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This document contains information about a basic exam for an advanced calculus/linear algebra course, including: 1) The exam contains 9 problems split into two parts - linear algebra and advanced calculus. Students must complete 7 problems total, indicating which should be graded. 2) To pass at the master's level, students need 60% with 3 problems completed, including at least 1 from each part. To pass at the PhD level, 75% is needed with 2 problems from each part completed. 3) The first part includes linear algebra problems involving computing the rank and kernel of a matrix, determining if subspaces are direct sums, and showing eigenvectors form a basis. 4) The second

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This document contains information about a basic exam for an advanced calculus/linear algebra course, including: 1) The exam contains 9 problems split into two parts - linear algebra and advanced calculus. Students must complete 7 problems total, indicating which should be graded. 2) To pass at the master's level, students need 60% with 3 problems completed, including at least 1 from each part. To pass at the PhD level, 75% is needed with 2 problems from each part completed. 3) The first part includes linear algebra problems involving computing the rank and kernel of a matrix, determining if subspaces are direct sums, and showing eigenvectors form a basis. 4) The second

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Department of Mathematics and Statistics

University of Massachusetts
Basic Exam: Advanced Calculus/Linear Algebra
August 30, 2004

Do 7 out of the following 9 problems. Indicate clearly which


problems should be graded.

Passing standard: To pass at the Master’s level it is sufficient to have


60% with three problems essentially complete (including at least one from
each part). To pass at the Ph.D. level, 75% with two questions from each
part essentially complete.

Part I
Linear algebra
Problem 1. Let u = (u1 , u2 , u3 , u4 ) = (5, −2, 3, 1) and v = (v1 , v2 , v3 , v4 ) =
(−2, 1, −1, 2). We define a 4 × 4 matrix A by:

A = (aij ) , where aij = ui vj ; 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 4 .

1. Compute rank(A).

2. Compute Ker(A).

3. Compute Im(A).

Problem 2. Let V be a real vector space and T : V → V a linear


transformation such that T ◦ T = I, where I is the identity transformation.
Show that

V1 := {v + T (v) : v ∈ V } and V2 := {v − T (v) : v ∈ V }

are subspaces of V and V = V1 ⊕ V2 .

Problem 3. Let A be an n × n matrix with complex entries. Let


{λ1 , . . . , λn } be the eigenvalues of A counted with multiplicity. Show that
1. det(A) = λ1 · · · λn

2. tr(A) = λ1 + · · · + λn

Problem 4. Let V be an n-dimensional vector space and T : V → V


a linear transformation Suppose that v1 , . . . , vn ∈ V are eigenvectors of T
corresponding to distinct eigenvalues. Show that v1 , . . . , vn are a basis of V .
Part II
Advanced Calculus
Problem 1. Find the points in the surface

S = {(x, y, z) ∈ R3 : xy 2 z 4 = 64}

that are closest to the origin.

Problem 2. Let F~ be the vector field in R3


1
F~ (x, y, z) = (x, y, z)
x2 + y2 + z2
Compute the flux: Z
F~ · dS ,
Sa
where Sa is the sphere centered at the origin of radius a.

Problem 3. Compute the line integral:


Z
2xydx + x2 dy ,
C

where C is the short piece of the ellipse

(x − 2)2 + 4y 2 = 4

going from the origin to the point (2, 1).

Problem 4. Let a0 = 1/2 and consider the sequence defined recursively


by:
an = ln(1 + an−1 ) .
1. Show that lim an = 0.
n→∞

2. Determine the radius of convergence of the power series:


∞
X
an x n
n=0
Problem 5. Compute the iterated integral
√ √
Z π Z π
sin x2 dxdy
0 y

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