. MODULE RELATED RESOURCES

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4.1 Prescribed and Recommended books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.2 Recommended books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4.3 Electronic reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE

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6. MODULE SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7. MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING 11

8. ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.1 Assessment Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.2 General Assignment numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.2.2 Due dates of assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.3 Submission of assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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8.4 Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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9. EXAMINATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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10. OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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11. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Open Rubric

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1. INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME

Welcome to the subject ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS IV (Theory) (EMT4801)
at UNISA. This tutorial letter serves as a guideline to this course. It provides you with
general administrative information as well as specific information about the subject. Read
it carefully and keep it safe for future reference. We trust that you will enjoy this course.

1.1 Tutorial matter

Some of this tutorial matter may not be available when you register. Tutorial matter that
is not available when you register will be posted to you as soon a possible, but is also
available on myUnisa.

2. PURPOSE OF AND OUTCOMES FOR THE MODULE

2.1 Purpose

This module is intended for students in final year of their electrical engineering qualifications.

2.2 Outcomes

Specific outcome 1:

Understand series and sequences

Assessment criteria
1. Understand what is meant by the phrase convergence of a sequence;
2. Know how to compute the limits of some basic convergent sequences (including ones
that are defined by some given recursive formula);
3. Know what is meant by the terms arithmetic progression, harmonic progression and
geometric progression, and be able to identify such sequences.

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Specific outcome 2:

Understand complex numbers in preparation for the work on complex analysis.

Assessment criteria

At the end of this unit the student should be familiar with the concept of a complex
number, know how to perform basic operations with complex numbers, and know and be
able to manipulate the definitions of Arg(z), ez , and ln(z).

Specific outcome 3:

Understand Laplace transforms, and to extend these to possibly complex variables. Also
to introduce the initial value and final value theorems, to decribe the Laplace Transform
of periodic functions, and to introduce the convolution theorem.

Assessment criteria
1. Familiarity with the basic definitions and properties of the Laplace Transforms.
2. Understand how this theory can be extended to complex variables.
3. Understand and be able to apply the initial value and final value theorems (the
student should in particular also be able to determine when these theorems are
applicable and when not).
4. Be able to use tables of Laplace transforms to compute both Laplace transforms and
inverse transforms.
5. Understand the convolution theorem and be able to apply it in computing inverse
transforms.

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Specific outcome 4:

Understand discrete time systems, the Z-transform, and its properties.

Assessment criteria
1. Familiarity with the basic definitions and properties of the Z-transform.
2. Understand and be able to apply the initial value theorem, final value theorem, and
convolution theorem.

3. LECTURER AND CONTACT DETAILS

Always use your student number when you contact the university.

3.1 Lecturers
You may contact your lecturers by post, e-mail, telephone or on myUnisa.
Contact details:
Dr. J.M. Manale
Corner of Christiaan de Wet Road & Pioneer Avenue
Room 6-46 GJ Gerwel Building
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of South Africa
Science Campus, Florida 1709, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tel:

+27 11 670 9172 / 9147

Fax +27 11 670 9171

Email: manaljm@unisa.ac.za
Online address: https://my.unisa.ac.za

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and
Dr. A.S. Kubeka
Corner of Christiaan de Wet Road & Pioneer Avenue
Room 6-647 GJ Gerwel Building
Department of Mathematical Sciences
University of South Africa
Science Campus
Florida 1709
Johannesburg
South Africa

Tel:

+27 11 670 9172 / 9147

Fax +27 11 670 9171

Email: Kubekas@unisa.ac.za
Online address: https://my.unisa.ac.za

Functions of your lecturers and tutors

Enquiries about technical content.
Set assignments.
Mark assignments.
Set examination papers.
Mark examination papers

Do NOT submit your assignments to your lecturers or tutors.

3.2 Department
You may contact the department by post or telephone.

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Contact details:

Department of Mathematical Sciences

University of South Africa
Corner of Christiaan de Wet Road & Pioneer Avenue
Room 6-46 GJ Gerwel Building
Science Campus, Florida 1709, Johannesburg, South Africa

Tel:

+27 11 670 9147

Fax +27 11 670 9171

Email: mathsciencesm@unisa.ac.za
Online address: https://my.unisa.ac.za

3.3 University
If you need to contact the University about matters not related to the content of this
course, please consult the publication my studies @ Unisa that you received with your
study material. This booklet contains information on how to contact the University (e.g.
to whom you can write for different queries, important telephone and fax numbers, addresses and details of the times certain facilities are open).
Always have your student number at hand when you contact the University.
4. MODULE RELATED RESOURCES

4.1 Prescribed and Recommended books

The prescribed book for this module is

DG Duffy, Advanced Engineering Mathematics with MATLAB 3rd edition(or
latest), Chapman-Hall/CRC Press, 2010
The library has a limited number of copies of this book.

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4.2 Recommended books
A further reference which students may find helpful, is the following book:
KA Stroud (with additions by DJ Booth), Advanced Engineering Mathematics (4th ed),
Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

4.3 Electronic reserves

There are no electronic reserves for this module.
5. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE MODULE
For information on the various student support systems and services available at Unisa
(e.g. student counseling, tutorial classes, language support), please consult the publication
my studies @ Unisa that you received with your study material.

Contact with fellow students

Study groups:
It is advisable to have contact with fellow students. One way to do this is to form
study groups. The addresses of students in your area may be obtained from the
following department:
Directorate: Student Administration and Registration

P O Box 392
UNISA
0003

myUnisa:
If you have access to a computer that is linked to the internet, you can quickly
access resources and information at the University. The myUnisa learning management system is Unisas online campus that will help you to communicate with your
lecturers, with other students and with the administrative departments of Unisa
all through the computer and the internet.

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http://www.unisa.ac.za and then click on the Login to myUnisa link on the right
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Please consult the publication my studies @ Unisa which you received with your
study material for more information on myUnisa.

DO NOT CONTACT YOUR TUTOR REGARDING THESE QUESTIONS!!!!

The Department of Despatch should supply you with the following tutorial matter for this
module:
Tutorial letter 101 READ THIS FIRST
A study guide for EMT4801
Note: Some of this tutorial matter may not be available when you register. Tutorial
matter that is not available when you register will be posted to you as soon as possible.
Once your registration is confirmed missing study material may also be downloaded in
electronic format from https://my.unisa.ac.za.
6. MODULE SPECIFIC STUDY PLAN

Module 1: Sequences and Series

The material on sequences and series is not covered in the prescribed book. You should
study this section from the study guide. If you need addtional background you can refer
to the textbook prescribed/recommended for MAT1581 and MAT2691, namely
KA Stroud (with additions by Dexter J Booth), Engineering Mathematics, edition 5 or 6
or latest.
(Edition 5 was published by Palgrave publishers in 2001 and edition 6 by Industrial press
in 2007.)

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This book has chapters on both series and power series which cover almost everything, except the algorithms for estimating the accuracy of a partial sum approximation, presented
in section 1.2.5 of the study guide.

Module 2: Complex Analysis

This material may either be studied from the study guide or chapter 1 of the prescribed
textbook. In the textbook you do not need to do example 1.9.4 and also dont need to do
any of the examples in section 1.10 (that is examples 1.10.11.10.3).

Module 3: Laplace Transforms: Continuous Signals and Systems

This material may either be studied from the study guide, or from chapter 6 of the prescribed textbook. If you choose to study this from the prescribed textbook you need to
take note of the following points:
You do not need to study sections 6.7 and 6.10 in the textbook.
Although the textbook does deal with transfer functions, it does not cover stability
in enough detail. It also does not deal with the state space approach. Hence you
will need to study section 3.5.2 and unit 3.6 from the study guide together with
chapter 6 of the textbook.

Module 4: Ztransforms, Discrete Signals and Systems

This material may either be studied from the study guide, or from chapter 7 of the prescribed book. When studying this material from the textbook you need to take note of
the following points:
You do not need to know all the methods for inverting a Ztransform in section 7.3.
It is enough to study only the method based on partial fraction expansion.

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The textbook does not cover the state space model. Hence you will need to study
unit 4.5 from the study guide, together with chapter 7 of the textbook.
7. MODULE PRACTICAL WORK AND WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING
There are no practicals for this module.
8. ASSESSMENT
Marks will be allocated for assignments.

The average of these marks will form 20% of

the final mark with 80% contributed by the final examination.

8.1 Assessment Plan

There are three assignments for this course, which appear further on under section. The
study material on which each one is based, is summarised in the assignment submission
programme which appears further on this section.

8.2 General Assignment numbers

Assignments are numbered as 01, 02 and 03.

8.2.1 Unique assignment numbers

In addition to the general number each assignment has its own unique number which must
be written on the assignment.

ASSIGNMENTS

Unique numbers

01

637879

02

834979

03

826478

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8.2.2 Due dates of assignment
THE CUTOFF SUBMISSION DATES FOR THE ASSIGNMENTS
Assignment 01

06 May 2016

Assignment 02

24 June 2016

Assignment 03

26 August 2016

8.3 Submission of assignments

Submit at least one assignment before 06 May 2016.

There is no way around this re-

quirement, which is a consequence of government regulations.

Assignments should be

addressed to:

The Registrar
P O Box 392
UNISA
0003

You may submit your assignments either by post or electronicaly via myUnisa. Assignments may not be submitted by fax or email. For detailed information and requirements
as far as assignments are concerned, see the brochure my studies @ Unisa that you received
with your study material.
To submit an assignment via myUnisa
Go to myUnisa.
Log in with your student number and password.
Select the course.
Click on assignments in the lefthand menu.
Click on the assignment number you want to submit.

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Follow the instructions on the screen.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING POINT :

FOR SUBSIDY PURPOSES THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

REQUIRES STUDENTS TO GIVE INDICATION THAT THEY ARE
ACTIVELY STUDYING THE MODULES THEY ARE REGISTERED
FOR. FOR THIS REASON STUDENTS MUST BE SURE TO SUBMIT
AT LEAST ONE ASSIGNMENT BEFORE OR ON 06 MAY 2016.
AS FAR AS THIS REQUIREMENT IS CONCERNED, NO EXTENSION CAN BE GIVEN.

Submission of assignments

You can either submit assignments by regular mail to the Assignments Section, or by
dropping it off in one of the UNISA postboxes at the learning centres, or electronically
via the internet. When you submit take note of the following points:
ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THE ASSIGNMENT TO REACH UNISA
BEFORE THE CUTOFF DATE.
KEEP A CLEAR COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT FOR YOUR OWN
REFERENCE. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AS ASSIGNMENTS DO GET
LOST.
IF YOU SUBMIT BY REGULAR MAIL, YOU ARE ADVISED TO
REGISTER THE MAIL.
WHEN SUBMITTING VIA myUnisa IT IS ADVISABLE TO SUBMIT
YOUR ASSIGNMENT IN PDF FORMAT.

To submit an assignment via myUnisa:

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Go to myUnisa.
Log in with your student number and password.
Select the module from the orange bar.
Click on assignments in the left menu.
Click on the assignment number you want to submit.
Follow the instructions.

Feedback on assignments

Each assignment that is submitted will be returned together with a copy of the solutions of
that assignment. If no assignment is submitted solutions will not be sent out automatically.

Once exam admissions are finalised, solutions to the assignments will be made available
on myUnisa.

Exam admission and the year mark

If you do gain entrance to the exam, your final mark for the module will be calculated
from a year mark and the exam mark according to the following formula:
The year mark contributes to 20%.
The examination mark contributes to 80%.

The year mark is in turn calculated from the scores obtained for the assignments with each
assignment contributing to the year mark. Their contribution towards the year mark are
as shown in the table below:

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ASSIGNMENT

CONTRIBUTION

NUMBER

TOWARDS YEAR MARK

01

25%

02

35%

03

40%

TOTAL

=100%

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8.4 Assignments
Assignment 01
Unique number: 637879
Recommended closing date: 08 May 2016
Based among others, on Units 1, 2, 3, 4 of Module 1

Question 1
In each case find the limit as n of the given sequence.
5

1.1 an =

(3n+11) 2
(n+5)3

(4)

 1

1.2 an = n e n 1
1.3 {xn } where x1 = 1 and x1 =

(4)
2xn +3
4

for all n 1.

(You may assume {xn } converges.)

(3)
[11]

Question 2
Give an example of an unbounded sequence which has a convergent subsequence. Justify
your claims.

[3]

Question 3
3.1 Given

X
n=1

n
,
(n + 1)(2n + 7)

apply the following convergence tests and say if the tests proves convergence, divergence, or does not confirm either.
3.1.1 DAlemberts ratio test.

(4)

3.1.2 The integral test.

(5)

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3.2 Next consider

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X
n=1

1
n2 ln n

Apply the following convergence tests and say if the test proves convergence, divergence, or does not confirm either.
3.2.1 DAlemberts ratio test.

(4)

3.2.2 The comparison test.

(4)
[17]

Question 4
Show that the sequence {xn } converges if and only if the series

(xn+1 xn )

n=1

converges. What will the sum be if the series converges? (Hint: Try to simplify its partial
sums).

[4]

Question 5
Estimate the maximum error for the following series if the first six terms of the series are
used to approximate the sum.

X
4n 3
n=1

5n
[5]

Question 6
Determine the interval of convergence for the following power series.

X
n=1

n2

n
(3x 1)n .
+1
[10]
TOTAL: [50]

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Assignment 02
Unique number: 834979
Recommended closing date: 26 June 2016
Based among others, on Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of Module 2
Question 1
1.1 Consider the transformation
w = z 2 2z,
where z = x + iy and w = u + iv. Then determine u and v in terms of x and y. (6)
1.2 Determine the image in the W -plane of the circle
x2 + y 2 = 1.
(5)
[11]
Question 2
Show that the function
u (x, y) = x3 3xy 2 + y
is harmonic, and determine its harmonic conjugate v (x, y).

[8]

Question 3
Compute the Laurent expansions of the function
f (z) =

z2

z+2
,
+ 5z + 6

valid for the region |z + 1| < 1. That is, in powers of (z + 1). Give at least three terms.
[Hint: First use partial fractions to write the given function as a sum of simpler terms.
Then expand these individually, where necessary]

[6]

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Question 4
Show how the real integral
Z
0

1 cos
d
5 2 cos

may be converted to a contour integral for a suitable path C, then use the residue theorem
to compute it.
[12]
Question 5
Show how the real integral
Z

x+1
dx
(x2 + 2)(x2 + 2x + 2

may be converted to a contour integral for a suitable path C, then compute it. Make sure
you describe or sketch the path used.
[14]
TOTAL: [50]

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Assignment 03
Unique number: 826478
Recommended closing date: 28 August 2016
Based on all Units in Module 3 & 4
Question 1
Use Laplace transforms to solve the following system of differential equations;

y 0 y + 2x = et , 3y 0 2y + x = 0,

where y(0) = 1 and x(0) = 0.

[Hint First solve for y. Then determine x using the above equations.]
[15]
Question 2
A system is characterised by the following equation:

x 1
70
0
x1
1

+ 400.
x 2
10 40
x2
0
and the initial conditions are x1 (0) = 0 and x2 (0) = 0. Take Laplace transforms of the
state equation and
solve.

[15]

Question 3
Solve the following statespace equation by taking a Ztransform and using an inverse
matrix, given that x1 (0) = x2 (0) = 0 and uk = 2.

x1 (k)
1
x1 (k + 1)
0
1

+ uk

=
x2 (k)
0
x2 (k + 1)
81 34

yk = [1

2]

x1 (k)

x2 (k)
[20]

TOTAL: [50]

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9. EXAMINATIONS

EXAMINATION INFORMATION FOR ENGINEERING

(MATHEMATICS IV (THEORY) EMT4801)
Type of examination

Closed book

Examination duration

3 hours

Examination language

English

Nonprogrammable calculators
are allowed

Yes

Take note that the Engineering Applications in the study guide are primarly there for
illustrative purposes. Hence in the exam the focus will be more on the actual mathematics
underlying the applications, rather than the applications themselves.
In addition some of the material in the study guide is there for the purpose of revision.
Where material is included for the sake of revision, the focus will be more on that part of
the work which is truly new and not so much on the work being revised. This means that
You will not be directly tested on matrix algebra. You merely need to be able to
use it to deal with state space equations.
In the module on Laplace transforms the focus will be more on the material not
dealt with in MAT301W, namely
the behaviour of F (p) as p ;
the initialvalue theorem;
the finalvalue theorem;
solution of simultaneous linear des;
step and impulse functions, and the application of step functions to Laplace
transforms of periodic functions;
all material relating to transfer functions
all material relating to convolution

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all material relating to the state space approach.
In preparing for the exam it is insufficient to only do the assignment questions. Some of
the exercises in the study guide and the textbook need to be attempted as well. Do as
many of these as you need to be able to master the underlying techniques.
Mathematics is a time consuming (but most enjoyable) subject once you have mastered
it. You should do so many problems, that once youve read the question, you should
immediately recognise the solution method.
The Oct/Nov 2006 is included to assist you in your preparation.

Examination Paper
INSTRUCTIONS:
Pocket calculators may be used
Answer all the questions

QUESTION 1
Consider the series

X
2n + 6
.
(n + 2)3
n=1

For each of the following convergence tests state with justification whether the test proves
convergence, divergence, or does not confirm either:
1.1 Ratio test.

(3)

1.2 Comparison test.

(4)
[7]

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QUESTION 2
2.1 Estimate the maximum error if the first four terms of the series

X
5n 4
n=1

4n

is used to estimate the sum.

(6)

2.2 Determine the interval of convergence of the power series

(12)

X
(n + 2) (x + 2)n
n=1

2n (3n + 2)
[18]

QUESTION 3
3.1 Consider the transformation
w=

2
z+2

from the z-plane onto the w-plane, where z = x + iy and w = u + iv.

3.1.1 Determine the equation of the image of the line y = x + 1 under this transformation.

(6)

3.1.2 Now compute the image of the points

A (1, 0) ; B (0, 1) ; C (1, 2)
on the line in question 3.1.1.

(5)

3.2 Consider u (x, y) = (x + 1)2 y 2 .

3.2.1 Show that u is harmonic.

(4)

3.2.2 Determine the harmonic conjugate v of u.

(5)

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3.3
3.3.1 Show how the real integral
Z

x2
dx
(x2 + 1) (x2 + 4)

may be converted to a contour integral for a suitable path. Make sure you
describe or sketch the path used.

(7)

3.3.2 Now determine

Z

(x2

x2
dx
+ 1) (x2 + 4)

using the contour integral described in (3.3.1).

(8)
[36]

QUESTION 4
Suppose we are given a system with input u (t) and output x (t) described by the equation
x00 + 4x0 + 7x = 5u0 3u.
Assume also that the system is initially at rest (i.e. x0 (0) = x (0) = 0 = u (0)).
4.1 Write down the transfer function G (p) of the system.

(3)

4.2 Now write down a state-space model for the system (yielding the same transfer
function).

(3)

4.3 Use the initial and final value theorems to determine g (0+ ) and lim g (t) where
t

g (t) = L1 (G (p)) .

(6)
[12]

QUESTION 5
Use the method of convolution to find

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p2
2
(p +1)2

[7]

QUESTION 6
Suppose we have a system described by the difference equation with input {uk }
3yk+2 + 4yk+1 + yk = uk+1 uk
which is initially in a quiescent state (y0 = y1 = 0 = u0 ) .
Write down the transfer function of the system and say if the system is stable or not. [5]

QUESTION 7
7.1 Solve the following state-space equations by taking a Z-transform and using an
inverse matrix, given that
0 = x1 (0) = x2 (0) and uk = {1, 0, 0, . . .} .

x1 (k + 1)

1 0

2 3

x2 (k + 2)

yk =

2 3

x1 (k)

x2 (k)

x1 (k)

uk

12

(0.1)

x2 (k)
7.2 Determine the values y0 ; y1 ; y2 .

(3)
[15]
TOTAL: [100]

10. OTHER ASSESSMENT METHODS

The are no other assessment methods in this module.
11. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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