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    Clarification about Heat Conduction equations

    How do I relate Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction for 1-D Heat Conduction with the Heat Conduction Equation in a large plane wall and energy balance equation? Fourier Energy Balance energy in - energy out = system energy change rate of energy in - rate of energy out = rate of system energy...
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    Method for determining error in an equation

    So if R3 and R4 is 10000 Ohms, and V1 is 1.8 and V2 is 3.3, I get 12.8%. Have I done things correctly?
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    Method for determining error in an equation

    So partial derivatives? Finally! I get to use Calculus III stuff!
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    Method for determining error in an equation

    You can assume that V1 and V2 are fixed. And yes, I can take derivatives.
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    Method for determining error in an equation

    Homework Statement Ok, so suppose I have an equation like V_out = 0.5(1 + R4/R3)(V1+V2) and I know the R3 and R4 has a tolerance of +-5%. For such an equation and similar ones, how would I estimate the possible range of values V_out? For example, I'd like to find out something like...
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    Determining the limit for function of x and y

    Homework Statement For f(x,y) = (2x - y^2)/(2x^2 + y), what is the limit as (x,y)->(0,0)? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution From this image, it seems that the limit would be non-existent since on one side of the sheet, it goes up and up to infinity whereas from the other side, it...
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    Can curvature ever be greater than at relative extremum?

    Homework Statement For a generic function y=f(x) which is twice-differentiaable, is it possible for there to be a curvature on the curve of that function that is greater than the curvature at its relative extremum?Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution From visualization and a sketch...
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    Finding the Limit of Curvature for a Polar Curve

    Thanks! That's just what I need. I've ended up with R=sqrt((a^2 + 1)e^(2ax)) so K=1/sqrt((a^2 + 1)e^(2ax)). Taking the limit as a approaches infinity I get 0 and taking the limit as x approaches infinity, I also get 0.
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    Finding the Limit of Curvature for a Polar Curve

    Yes, but then I'd end up with a 0 in the denominator in the third equation which wouldn't work. However, that would require me to find a work around and solve for the limit some other way so I don't get 0/0. I haven't been able to figure out what I have to do to get around that. I am expecting...
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    Finding the Limit of Curvature for a Polar Curve

    I'm getting 0 for the limit of x', x'', y', y'' as a approaches infinity and when theta approaches infinity.
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    Finding the Limit of Curvature for a Polar Curve

    Homework Statement Given the polar curve r=e^(a*theta), a>0, find the curvature K and determine the limit of K as (a) theta approaches infinity and (b) as a approaches infinity. Homework Equations x=r*cos(theta) y=r*sin(theta) K=|x'y''-y'x''|/[(x')^2 + (y')^2]^(3/2) The Attempt at a Solution...
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    Calculating inductance of an LR and RLC Circuit?

    Simple. Since I didn't know anything about what was in Ch. 1, I simply had to find it out. You can as well if you were to make the circuit as shown in the initial post.
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    Calculating inductance of an LR and RLC Circuit?

    Yes, my apologies. I've neglected to include the relevant oscilloscope readout. Vertical Scale: 100mV/DIV Horizontal Scale: 50 microsecond/DIV Here is a the function generator used. Notice the AMPL knob to the right. Maximum amplitude means turning it all the way counterclockwise.
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    Calculating inductance of an LR and RLC Circuit?

    For question 1, I got the inductance to be 0.114 mH.