## DESCRIPTION ## Differential calculus: difference quotients ## ENDDESCRIPTION ## KEYWORDS('differential calculus', 'difference quotients') ## DBsubject('WeBWorK') ## DBchapter('WeBWorK Tutorial') ## DBsection('Fort Lewis Tutorial 2011') ## Date('01/30/2011') ## Author('Paul Pearson') ## Institution('Fort Lewis College') ## TitleText1('') ## EditionText1('') ## AuthorText1('') ## Section1('') ## Problem1('') ############################## # Initialization DOCUMENT(); loadMacros( "PGstandard.pl", "MathObjects.pl", "AnswerFormatHelp.pl", "unionLists.pl", ); TEXT(beginproblem()); ############################# # Setup Context("Numeric")->variables->add(k=>"Real"); Context()->flags->set( reduceConstants=>0, # no decimals reduceConstantFunctions=>1, # combine 4+5*2? formatStudentAnswer=>'parsed', # no decimals ); $a = random(6,9,1); $k = random(3,5,1); $f = Formula("k x^2"); $fx = $f->D('x'); @answer = (); $answer[0] = $fx; $answer[1] = $fx->substitute(k=>$k); # formula # $answer[1] = $fx->eval(k=>$k); # gives errors, must eval to real $answer[2] = $fx->substitute(x=>$a*pi,k=>$k); # formula #$answer[2] = $fx->eval(x=>$a*pi,k=>$k); # real ############################# # Main text Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_TEXT Suppose \( f(x) = $f \) where \( k \) is a constant. \{ BeginList("OL",type=>"a") \} $ITEM \( f'(x) = \) \{ ans_rule(20) \} \{ AnswerFormatHelp("formulas") \} $ITEMSEP $ITEM If \( k = $k \) then \( f'(x) = \) \{ ans_rule(20) \} \{ AnswerFormatHelp("formulas") \} $ITEMSEP $ITEM If \( k = $k \) then \( f'($a\pi) = \) \{ ans_rule(20) \} \{ AnswerFormatHelp("formulas") \} \{ EndList("OL") \} END_TEXT Context()->normalStrings; ############################ # Answers $showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1; foreach my $i (0..2) { ANS( $answer[$i]->cmp() ); } ############################ # Solution Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_SOLUTION ${PAR}SOLUTION:${PAR} Solution explanation goes here. END_SOLUTION Context()->normalStrings; COMMENT("MathObject version."); ENDDOCUMENT(); ########################### # Initialization DOCUMENT(); loadMacros( "PGstandard.pl", "MathObjects.pl", "parserDifferenceQuotient.pl", ); TEXT(beginproblem()); ########################### # Setup Context("Numeric"); $limit = DifferenceQuotient("2*x+h","h"); $fp = Compute("2 x"); ########################### # Main text Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_TEXT Simplify and then evaluate the limit. $BR $BR \( \displaystyle \frac{d}{dx} \big( x^2 \big) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{(x+h)^2-x^2}{h} = \lim_{h \to 0} \big( \) \{ ans_rule(15) \} \( \big) = \) \{ ans_rule(15) \} END_TEXT Context()->normalStrings; ############################ # Answer evaluation $showPartialCorrectAnswers = 1; ANS( $limit->cmp() ); ANS( $fp->cmp() ); ############################ # Solution Context()->texStrings; BEGIN_SOLUTION ${PAR}SOLUTION:${PAR} Solution explanation goes here. END_SOLUTION Context()->normalStrings; COMMENT('MathObject version.'); ENDDOCUMENT();