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Engineering Maths

HNC/HND Engineering 2
Higher National Certificate/Diploma in Engineering
Assignment Brief

Unit Number and Title Unit 2: Engineering Maths
Academic Year 2021-2022
Unit Tutor A.Chebbo
Assignment Title Unit 2: Engineering Maths- level 4
Issue Date 12/02/2022
Submission Date 15th April 2022
IV Name & Date R. Lakshmanan , January 2022
Unit Learning Outcomes
LO1: Identify the relevance of mathematical methods to a variety of conceptualised
engineering examples.
LO2: Investigate applications of statistical techniques to interpret, organise and present data.
LO3: Use analytical and computational methods for solving problems by relating sinusoidal
wave and vector functions to their respective engineering applications.
LO4: Examine how differential and integral calculus can be used to solve engineering
problems.

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Assignment Brief and Guidance
Scenario:
As an electrical and electronic engineer you always encounter equations, problems and data that
need to be analysed in order to understand the results in a practical way.
You are working as an engineer and you have completed many tasks in a job that you were asked
to carry out. A report must be prepared for you senior in order to analyse the results that you have
obtained in your experiments. You must analyse the results carefully using methodologies that
you have learnt in engineering maths. Your report must be clear and presented in a professional
way as this will have a major impact on how well you impress your superiors and obtain the
promotion that you have been working for a long time. All the tasks must be finalised on time and
the analysis must be thorough and convincing.

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LO1: Identify the relevance of mathematical methods to a variety of conceptualised
engineering examples.
LO1 will be assessed by open book timed constrained assessment in class.

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LO2: Investigate applications of statistical techniques to interpret, organise and present
data by using appropriate computer software packages.
a- The owner of the Ches Tahoe restaurant is interested in how much people spend at the
restaurant. He examines 10 randomly selected receipts for parties of four and writes down
the following data. Find the mean and standard deviation
44, 50, 38, 96, 42, 47, 40, 39, 46, 50
b-
Show and explain what is the normal distribution approximation for the binomial distribution
where
n = 20 and p = .25 (i.e. the binomial distribution displayed in Figure 1 of Binomial
Distribution)?
c- The average life of a motor is 10 years and the standard deviation is 2 years. Given that
the manufacturer can replace only 3% of the motors for faulty reasons, how long should the
guarantee be for if the lives of the motors represent a normal distribution?
d- The manufacturer of metal pistons found that on average 12% of the pistons are rejected
because they are oversize or undersize. What is the probability that in any group of 10
pistons:
1- Not more than 2 pistons are rejected
2- At least 2 pistons are rejected
3- How would you interpret these results in terms of profitability and loss of revenues
e- The lifetime of a particular type of light-bulb has been shown to follow a Normal distribution
with mean lifetime of 1000 hours and standard deviation of 125 hours. Three bulbs are
found to last 1250, 980 and 1150 hours. Convert these values to standardized normal
scores.

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LO3: Use analytical and computational methods for solving problems by relating
sinusoidal wave and vector functions to their respective engineering applications.
a- A system of solar panels produces a daily average power P that changes during the year. It
is maximum on the 21
st of June (day with the highest number of daylight) and equal to 20
kwh/day. We assume that P varies with the time t according to the sinusoidal function P(t)
= a cos [b(t – d)] + c , where t = 0 corresponds to the first of January, P is the power in
kwh/day and P(t) has a period of 365 days (28 days in February). The minimum value of P
is 4 kwh/day.
1- Find the parameters a, b, c and d.
2- Sketch P(t) over one period from t = 0 to t = 365.
3- When is the power produced by the solar system minimum?
4- The power produced by this solar system is sufficient to power a group of machines if the
power produced by the system is greater than or equal to 16 kwh/day. For how many days,
in a year, is the power produced by the system sufficient?
b- The figure shown in the diagram below is showing a heavy box which is suspended by two
wires where OA is T1 and OB is T2. Represent the two forces T1 and T2 by their vector
components using the directions given in the diagram.
c- The two forces shown in the diagram below show two forces F1 and F2 and their values
are 20lb and 30lb respectively. These two forces act on an object P as shown in the figure.
What is the resultant force acting on the object?

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d- Find the angle between the vectors P = 4i + 0j + 7k and Q = -2i + j + 3k.
e- Using the formula for compound angles prove that sin ( x – π ), sin ( x + π ) and cos ( x +
𝜋
2
) are all the same.
f
Evaluate the compound angle expression sin ( a + b ) if the angles a and b are obtuse
angles and with the following values: Sin a =
3
5
and Sin b = 5
13
.
LO4: Examine how differential and integral calculus can be used to solve engineering
problems.
a- If two resistors with resistances R1 and R2 are connected in parallel as shown in the figure
below, their electrical behaviour is equivalent to a resistor of resistance R such that
1
𝑅
=
1 𝑅1
+
1 𝑅2
. If R1 changes with time at a rate r = 𝑑𝑅1
𝑑𝑡
and R2 is constant, express the rate of
change
𝑑𝑅
𝑑𝑡
of the resistance of R in terms of 𝑑𝑅1
𝑑𝑡
R1 and R2.
b- If an object with a speed v giving by the equation v ( t ) = 1 + 4t + 3
𝑡2 where t is the time
taken to move per minute, what is the travelled distance during the third minute?
c- A wire of mild steel has a radius of 0.5 mm and a length of 3 m. If the young modulus Y =
2.1 x
1011 𝑁/𝑚3 and the wire is stretched by a force of 40 N determine:
1- The longitudinal stress
2- The longitudinal strain
3- The elongation
d- If the switch ‘S’ is at position ‘1’ sufficiently long enough before it is moved to position ‘2’
and after this it is kept in position 2 as shown in the figure below determine:
1- Values of the instantaneous inductor voltage
𝑣𝐿 and the instantaneous current through
the inductor
𝑖𝐿
2- Values of the inductor voltage 𝑣𝐿 and the current through the inductor 𝑖𝐿 just after the
switch changes
3- The rate of change of
𝑖𝐿 at t = 0

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e- If the equation y = 𝑥3 – 6 𝑥2 + 9𝑥 Find the stationary points of the curve and determine
whether these points are maxima or minima and prove this.

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Guidelines for assignment submission
a. Assignment has 4 tasks. Please read all tasks carefully.
b.
Final assignment must be submitted on time to be considered for a Distinction grade
c. PLAGIARISM is considered a serious offence and will automatically lead to a FAIL Grade. In the
event of similar/identical submissions, please note
that both students will be automatically fail
the module.
d.
To achieve a Pass grade the learner must complete all the tasks for the pass criteria (P1-P9).
e. To achieve a Merit grade the learner must complete all the tasks for the pass criteria + M1, M2,
M3 and M4.
f. To achieve a Distinction grade the learner must complete all the tasks.

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