Concepts

1. NEWTON’S LAW OF COOLING

Newton’s Law of cooling states that if an object is than the ambient temperature,
then the rate of cooling of the object is to the temperature difference.

A.) colder ; proportional C.) hotter ; proportional

B.) colder ; inversely proportional D.) hotter ; inversely proportional

2. DRAINING A TANK

For draining a tank, which shape of a tank drains fastest given that they all have the same
radius?

A.) Cylindrical tank C.) Inverted cone

B.) Hemispherical tank D.) All of the above

3. EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND DECAY

If the rate of change of a quantity is proportional to the current amount of that quantity that
𝑑𝑦
dictates the differential equation 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑘𝑦, where k is the proportionality constant. It is called
exponential growth when and exponential decay when .

A.) K > 0 , K<0 C.) K<0 , K>0

B.) K=0 , K>0 D.) K<0 , K=0

4. LOGARITHMIC GROWTH MODEL

𝑑𝑁
The equation: 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑎𝑁 − 𝑏𝑁 2 defines what principle?

Where:

−𝑏𝑁 2  death rate

𝑎𝑁  birth rate

A.) Exponential Decay C.) Logarithmic Growth

B.) Exponential Growth D.) Electric Circuits
 5. MIXING A TANK

What is the OMB (Overall Material Balance) for mixing a tank?

A.) Input + Output – Generation – Depletion = Accumulation

B.) Input + Output – Generation + Depletion = Accumulation
C.) Input - Output – Generation + Depletion = Accumulation
D.) None of the Above

6. ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

For a series containing only a resistor and an inductor, what law states that the sum of the
voltage drop across the resistor in the same as the impressed voltage on the circuit?

A.) Ohm’s Law C.) Tevenin’s Theorem

B.) Nortons Theorem D.) Kirchhoff’s 2nd Law

ANSWER KEY:

1. C

2. C

3. A

4. C.

5. D.

6. D.
1.)A tank is filled with 100 gallons of freshwater, Vice Ganda begins filling ip the tank with salt water at
a rate of 3 gal/min with a concentration of 2 oz of salt/gallon. At the same time a valve is opened and
the well mixed sol flows out at a rate of 2 gal/min. Find the amount of salt in oz as a function of time.

2 and 3)A series of RL circuits with R=50W and L=10H has a constant V=100V applied at t=0 by the
closing of a switch. Find:

a.) The equation for i

b.) The current at t=0.5s

c.) The expressions for Vr and Vl

d.) The time where Vr=Vl

4.)A colony of bacteria is growing exponentially at the time t=0 it has 1.4x10^6 bacteria in it and at time
t=10 it has 2.9x10^6 at what time will it have 3x10^7 bacteria?

5.)In a farm,there 9600 pigs in the population Write a formula for the number of pigs at arbitrary time t.

6 to 8 )An object initially has a temperature of 20 degrees celsius It is then placed in a room with
temperature of 80 degrees celsius after 1 hour its temperature becomes 35 degrees celsius. What will
be the temperature after 3 hours? What will be the temperature at 5 hours? At what time will it have a
temperature of 75 degrees Celsius

9.) A 100 V electromotive force is applied to an RC series circuit in which the resistamce is 200 ohms and
the capacitance is 10^-4 Farad find the charge Q(t) on the capacitor if Q(0)=0. Find the current I(t)