ME 142
Engineering Computation I
Review
Exam 1
Exam 1
 2 Part Exam
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In-Class Portion
Testing Center Portion
Equally weighted
Exam 1 – In-Class Portion
 Friday, January 29th – during class
 Test Format
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Electronic file posted at beginning of class
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You will need to download and work inside this file
Best 5 of 6 problems
Each problem on a separate worksheet within a single file
All work is to be done in the worksheet
Exam 1 – In-Class Portion
 Instructions for each problem given on the worksheet
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Follow carefully – Exam will be computer graded
 Exam Submittal
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Due at the end of the class period
Submit electronically through I-Learn as with other labs
 Allowable Resources
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Open book and notes
Closed neighbor
Exam 1- Testing Center Portion
 Testing Center
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Opens: Wednesday, January 27th
Closes: Saturday, January 30th
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Test Format
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50 multiple choice problems
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10 matching
5 true/false
35 multiple choice
Exam 1- Testing Center Portion
 Similar to quiz and review questions
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Knowledge of terms
Knowledge of function syntax
Knowledge of function usage
 All problems are equally weighted
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2 points per problem
 Allowable Resources
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1 sheet of notes (1-side, 8.5” x 11”)
Sorry, no calculators
Excel Basics
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Active Cell
Text, Numbers, & Formula
Entering/Editing Data &Formulas
Moving/Copying Data & Formulas
Relative & Absolute Addressing
Named Cells
Conditional Formatting
Built-in Functions
Error Messages
Formatting Numbers (2.5)
Row & Column Manipulation (2.7)
Excel Functions
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Finding Functions
Basic Math Functions
Sum and AutoSum
Selecting Ranges
Trigonometry Functions
Logical Operators
Time and Date Functions
Miscellaneous
Graphing with Excel
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Creating a Basic XY Scatter Graph
Linking Chart Titles to a Cell
Adding Data to an Existing Graph
Plotting Multiple Curves
Plotting Multiple Curves with Different X
Values
 Adding a Trend Line
 Modifying the Graph
Computer Precision & Round-Off Error
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Numerical Error
Significant Figures
Accuracy vs. Precision
Computer Representation of Numbers
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Conversion between binary, decimal and hexidecimal
Root Finding & Iterative Solutions
Finding Roots by Multiple Methods
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Plots
Bisection Routine
Excel Goal Seek Function
Excel Solver
 Finding Max/Min on 2D Plots
 Finding Max/Min on 3D Plots
 Finding Optimal Solutions
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Decision Variables
Objective Function
Constraints
Excel Matrix Operations
 Matrix Basics
 Matrix Addition
 Matrix Multiplication
 Transposing a Matrix
 Inverting a Matrix
 Determinant of a Matrix
Solving Systems of Linear Equations
 Matrix Inversion Method
 Cramer’s Rule