Mathematics 2121-002
Calculus for Life Sciences I
Fall 04
Dr. A. Shlapentokh
Study Guide for Test #3

1. Simplify .
2. Simplify .
3. Express the following in scientific notations: .
4. Express the following in scientific notations: .
5. Express the following in scientific notations: .
6. Compute: .
7. Compute: .
8. Compute: .
9. Solve: .
10. Solve: .
11. Suppose and are related by the formula , where and . What is the relationship between and ?
12. Suppose and are related by the formula , where . What is the relationship between and ?
13. Compute the derivative: .
14. Compute the derivative: .
15. Compute the derivative: .
16. Compute the derivative: .
17. Compute the derivative: .
18. Compute the derivative: .
19. Compute the derivative: .
20. Compute the third derivative of .
21. Compute the derivative: .
22. Compute the derivative: .
23. Compute the derivative: .
24. Compute the derivative: .
25. Compute the derivative: .
26. Compute the third derivative of .
27. A certain population is growing at the uniform rate of 3% when time is measured in years (with the growth rate always proportional to the population size). In 1998 the population was 500. What will it be in 2005?
28. Consider the same population as in the problem above but use once a year compunding. (In other words the population increase is computed once a year using a 3% rate.) Assume again that the population size was 500 in 1998 and determine the population in 2005.
29. Suppose a certain radioactive element is decaying exponentially with a half time equal to 1000 years. How long will it take for 75% of the original amount to be lost?
30. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 10 and the sum of their cubes is as small as possible.
31. A farmer is making a rectangular yard using 300 ft of fencing. How big can the area of the yard be ?
32. Find the largest value of the function in the interval .
33. Find the absolute minimum and maximum values of in the interval .
34. Determine the minimum value of the function in the interval .
35. Determine the maximum value of the function in the interval .
36. Determine the minimum value of the function in the interval .
37. Determine the minimum value of the function in the interval .
38. Determine the minimum value of the function in the interval .
39. Find all the critical points of the function and determine their nature.
40. Find all the critical points of the function and determine their nature.
41. Find all the critical points and determine their nature for the function .
42. Determine for what values of the function concaves up.
43. Find all the inflection points of the function .
44. For what values of is the function increasing ?
45. For what values of is the function decreasing ?
46. For what values of is the function decreasing ?
47. For what values of is the function increasing ?
48. Amongst the graphs below which graph(s) has (have) an inflection point ?
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(b)
(c)
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49. Amongst the graphs above which graph(s) has (have) a critical point ?
50. Amongst the graphs below which one corresponds to the function with and ?
51. Amongst the graphs below which one corresponds to the function with and ?
52. Amongst the graphs below which one corresponds to the function with and ?
53. Amongst the graphs below which one corresponds to the function with and ?
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(b)
(c)
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