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# Breaking News - Stanford will accept GRE Scores too (MIT too

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Breaking News - Stanford will accept GRE Scores too (MIT too [#permalink]  28 Jun 2006, 16:45
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By Kerry Miller

Stanford Smiles On GRE Scores

Trying to widen its applicant pool, the university will now allow B-school hopefuls to skip the GMAT for a less costly exam.

Accepting GRE scores for all full-time MBA applicants is a novel idea that could have far-reaching implications. Admissions officers at other top schools like Wharton and Chicago will be watching closely to see how Stanford's decision, which starts with the admissions cycle for the class entering in the fall of 2007, will play out.

DESIRE FOR DIVERSITY. In recent years many B-schools have started waiving the GMAT requirements for applicants to executive MBA programs (see BusinessWeek.com, 8/8/05, "Sidestepping the GMAT"). And a few schools, like Harvard, have waived the GMAT requirement for their MBA programs entirely, out of concerns that the test cannot predict how well a candidate will succeed in B-school. (Harvard has since reinstated the GMAT requirement.) Most schools allow Business PhD candidates to submit either the GMAT or the GRE, and some waive the GMAT requirement for MBA applicants who already have advanced degrees.

Yet Stanford's decision is driven by different set of concernsâ€”part of a larger discussion among B-schools about reducing barriers to admission for underrepresented minorities, women, and applicants from developing economies.

The lack of socioeconomic diversity in business school classes is a major problem, Bolton says, and reducing the upfront costs of applying to B-school is one way to make the admissions process more equitable, as well as to broaden the pool of applicants.

COVERING THE COSTS. The GMAT is one of the most expensive exams to takeâ€” it costs$250 worldwide, an amount Bolton notes can be a hardship, especially in developing nations, depending on the relative value of the U.S. dollar. While the price of the GRE is set to increase in July 2006â€”to$130 in the United States and U.S. territories, $175 in China, Korea, and Taiwan, and$160 in all other countriesâ€”it will remain less expensive than the GMAT. While a limited number of GRE fee waivers are available for U.S. citizens or residents eligible to receive financial aid, no fee waivers are available for the GMAT exam.

GMAC, which administers the GMAT exam, has tested several voucher programs, one in South Africa in 2004, and one at a number of U.S. schools in 2005. GMAC is still studying the outcomes of those programs.

Rod Garcia, director of admissions at (MIT Sloan School of Management], says his office is seriously considering the idea of accepting the GREs. For MIT, he says, the primary thought behind accepting the GRE would be to widen the applicant pool to include top nontraditional candidates, such as liberal arts majors, who may also be applying to several other graduate or doctoral programs.

"SLICE" SEARCH. Broadening the applicant pool is crucial, Bolton says, with the top schools already competing for the best applicantsâ€”in particular the best female and racial/ethnic minority students: "If you look at your applicant pool and you're missing a certain slice, then you go after that slice. We need to start thinking about making that whole pie bigger." Excluding applicants who might not have the financial resources to apply to a school like Stanford does a disservice not only to Stanford but to the business world at large, given the school's role in forming future leaders, he said.

The decision to accept either the GRE or the GMAT also seems to align well with the watchwords of Stanford's newly redesigned MBA program: customization and flexibility (see BusinessWeek.com, 6/6/06, "Stanford's New Look MBA"). Announced earlier this month, the new curriculum will tailor each student's course schedule individually, based on past education, work experience, and future goals.

It may also allow Stanford to admit more women and ethnic minorities like blacks and Latinosâ€”who on average do not perform as well on the GMAT examâ€”without affecting their overall GMAT score, and therefore, their overall ranking by information sources such as BusinessWeek and U.S. News & World Report.

Other schools are taking a wait-and-see approach. Rose Martinelli, associate dean of student recruitment and admissions at the University of Chicago's (Graduate School of Business], says she is interested to see how Stanford fares with the new policy, but says Chicago will probably hold off until more research is done about the differences between what is measured by the GRE versus the GMAT.

AIMING TO ASSIST. Susan Kaplan, director of business school programs at Kaplan Test Prep, says that while the two tests have similar sections (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing), they focus on different types of questions, and the ability of the GRE to predict performance in business school has not been proven.

Accepting the GRE isn't the only way Stanford is trying to reduce the up-front costs of applying. Like several other schools, Stanford already offers waivers of its $235 application fee for college seniors receiving financial aid. Offering waivers to other applicants for whom the steep fees might be a deterrent has been trickier, Bolton says. "How do you screen? Do you set income limits? What if companies are paying the fees?" One model might be the Fee Assistance Program offered by AAMC, which administers the MCAT exam for medical school entrance. That program grants assistance to MCAT test-takers whose total family income is 200% or less of the federal poverty level; eligible applicants pay$85, instead of \$210. The University of Chicago also waives application fees automatically for applicants who have recently served in the military or the Teach for America program. Waivers for other applicants who demonstrate "extreme need" are granted on a case-by-case basis.

Bolton says his office is also discussing the idea of waiving fees for applicants from certain developing economies, starting next year. First, he says, his office would need to find a way to deal with the tremendous increase in applications that would result.
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why not just reduce the price of the gmat?
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oh^(*&(.... I don't want to hear it... after investing so much money and effort in GMAT

on the brighter side, at least for me, if I eventually will not want to show my low score on GMAT, I can try to succeed on GRE from the first attempt... yet I am determined to get a decent score on GMAT

another thought... isn't GRE administered by ETS as well? so price reduction is a good idea...

haddy77, nice article... but I if you (everyone else) are considering to apply in the near future, then you shouldn't focus on this "wait and see" approach now...
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This is only a way for stanford to accept some more "exotic" type students without lowering the mean GMAT score they have to reoport to the magazines.
GRE math isn't even close to GMAT math. Most people on this forum would get a perfect score on the GRE quant.

Don't think if you are from IIT or a american finance male that you will get acecpted with taking only the GRE.
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Hmmm, I disagree with Stanford's idea.
I mean I don't think the Gmat exam is the problem.

The problem is that the Gmat is not a fair exam when you take english into consideration because today many applicants are from overseas, some will graduate from US Bschools but come back later to their home country and even if they use english they may not need a 99% percentile to do so. I think that it's a little biaised concerning the verbal part but I can also conceive the idea that some of the adcom may also understand that and therefore may also be indulgent with overseas applicant.
In my mind it's easy : either all applicants take the same test or no test at all. After that the main issue is the weight that schools give to this exam and I think that today it's sometimes too much because many people are very creative and are smart leaders but they may be bad at standardized tests or stuff like that so I am not a big fan of the Gmat, I prefer interesting people with ideas than Calculator-people but at the end if all schools really need and want some test to be taken I would rather stick to only one and the same if possible...Gmat or Gre but only one please
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It is not a novel idea - Indian School of Business (ISB) has been accepting GRE scores since 2 years!
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# partial derivative application examples

Now that we have the brief discussion on limits out of the way we can proceed into taking derivatives of functions of more than one variable. Letâs start with the function $$f\left( {x,y} \right) = 2{x^2}{y^3}$$ and letâs determine the rate at which the function is changing at a point, $$\left( {a,b} \right)$$, if we hold $$y$$ fixed and allow $$x$$ to vary and if we hold $$x$$ fixed and allow $$y$$ to vary. For the fractional notation for the partial derivative notice the difference between the partial derivative and the ordinary derivative from single variable calculus. ��J���� 䀠l��\��p��ӯ��1_\_��i�F�w��y�Ua�fR[[\�~_�E%�4�%�z�_.DY��r�����ߒ�~^XU��4T�lv��ߦ-4S�Jڂ��9�mF��v�o"�Hq2{�Ö���64�M[�l�6����Uq�g&��@��F���IY0��H2am��Ĥ.�ޯo�� �X���>d. Second partial derivatives. Here is the partial derivative with respect to $$x$$. One Bernard Baruch Way (55 Lexington Ave. at 24th St) New York, NY 10010 646-312-1000 Since we are treating y as a constant, sin(y) also counts as a constant. Example 1: Determine the partial derivative of the function: f (x,y) = 3x + 4y. Letâs do the derivatives with respect to $$x$$ and $$y$$ first. For example,w=xsin(y+ 3z). partial derivative coding in matlab . In this chapter we will take a look at several applications of partial derivatives. Now, letâs differentiate with respect to $$y$$. Now, in the case of differentiation with respect to $$z$$ we can avoid the quotient rule with a quick rewrite of the function. Here are the two derivatives for this function. Practice using the second partial derivative test If you're seeing this message, it means we're having trouble loading external resources on our website. For example Partial derivative is used in marginal Demand to obtain condition for determining whether two goods are substitute or complementary. 8 0 obj Refer to the above examples. Newton's Method; 4. Partial derivatives are the basic operation of multivariable calculus. Since we are holding $$x$$ fixed it must be fixed at $$x = a$$ and so we can define a new function of $$y$$ and then differentiate this as weâve always done with functions of one variable. 13 0 obj The first derivative test; 3. The partial derivative of z with respect to x measures the instanta-neous change in the function as x changes while HOLDING y constant. Notice that the second and the third term differentiate to zero in this case. The Derivative of a â¦ The partial derivative notation is used to specify the derivative of a function of more than one variable with respect to one of its variables. Before taking the derivative letâs rewrite the function a little to help us with the differentiation process. However, with partial derivatives we will always need to remember the variable that we are differentiating with respect to and so we will subscript the variable that we differentiated with respect to. 2. We will spend a significant amount of time finding relative and absolute extrema of functions of multiple variables. /Filter /FlateDecode This is important because we are going to treat all other variables as constants and then proceed with the derivative as if it was a function of a single variable. A function f(x,y) of two variables has two ï¬rst order partials âf âx, âf ây. Recall that given a function of one variable, $$f\left( x \right)$$, the derivative, $$f'\left( x \right)$$, represents the rate of change of the function as $$x$$ changes. Itâs a constant and we know that constants always differentiate to zero. 1. Therefore, since $$x$$âs are considered to be constants for this derivative, the cosine in the front will also be thought of as a multiplicative constant. Also, the $$y$$âs in that term will be treated as multiplicative constants. If there is more demand for mobile phone, it will lead to more demand for phone line too. âxây2, which is taking the derivative of f ï¬rst with respect to y twice, and then diï¬erentiating with respect to x, etc. (First Order Partial Derivatives) 5 0 obj In this case we call $$h'\left( b \right)$$ the partial derivative of $$f\left( {x,y} \right)$$ with respect to $$y$$ at $$\left( {a,b} \right)$$ and we denote it as follows. Letâs look at some examples. share | cite | improve this answer | follow | answered Sep 21 '15 at 17:26. So, the partial derivatives from above will more commonly be written as. Differentiation. Linear Least Squares Fitting. We will see an easier way to do implicit differentiation in a later section. Remember that the key to this is to always think of $$y$$ as a function of $$x$$, or $$y = y\left( x \right)$$ and so whenever we differentiate a term involving $$y$$âs with respect to $$x$$ we will really need to use the chain rule which will mean that we will add on a $$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}$$ to that term. In this case all $$x$$âs and $$z$$âs will be treated as constants. In this section we are going to concentrate exclusively on only changing one of the variables at a time, while the remaining variable(s) are held fixed. Solution: Given function is f(x, y) = tan(xy) + sin x. This means the third term will differentiate to zero since it contains only $$x$$âs while the $$x$$âs in the first term and the $$z$$âs in the second term will be treated as multiplicative constants. Email. To compute $${f_x}\left( {x,y} \right)$$ all we need to do is treat all the $$y$$âs as constants (or numbers) and then differentiate the $$x$$âs as weâve always done. The second derivative test; 4. However, at this point weâre treating all the $$y$$âs as constants and so the chain rule will continue to work as it did back in Calculus I. For instance, one variable could be changing faster than the other variable(s) in the function. We will be looking at the chain rule for some more complicated expressions for multivariable functions in a later section. If looked at the point (2,3), what changes? Now weâll do the same thing for $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial y}}$$ except this time weâll need to remember to add on a $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial y}}$$ whenever we differentiate a $$z$$ from the chain rule. Letâs do the partial derivative with respect to $$x$$ first. The plane through (1,1,1) and parallel to the yz-plane is x = 1. Also, donât forget how to differentiate exponential functions. Note as well that we usually donât use the $$\left( {a,b} \right)$$ notation for partial derivatives as that implies we are working with a specific point which we usually are not doing. In this case we treat all $$x$$âs as constants and so the first term involves only $$x$$âs and so will differentiate to zero, just as the third term will. In practice you probably donât really need to do that. In other words, $$z = z\left( {x,y} \right)$$. When working these examples always keep in mind that we need to pay very close attention to which variable we are differentiating with respect to. Hopefully you will agree that as long as we can remember to treat the other variables as constants these work in exactly the same manner that derivatives of functions of one variable do. The remaining variables are ï¬xed. Here is the derivative with respect to $$y$$. Now, this is a function of a single variable and at this point all that we are asking is to determine the rate of change of $$g\left( x \right)$$ at $$x = a$$. Letâs start out by differentiating with respect to $$x$$. In this case we do have a quotient, however, since the $$x$$âs and $$y$$âs only appear in the numerator and the $$z$$âs only appear in the denominator this really isnât a quotient rule problem. With this function weâve got three first order derivatives to compute. Just as with functions of one variable we can have derivatives of all orders. For the fractional notation for the partial derivative notice the difference between the partial derivative and the ordinary derivative from single variable calculus. We will find the equation of tangent planes to surfaces and we will revisit on of the more important applications of derivatives from earlier Calculus classes. Now, letâs take the derivative with respect to $$y$$. Now, solve for $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial x}}$$. Here are the two derivatives. (Partial Derivatives) Ontario Tech University is the brand name used to refer to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Here is the derivative with respect to $$z$$. endobj Let's find the partial derivatives of z = f(x, y) = x^2 sin(y). We will deal with allowing multiple variables to change in a later section. What is the partial derivative, how do you compute it, and what does it mean? 2. Here is the rate of change of the function at $$\left( {a,b} \right)$$ if we hold $$y$$ fixed and allow $$x$$ to vary. Likewise, to compute $${f_y}\left( {x,y} \right)$$ we will treat all the $$x$$âs as constants and then differentiate the $$y$$âs as we are used to doing. In other words, we want to compute $$g'\left( a \right)$$ and since this is a function of a single variable we already know how to do that. Now, the fact that weâre using $$s$$ and $$t$$ here instead of the âstandardâ $$x$$ and $$y$$ shouldnât be a problem. Here are the formal definitions of the two partial derivatives we looked at above. PARTIAL DERIVATIVES 379 The plane through (1,1,1) and parallel to the Jtz-plane is y = l. The slope of the tangent line to the resulting curve is dzldx = 6x = 6. Remember that since we are assuming $$z = z\left( {x,y} \right)$$ then any product of $$x$$âs and $$z$$âs will be a product and so will need the product rule! Sometimes the second derivative test helps us determine what type of extrema reside at a particular critical point. We also canât forget about the quotient rule. ... your example doesn't make sense. We will now look at finding partial derivatives for more complex functions. ... For a function with the variable x and several further variables the partial derivative to x is noted as follows. >> For example, the derivative of f with respect to x is denoted fx. We first will differentiate both sides with respect to $$x$$ and remember to add on a $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial x}}$$ whenever we differentiate a $$z$$ from the chain rule. endobj The more standard notation is to just continue to use $$\left( {x,y} \right)$$. Partial Derivatives Examples 3. Partial derivatives are computed similarly to the two variable case. Two examples; 2. 12 0 obj So, if you can do Calculus I derivatives you shouldnât have too much difficulty in doing basic partial derivatives. If you recall the Calculus I definition of the limit these should look familiar as they are very close to the Calculus I definition with a (possibly) obvious change. It will work the same way. Similarly, we would hold x constant if we wanted to evaluate the eâect of a change in y on z. Do not forget the chain rule for functions of one variable. Given below are some of the examples on Partial Derivatives. the PARTIAL DERIVATIVE. The problem with functions of more than one variable is that there is more than one variable. Here are the derivatives for these two cases. Note that the notation for partial derivatives is different than that for derivatives of functions of a single variable. Before getting into implicit differentiation for multiple variable functions letâs first remember how implicit differentiation works for functions of one variable. 905.721.8668. Doing this will give us a function involving only $$x$$âs and we can define a new function as follows. If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are unblocked. 1. Linear Approximations; 5. Solution: Now, find out fx first keeping y as constant fx = âf/âx = (2x) y + cos x + 0 = 2xy + cos x When we keep y as constant cos y becomes a conâ¦ Before we work any examples letâs get the formal definition of the partial derivative out of the way as well as some alternate notation. This is an important interpretation of derivatives and we are not going to want to lose it with functions of more than one variable. This one will be slightly easier than the first one. Weâll do the same thing for this function as we did in the previous part. the second derivative is negative when the function is concave down. Here is the partial derivative with respect to $$y$$. We will need to develop ways, and notations, for dealing with all of these cases. Remember how to differentiate natural logarithms. Question 1: Determine the partial derivative of a function f x and f y: if f(x, y) is given by f(x, y) = tan(xy) + sin x. Here is the rewrite as well as the derivative with respect to $$z$$. Now, we canât forget the product rule with derivatives. Now, letâs do it the other way. Gummy bears Gummy bears. Concavity and inflection points; 5. Concavityâs connection to the second derivative gives us another test; the Second Derivative Test. We call this a partial derivative. The gradient. The first step is to differentiate both sides with respect to $$x$$. Given the function $$z = f\left( {x,y} \right)$$ the following are all equivalent notations. endobj If we have a function in terms of three variables $$x$$, $$y$$, and $$z$$ we will assume that $$z$$ is in fact a function of $$x$$ and $$y$$. Use partial derivatives to find a linear fit for a given experimental data. Google Classroom Facebook Twitter. The partial derivative of f with respect to x is 2x sin(y). However, if you had a good background in Calculus I chain rule this shouldnât be all that difficult of a problem. Optimization; 2. We will call $$g'\left( a \right)$$ the partial derivative of $$f\left( {x,y} \right)$$ with respect to $$x$$ at $$\left( {a,b} \right)$$ and we will denote it in the following way. We will shortly be seeing some alternate notation for partial derivatives as well. endobj Notice as well that it will be completely possible for the function to be changing differently depending on how we allow one or more of the variables to change. Since we are interested in the rate of change of the function at $$\left( {a,b} \right)$$ and are holding $$y$$ fixed this means that we are going to always have $$y = b$$ (if we didnât have this then eventually $$y$$ would have to change in order to get to the pointâ¦). Now, we do need to be careful however to not use the quotient rule when it doesnât need to be used. Definition of Partial Derivatives Let f(x,y) be a function with two variables. talk about a derivative; instead, we talk about a derivative with respect to avariable. The Mean Value Theorem; 7 Integration. The final step is to solve for $$\frac{{dy}}{{dx}}$$. We can do this in a similar way. We have just looked at some examples of determining partial derivatives of a function from the Partial Derivatives Examples 1 and Partial Derivatives Examples 2 page. Examples of the application of the product rule (open by selection) Here are some examples of applying the product rule. Letâs start with finding $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial x}}$$. Partial derivative and gradient (articles) Introduction to partial derivatives. Likewise, whenever we differentiate $$z$$âs with respect to $$y$$ we will add on a $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial y}}$$. Asymptotes and Other Things to Look For; 6 Applications of the Derivative. From that standpoint, they have many of the same applications as total derivatives in single-variable calculus: directional derivatives, linear approximations, Taylor polynomials, local extrema, computation of total derivatives via chain rule, etc. This function has two independent variables, x and y, so we will compute two partial derivatives, one with respect to each variable. Here, a change in x is reflected in uâ in two ways: as an operand of the addition and as an operand of the square operator. With functions of a single variable we could denote the derivative with a single prime. Differentiation is the action of computing a derivative. Examples of how to use âpartial derivativeâ in a sentence from the Cambridge Dictionary Labs We went ahead and put the derivative back into the âoriginalâ form just so we could say that we did. f(x;y;z) = p z2 + y x+ 2cos(3x 2y) Find f x(x;y;z), f y(x;y;z), f z(x;y;z), The product rule will work the same way here as it does with functions of one variable. Okay, now letâs work some examples. Partial derivative notation: if z= f(x;y) then f x= @f @x = @z @x = @ xf= @ xz; f y = @f @y = @z @y = @ yf= @ yz Example. Letâs now differentiate with respect to $$y$$. To evaluate this partial derivative atthe point (x,y)=(1,2), we just substitute the respective values forx and y:âfâx(1,2)=2(23)(1)=16. Now, we did this problem because implicit differentiation works in exactly the same manner with functions of multiple variables. Thereâs quite a bit of work to these. 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5 Canada. Now letâs solve for $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial x}}$$. To denote the speciï¬c derivative, we use subscripts. Example of Complementary goods are mobile phones and phone lines. z= f(x;y) = ln 3 p 2 x2 3xy + 3cos(2 + 3 y) 3 + 18 2 Find f x(x;y), f y(x;y), f(3; 2), f x(3; 2), f y(3; 2) For w= f(x;y;z) there are three partial derivatives f x(x;y;z), f y(x;y;z), f z(x;y;z) Example. First letâs find $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial x}}$$. There is one final topic that we need to take a quick look at in this section, implicit differentiation. /Length 2592 9 0 obj It should be clear why the third term differentiated to zero. << /S /GoTo /D (subsection.3.1) >> Donât forget to do the chain rule on each of the trig functions and when we are differentiating the inside function on the cosine we will need to also use the product rule. Solution: The partial derivatives change, so the derivative becomesâfâx(2,3)=4âfây(2,3)=6Df(2,3)=[46].The equation for the tangent plane, i.e., the linear approximation, becomesz=L(x,y)=f(2,3)+âfâx(2,3)(xâ2)+âfây(2,3)(yâ3)=13+4(xâ2)+6(yâ3) Now letâs take care of $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial y}}$$. Weâll start by looking at the case of holding $$y$$ fixed and allowing $$x$$ to vary. Thus, the only thing to do is take the derivative of the x^2 factor (which is where that 2x came from). Remember that since we are differentiating with respect to $$x$$ here we are going to treat all $$y$$âs as constants. Then whenever we differentiate $$z$$âs with respect to $$x$$ we will use the chain rule and add on a $$\frac{{\partial z}}{{\partial x}}$$. endobj In this last part we are just going to do a somewhat messy chain rule problem. Theorem â 2f âxây and â f âyâx are called mixed partial derivatives. By using this website, you agree to our Cookie Policy. We will now hold $$x$$ fixed and allow $$y$$ to vary. However, the First Derivative Test has wider application. In fact, if weâre going to allow more than one of the variables to change there are then going to be an infinite amount of ways for them to change. In this case both the cosine and the exponential contain $$x$$âs and so weâve really got a product of two functions involving $$x$$âs and so weâll need to product rule this up. Free partial derivative calculator - partial differentiation solver step-by-step This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Product rule Example 1. In other words, what do we do if we only want one of the variables to change, or if we want more than one of them to change? Solution: Given function: f (x,y) = 3x + 4y To find âf/âx, keep y as constant and differentiate the function: Therefore, âf/âx = 3 Similarly, to find âf/ây, keep x as constant and differentiate the function: Therefore, âf/ây = 4 Example 2: Find the partial derivative of f(x,y) = x2y + sin x + cos y. So, there are some examples of partial derivatives. Finally, letâs get the derivative with respect to $$z$$. stream This video explains how to determine the first order partial derivatives of a production function. Since we are differentiating with respect to $$x$$ we will treat all $$y$$âs and all $$z$$âs as constants. You appear to be on a device with a "narrow" screen width (, Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithm Functions, L'Hospital's Rule and Indeterminate Forms, Substitution Rule for Indefinite Integrals, Volumes of Solids of Revolution / Method of Rings, Volumes of Solids of Revolution/Method of Cylinders, Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates, Gradient Vector, Tangent Planes and Normal Lines, Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates, Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates, Linear Homogeneous Differential Equations, Periodic Functions & Orthogonal Functions, Heat Equation with Non-Zero Temperature Boundaries, Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities, $$f\left( {x,y} \right) = {x^4} + 6\sqrt y - 10$$, $$w = {x^2}y - 10{y^2}{z^3} + 43x - 7\tan \left( {4y} \right)$$, $$\displaystyle h\left( {s,t} \right) = {t^7}\ln \left( {{s^2}} \right) + \frac{9}{{{t^3}}} - \sqrt[7]{{{s^4}}}$$, $$\displaystyle f\left( {x,y} \right) = \cos \left( {\frac{4}{x}} \right){{\bf{e}}^{{x^2}y - 5{y^3}}}$$, $$\displaystyle z = \frac{{9u}}{{{u^2} + 5v}}$$, $$\displaystyle g\left( {x,y,z} \right) = \frac{{x\sin \left( y \right)}}{{{z^2}}}$$, $$z = \sqrt {{x^2} + \ln \left( {5x - 3{y^2}} \right)}$$, $${x^3}{z^2} - 5x{y^5}z = {x^2} + {y^3}$$, $${x^2}\sin \left( {2y - 5z} \right) = 1 + y\cos \left( {6zx} \right)$$. 1. For the same f, calculate âfâx(1,2).Solution: From example 1, we know that âfâx(x,y)=2y3x. Note that these two partial derivatives are sometimes called the first order partial derivatives. Now, as this quick example has shown taking derivatives of functions of more than one variable is done in pretty much the same manner as taking derivatives of a single variable. Learn more about livescript This is the currently selected item. If you can remember this youâll find that doing partial derivatives are not much more difficult that doing derivatives of functions of a single variable as we did in Calculus I. Letâs first take the derivative with respect to $$x$$ and remember that as we do so all the $$y$$âs will be treated as constants. %PDF-1.4 This is also the reason that the second term differentiated to zero. 16 0 obj << In both these cases the $$z$$âs are constants and so the denominator in this is a constant and so we donât really need to worry too much about it. Here is the derivative with respect to $$x$$. Before we actually start taking derivatives of functions of more than one variable letâs recall an important interpretation of derivatives of functions of one variable. The function f can be reinterpreted as a family of functions of one variable indexed by the other variables: Two goods are said to be substitute goods if an increase in the demand for either result in a decrease for the other. Combined Calculus tutorial videos. Related Rates; 3. x��ZKs����W 7�bL���k�����8e�l` �XK� That means that terms that only involve $$y$$âs will be treated as constants and hence will differentiate to zero. In this case we donât have a product rule to worry about since the only place that the $$y$$ shows up is in the exponential. Free derivative applications calculator - find derivative application solutions step-by-step This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Since only one of the terms involve $$z$$âs this will be the only non-zero term in the derivative. In the case of the derivative with respect to $$v$$ recall that $$u$$âs are constant and so when we differentiate the numerator we will get zero! Letâs start off this discussion with a fairly simple function. With this one weâll not put in the detail of the first two. Now letâs take a quick look at some of the possible alternate notations for partial derivatives. In this manner we can ï¬nd nth-order partial derivatives of a function. Partial Derivative Examples . To calculate the derivative of this function, we have to calculate partial derivative with respect to x of uâ(x, uâ). Since there isnât too much to this one, we will simply give the derivatives. By â¦ This first term contains both $$x$$âs and $$y$$âs and so when we differentiate with respect to $$x$$ the $$y$$ will be thought of as a multiplicative constant and so the first term will be differentiated just as the third term will be differentiated. Because we are going to only allow one of the variables to change taking the derivative will now become a fairly simple process. This means that the second and fourth terms will differentiate to zero since they only involve $$y$$âs and $$z$$âs. Letâs take a quick look at a couple of implicit differentiation problems. Since uâ has two parameters, partial derivatives come into play. The partial derivative with respect to $$x$$ is. << /S /GoTo /D [14 0 R /Fit ] >> We will be looking at higher order derivatives in a later section. Application of Partial Derivative in Engineering: In image processing edge detection algorithm is used which uses partial derivatives to improve edge detection. 3 Partial Derivatives 3.1 First Order Partial Derivatives A function f(x) of one variable has a ï¬rst order derivative denoted by f0(x) or df dx = lim hâ0 f(x+h)âf(x) h. It calculates the slope of the tangent line of the function f at x. f(x) â f â² (x) = df dx f(x, y) â fx(x, y) = âf âx & fy(x, y) = âf ây Okay, now letâs work some examples. Here is the derivative with respect to $$y$$. We will just need to be careful to remember which variable we are differentiating with respect to. 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### [CSS]Z-index學習紀錄(與opacity的神奇關係)

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z-index是CSS定義中的一個屬性，用來做出推疊呈現的概念，當我們把網頁上呈現的每一個物件都一個個放在同區域且互相分出層次的推放時(好比一張張推在那邊的廣告DM)總會有N張呈現在最上面(最容易被看到)跟最下面(最不容易被看到)

Check out this Pen!

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Here's the challenge: try to see if you can make the red <span> element stack behind the blue and green <span> elements without breaking any of the following rules:

• Do not alter the HTML markup in any way.
• Do not add/change the z-index property of any element.
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### Stacking Order Within the Same Stacking Context

Here are the basic rules to determine stacking order within a single stacking context (from back to front):

1. The stacking context's root element
2. Positioned elements (and their children) with negative z-index values (higher values are stacked in front of lower values; elements with the same value are stacked according to appearance in the HTML)
3. Non-positioned elements (ordered by appearance in the HTML)
4. Positioned elements (and their children) with a z-index value of auto (ordered by appearance in the HTML)
5. Positioned elements (and their children) with positive z-index values (higher values are stacked in front of lower values; elements with the same value are stacked according to appearance in the HTML)

Note: positioned elements with negative z-indexes are ordered first within a stacking context, which means they appear behind all other elements. Because of this, it becomes possible for an element to appear behind its own parent, which is normally not possible. This will only work if the element's parent is in the same stacking context and is not the root element of that stacking context. A great example of this is Nicolas Gallagher's CSS drop-shadows without images.

### Global Stacking Order

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# IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

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Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):C1 - C4
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• ### IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics publication information

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• ### Bilateral Control of Teleoperation Systems With Time Delay

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):1 - 12
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In this paper, we address the stability and tracking control problem of constant input-based bilateral teleoperation systems in the presence of time-varying delay. The teleoperation algorithm comprises delayed position and position-velocity signals with undelayed position and velocity signals of the master and slave manipulators. An adaptation law is employed locally to learn and compensate uncert... View full abstract»

• ### Selection of Important Parameters Using Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):13 - 23
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Models of systems often require parameter estimation in order to improve output predictions or to estimate a parameter value that cannot be measured directly. Fundamental constraints exist that limit the abilities of parameter estimation algorithms. Among these limitations are the data available, influence of the parameters on the available measurements, dependences of the parameters in the model,... View full abstract»

• ### Real-Time Estimation of Transmitted Torque on Each Clutch for Ground Vehicles With Dual Clutch Transmission

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):24 - 36
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This paper mainly focuses on the robust separate estimation of transmitted torque on each clutch of the dual clutch transmission-the task that has not yet been accomplished by previously published efforts. In order to estimate the torque on individual clutches, the observer system is composed of a shaft model-based observer, unknown input observers, and a model reference PI observer. The estimatio... View full abstract»

• ### High-Temperature (250 °C / 500 °F) 19 000 min $^{hbox{-}1}$ BLDC Fan for Forced Air-Cooling of Advanced Automotive Power Electronics

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In an increasing number of application areas and industry sectors, such as the automotive, aerospace, military, or oil and gas industry, a trend towards higher ambient temperature rating from 120 °C upward for electrical machines and power electronic converters can be observed. Forced air-cooling of power electronic converters offers reduced complexity of the cooling circuit compared to wat... View full abstract»

• ### Stochastic Modeling in the Frequency Domain for Energy Harvester With Switching Electronic Interface

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Nonlinear techniques consisting in a switching device triggering on maximum and minimum displacements have demonstrated superior performance for piezoelectric harvesters excited with a monochromatic force allowing a harvested energy gain of 9 compared to the standard technique. However, until now the performance of switched-interface piezoelectric harvesters under broadband and/or random force exc... View full abstract»

• ### Modeling, Observability, and Estimation of Thermal Effects and Aging on Transmitted Torque in a Heavy Duty Truck With a Dry Clutch

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A transmission with both high comfort and high efficiency is the automated manual transmission (AMT). To be able to control and fully utilize this type of transmission it is of great importance to have knowledge about the torque transmissibility curve of the clutch. The transmitted torque in a slipping dry clutch is therefore studied in experiments with a heavy duty truck (HDT). It is shown that t... View full abstract»

• ### Performance of Sinusoidal Scanning With MPC in AFM Imaging

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An atomic force microscope (AFM) is an extremely versatile investigative tool in the field of nanotechnology, the performance of which is significantly influenced by its conventional zig-zag raster pattern scanning method. In this paper, in order to increase its imaging speed, we consider the use of a sinusoidal scanning method, i.e., a spiral scanning method with an improved model predictive cont... View full abstract»

• ### Laser-Based Sensing, Measurement, and Misalignment Control of Coupled Linear and Angular Motion for Ultrahigh Precision Movement

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This paper presents a novel methodology for position and orientation (pose) measurement of stages used for micro/nano positioning which produce coupled motions with three planar degrees of freedom (DOF). In the proposed methodology, counter-rotation of the entire mechanism prevents the misalignment of the measurement beams within a laser-interferometry-based sensing and measurement technique. To d... View full abstract»

• ### A Fast Online Estimator of the Two Main Vibration Modes of Flexible Structures From Biased and Noisy Measurements

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Vibrations are present in many mechanical structures and machines, and are often associated with their elastic parts. Characterizing these vibrations, i.e., obtaining their frequencies, amplitudes and phases, is of most interest in many applications ranging from the maintenance of civil structures to motion control. This paper presents a method for the online and reliable identification of the def... View full abstract»

• ### Soft Two-Degree-of-Freedom Dielectric Elastomer Position Sensor Exhibiting Linear Behavior

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Soft robots could bring robotic systems to new horizons, by enabling safe human-machine interaction. For precise control, these soft structures require high-level position feedback that is not easily achieved through conventional one-degree-of-freedom (DOF) sensing apparatus. In this paper, a soft two-DOF dielectric elastomer (DE) sensor is specifically designed to provide accurate position feedba... View full abstract»

• ### Two-Stage Wideband Energy Harvester Driven by Multimode Coupled Vibration

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):115 - 121
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This study develops a piezoelectric vibratory energy harvester intended for wideband operation at low frequencies. The harvester features a two-stage vibratory structure. The first stage picks up ambient low-frequency vibration and excites the second stage to vibrate at its resonant frequency, thereby realizing frequency upconversion and improving power-generation capability. The first stage is de... View full abstract»

• ### Nanoscale Magnification and Shape Control System for Precision Overlay in Jet and Flash Imprint Lithography

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):122 - 132
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Jet and flash imprint lithography steppers have demonstrated unprecedented capability for patterning of sub-25-nm features for semiconductor manufacturing. A critical requirement for such patterning is the ability to overlay one layer of a device to a previously printed layer. In this paper, the design and development of a nanoprecision mask magnification/shape control system (MSCS) for the unique... View full abstract»

• ### Tracking and Structural Vibration Control of Flexible Ball–Screw Drives With Dynamic Variations

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):133 - 142
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This paper proposes a parallel structure of a feedback controller for the ball-screw drive systems which have significant dynamic variations during operations. The controller consists of two controllers with two different objectives. One controller aims at moving the workpiece table so that its position tracks reference trajectories with high speed and high accuracy. The other controller is for su... View full abstract»

• ### Projection-Based Force-Reflection Algorithms With Frequency Separation for Bilateral Teleoperation

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):143 - 154
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Projection-based force-reflection (PBFR) algorithms have been previously demonstrated to substantially improve stability characteristics of bilateral teleoperators with communication delays; however, the transient response of the PBFR algorithms suffers from relatively slow force convergence. As a result, the high-frequency component of the reflected force is lost during the initial phase of conta... View full abstract»

• ### Automated Fault Diagnosis and Accommodation Control for Mechanical Systems

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):155 - 165
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In this paper, a fault diagnosis and accommodation control scheme is designed, which is applicable to mechanical systems. First, the fault detection is developed by designing a nonlinear observer. Second, the fault isolation is achieved by using multiple fault observers. Third, when a fault is diagnosed, an adequate fault accommodation control is triggered to compensate the effects of the fault fu... View full abstract»

• ### Design of a Small-Scale Prototype for Research in Airborne Wind Energy

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):166 - 177
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Airborne wind energy is a new renewable technology that promises to deliver electricity at low costs and in large quantities. Despite the steadily growing interest in this field, few results with real-world data have been reported so far, due to the difficulty faced by researchers when realizing an experimental setup. Indeed airborne wind energy prototypes are mechatronic devices involving many mu... View full abstract»

• ### Modeling of Torsional Compliance and Hysteresis Behaviors in Harmonic Drives

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):178 - 185
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Nonlinear torsional compliance and hysteresis are associated with harmonic drives, and their accurate modeling is crucial for improving performance of the control system of harmonic drive-based devices such as robot joints. In this paper, a new approach is taken to model the torsional compliance and hysteresis behavior in harmonic drives. The proposed model is derived by modeling the compliance be... View full abstract»

• ### An Endorectal Ultrasound Probe Comanipulator With Hybrid Actuation Combining Brakes and Motors

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Sketching the solutions to inequalities is not any more difficult than sketching the solutions to equalities. This yields  distinct values for  corresponding to . Argument of Complex Numbers Definition. Example 3: If z + |z| = 1 + 4i, then find the value of |z|. So now we have a new set of numbers, the complex numbers , where each complex number  can be written in the form  (where ,  are real and ). Similarly, if  is represented by the point  then. Note also that subtracting a vector  is the same as adding the vector . Complex numbers tutorial. One method is to find the principal argument using a diagram and some trigonometry. Find the complex number represented by . The locus of  therefore traces out a circle in the complex plane center  and radius . Pro, Vedantu Find all complex solutions to the equation . For every real  and  there exists a complex number given by . Triangle Inequality. , we can then express those as powers of  and use the results from the previous parts.

Now it’s just a matter of expanding and hoping for the best.

Vedantu academic counsellor will be calling you shortly for your Online Counselling session. (again since the sum is 0). If we replace the ‘i’ with ‘- i’, we get conjugate of the complex number. (ii) By the triangle rule for vector subtraction the vector is equal to . If x, y, p, q are real and x + iy = p + iq then x = p and y = q. I found the following answer but was hoping someone can explain why it is correct, since I am not satisfied with it (From Using the properties of real numbers, verify that complex numbers are associative and there exists an additive inverse): The argument of the complex number z is denoted by arg z and is deﬁned as arg z =tan−1 y x. I am trying to derive a proof of the associative property of addition of complex numbers using only the properties of real numbers. We cannot square a real number and get a negative number. They are magnitude and argument. (by De Moivre’s theorem). We say that  is ‘algebraically closed’. To solve this, we use the quadratic formula, which gives us  where  is the discriminant. We have to note that a complex number with absolutely no real part, such as – i, -5i, etc, is called purely imaginary. The solutions of these equations are given by lines parallel to the y axis and x axis respectively: Hence show that, Since we want to express  and  in terms of  and , it makes sense to use De Moivre’s theorem for .

Step 3) If by solving the formula we get a standard value then we have to find the value of  θ or else we have to write it in the form of $tan^{-1}$ itself. We give a short proof that the limsup of the p th root of the modulus of the p th moment of a sequence of complex numbers is equal to the modulus of the maximum of the sequence. The following example demonstrates how the relationships between the points representing , , ( real) and  can be used to determine the complex numbers represented by certain points in terms of the complex numbers represented by other points. Similarly, from the periodicity of sin and cos, the second definition also has this property. Often, smaller steps can be obtained by considering the type of information given to them in the problem statement and the type of information that they needs to be extract. Plusportals Cardinal Spellman, The properties of complex number are listed below: If a and b are the two real numbers and a + ib = 0 then a = 0, b = 0. However, the proofs have been included as they help to illustrate some basic principles used in graphing complex numbers and relationships between complex numbers.

Step 1: Express  as cosines of multiples of. Method 2: (i) On an Argand diagram plot the points  and  representing the complex numbers  and  respectively. Figure 3.5 Multiplication of a complex number by ±1and±i. Since  is the vector pointing from the point  representing  to the point  representing , if this makes an angle of  with the positive x-axis then the ray  is  radians anticlockwise from the positive x-axis. If z is real, i.e., b = 0 then z = conjugate of z. Conversely, if z = conjugate of z. For now, all you need to know is that if you take two real numbers and add them using complex addition, the result is the same as if you added them using real addition. ),  and all values of  are possible.

This means that their sum is given by the coefficient of the linear term in , which is 0. Therefore if the two complex square roots are not distinct,  and  so that . When a well-defined function is required, then the usual choice, known as the principal value, is the value in the open-closed interval (−π rad, π rad], that is from −π to π radians, excluding −π rad itself (equiv., from −180 to +180 degrees, excluding −180° itself). HSC questions do not simply ask students to draw a memorised diagram. (i) We want to know the value of , where , , …, are the nth roots of unity. Consider the vector representation of complex numbers, where  is the angle from the positive x-axis to the ray . The following example illustrates how to prove the first property in each box. That is, find all  real such that . The argument of a complex number is defined as the angle inclined from the real axis in the direction of the complex number represented on the complex plane. It is to be noted that a complex number with zero real part, such as – i, -5i, etc, is called purely imaginary. This result becomes very useful when taking the reciprocals of complex numbers. Students will often be asked to graph equations involving both  and . Find all complex solutions to the equation, By inspection, ,  satisfies these simultaneous equations, Substituting into the first equation yields. We basically use complex planes to represent a geometric interpretation of complex numbers. The angle $$\theta$$ is called the argument of the argument of the complex number $$z$$ and the real number $$r$$ is the modulus or norm of $$z$$. a) A good approach to an Argand diagram question always begins with a diagram. intercepts), Some indication of the size of the radius (e.g. The final value along with the unit “radian” is the required value of the complex argument for the given complex number. This means that for every real  and  there exists a unique complex number given by . This is because if we let : The next example demonstrates how De Moivre’s theorem can be used to calculate large powers of  and . It is denoted by “θ” or “φ”. {\displaystyle \operatorname {Arg} (z)=-i\ln {\frac {z}{|z|}}} This gives . Since the second equation has no real solutions,  and . The product of two conjugate complex numbers is always real. If  is represented by the point  then  is represented by the point . Two vectors,  and , can be added either by using the triangle method or by using the parallelogram method.

So now we know that if we can express the left hand side of required result in terms of cosines of multiples of , where  i.e. (i) The proof follows the same lines as the proof for . Below are few important properties of modulus of complex number and their proofs. This figure shows that the naturals are a subset of the integers, which are a subset of the rationals, which are a subset of the reals, which are a subset of the complex numbers. Complex analysis. Students should note that since two simultaneous equations in two variables ( and ) yield exactly two (not necessarily distinct) solutions, each complex number has two, not necessarily distinct,complex square roots. The anticlockwise direction is taken to be positive by convention. In an Argand Diagram, ,  and  represent the complex numbers , ,  and  respectively. Students tend to struggle more with determining a correct value for the argument. Find the smallest positive integer  such that  is real, (using the property that ) Since two non-zero complex numbers can only be equal if their moduli are equal,  so that . For argument of a function, see, Computing from the real and imaginary part, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argument_(complex_analysis)&oldid=981635467, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 October 2020, at 14:58. Lovelace Meaning In Tamil,

Find the argument of a complex number 2 + 2$\sqrt{3}$i. satisfy the commutative, associative and distributive laws. It is the reflection of the complex number about the real axis on Argand’s plane or the image of the complex number about the real axis on Argand’s plane. It can then be extended to the negative integers using complex division and . How Far Is Round Rock Texas From Me, These steps are given below: Step 1) First we have to find both real as well as imaginary parts from the complex number that is given to us and denote them x and y respectively. Following eq. − Finally, any quadratic equation with real coefficients, or even any polynomial with real coefficients, has solutions that can be represented as complex numbers. The horizontal line represents real numbers and is known as the real axis. All the complex number with same modulus lie on the circle with centre origin and radius r = |z|. (since sum of conjugates is conjugate of sum, and the sum is 0 by part (i)) Use complex multiplication to obtain the real and imaginary parts of the LHS. θ  and .

The given expression is ugly, so we want to simplify it as much as possible before plugging in any expressions. Modulus of a complex number gives the distance of the complex number from the origin in the argand plane, whereas the conjugate of a complex number gives the reflection of the complex number about the real axis in the argand plane. The following method is the general method for calculating large powers of  and . Denote by  the point . This means that a lot of geometric properties (and hence algebraic properties) can be determined by rearranging the vectors. Further, g(x + iy) = f(a + ib) ⇒g(x – iy) = f(a – ib). 1. Since the real numbers are closed under addition () and multiplication (), we want this to hold true for our new number system too. This gives , not necessarily . i , where a vertical line (not shown in the figure) cuts the surface at heights representing all the possible choices of angle for that point. Following eq. The second method has the advantage of providing a series of steps which is guaranteed to yield an answer. Following eq. This means that integer powers of a complex number can be easily calculated using De Moivre’s theorem and the modulus-argument form of the number. x Below are some properties of the conjugate of complex numbers along with their proof

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You state Then you can assume equilibrium, thus the ionic flux $j_i\propto\nabla\mu$ should be zero So it seems to me that the authors you read are not defining $$RT \ln(c_i(\mathbf r)/c_0)+z_i e \phi(\mathbf r)\equiv0$$ but instead defining $$\mu_i(\mathbf r)=\mu_i^0.$$ That is, the chemical potential doesn't change.


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What do you call a fraction that equals 1 that allows you to change from one unit to another? How do you construct one to go from "1.023 g" into "kg"?

Jan 25, 2017

This would be called a conversion factor. It's a fraction that equals $1$, but changes your units.

$\text{1 kg}$ is literally larger than $\boldsymbol{\text{1 g}}$ by a factor of $\boldsymbol{1000}$. To make the fraction equal to $1$ then, we say that $\text{1 kg}$ $=$ $\text{1000 g}$ so that the number physically represents the same quantity in real life.

So, the conversion factor is:

$\boldsymbol{\text{1 kg"/"1000 g}}$

So, to convert $\text{1.023 g}$ to $\text{kg}$, you should recognize that the number will become smaller because a $\text{kg}$ is larger than a $\text{g}$ by a factor of $1000$.

1.023 cancel"g" xx "1 kg"/(1000 cancel"g") = color(blue)("0.001023 kg")

or

$= \textcolor{b l u e}{1.023 \times {10}^{- 3}}$ $\textcolor{b l u e}{\text{kg}}$

An incorrect result would be $1.023 \times {10}^{3} = \text{1023 kg}$, as you would have generated a mass that is $1000$ times greater than the original quantity, when conversion factors should actually preserve the physical quantity.


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Necessary and sufficient conditions for ergodicity of CIR model driven by stable processes with Markov switching

 Department of Applied Mathematics, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China

* Corresponding author: Jinying Tong.

Received  April 2017 Revised  September 2017 Published  February 2018

Fund Project: The author Zhenzhong Zhang is supported by the Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of Ministry of Education of China (No. 17YJA910004). The author Jinying Tong is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11401093 and 11471071).

In this paper, we consider long time behavior of the Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) interest rate model driven by stable processes with Markov switching. Under some assumptions, we prove an ergodicity-transience dichotomy, namely, the interest rate process is either ergodic or transient. The sufficient and necessary conditions for ergodicity and transience of such interest model are given under some assumptions. Finally, an application to interval estimation of the interest rate processes is presented to illustrate our results.

Citation: Zhenzhong Zhang, Enhua Zhang, Jinying Tong. Necessary and sufficient conditions for ergodicity of CIR model driven by stable processes with Markov switching. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - B, doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2018053
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 [1] M.Abramowitz and I.A.Stegun, Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables, John Wiley and Sons Incorporated, New York, 1984. [2] D.Applebaum, Lévy Processes and Stochastic Calculus, 2$^{nd}$ edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009. [3] A. Arapostathis, A. Biswas and L. Caffarelli, The Dirichlet problem for stable like operators and related probabilistic representations, Commun. Part. Diff. Eq., 41 (2016), 1472-1511. [4] A.Berman and R.J.Plemmons, Nonnegative Matrices in the Mathematical Science, SIAM Press classics Series, Philadelphia, 1994. [5] Z. Chen and J. Wang, Ergodicity for time-changed symmetric stable processes, Stoch. Proc. Appl., 124 (2014), 2799-2823. doi: 10.1016/j.spa.2014.04.003. [6] A. Clauset, C. R. Shalizi and M. E. J. Newman, Power-law distributions in empirical data, SIAM Rev., 51 (2009), 661-703. doi: 10.1137/070710111. [7] J. C. Cox, J. E. Ingersoll and S. A. Ross, A theory of the term structure of interest rates, Econometrica, 53 (1985), 385-407. doi: 10.2307/1911242. [8] N.Fournier, On pathwise uniqueness for stochastic differential equations driven by stable Lévy processes, Ann.Inst.Henri Poincaré Probab.Stat., 49 (2013), 138-159. [9] K. Handa, Ergodic properties for $α$-CIR models and a class of generalized Fleming-Viot processes, Electron. J. Probab., 19 (2014), 1-25. [10] Y. Jiao, C. Ma and S. Scotti, Alpha-CIR model with branching processes in sovereign interest rate modelling, Financ. Stoch., 21 (2017), 789-813. doi: 10.1007/s00780-017-0333-7. [11] R.Khasminskii, Stochastic Stability of Differential Equations, Springer, Berlin, 2012. [12] X. Li, A. Gray, D. Jiang and X. Mao, Sufficient and necessary conditions of stochastic permanence and extinction for stochastic logistic populations under regime switching, J. Math. Anal. Appl., 376 (2011), 11-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2010.10.053. [13] Z. Li and C. Ma, Asymptptic properties of estimators in a stable Cox-Ingersoll-Ross model, Stoch. Proc. Appl., 125 (2015), 3196-3233. doi: 10.1016/j.spa.2015.03.002. [14] B. B. Mandelbrot, The variation of certain speculative prices, J. Bus., 36 (1963), 394-419. [15] X. Mao, Stability of stochastic differential equations with Markovian switching, Stoch. Proc. Appl., 79 (1999), 45-67. doi: 10.1016/S0304-4149(98)00070-2. [16] X. Mao, G. Yin and C. Yuan, Stabilization and destabilization of hybrid systems of stochastic differential equations, Automatica, 43 (2007), 264-273. doi: 10.1016/j.automatica.2006.09.006. [17] M. Pinsky and R. Pinsky, Transience recurrence and central limit theorem behavior for diffusions in random temporal environments, Ann. Probab., 21 (1993), 433-452. doi: 10.1214/aop/1176989410. [18] G.Samorodnitsky and M.S.Taqqu, Stable Non-Gaussian Random Processes: Stochastic modeling, Chapman & Hall, New York, 1994. [19] N. Sandrić, Long-time behavior of stable-like processes, Stoch. Proc. Appl., 123 (2013), 1276-1300. doi: 10.1016/j.spa.2012.12.004. [20] D. R. Smith, Markov-switching and stochastic volatility diffusion models of short-term interest rates, J. Bus. Econ. Stat., 20 (2002), 183-197. doi: 10.1198/073500102317351949. [21] J.Tong and Z.Zhang, Exponential ergodicity of CIR interest rate model with random switching, Stoch.Dynam., 17 (2017), 1750037, 20pp. [22] J. T. Wu, Markov regimes switching with monetary fundamental-based exchange rate model, Asia Pac. Man. Rev., 20 (2015), 79-89. doi: 10.1016/j.apmrv.2014.12.009. [23] Z. Zhang, J. Tong and L. Hu, Long-term behavior of stochastic interest rate models with Markov switching, Insur. Math. Econ., 70 (2016), 320-326. doi: 10.1016/j.insmatheco.2016.06.017. [24] N. Zhou and R. Mamon, An accessible implementation of interest rate models with Markov-switching, Expert Syst. Appl., 39 (2012), 4679-4689. doi: 10.1016/j.eswa.2011.09.053.
Computer simulation of a single path of $X_t$ with initial value $X_0 = 0.3,r_0 = 1$ and different coefficients $\alpha = 1.25$(up), $\alpha = 1.75$(down)
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# As part of a reclamation project, you must evaluate the cost of recovering additional coal from a...

As part of a reclamation project, you must evaluate the cost of recovering additional coal from an abandoned coal waste site. The cost to remove the material from the site (mining cost) is estimated to be $8.90 per ton of raw material. The processing costs are estimated at$12.10 per ton of raw material. Laboratory testing of the raw material indicated that a clean coal product with an ash value of 22% could be obtained at a yield of 31%, while producing a refuse product with an ash value of 86%. Calculate the following:

a) The ash value (%) of the raw (feed) material.

b) The recovery of combustible material. Assume: Combustible % = 100 - Ash %

c) The individual mining and processing costs, and their sum, expressed as costs per ton of clean coal produced.

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