UVA Mathematics Department
1210/1220 Diagnostic

This diagnostic is designed to provide feedback to a) help you decide the best course to start in and b) how we can best support your learning. Some suggestions:



1. Find the derivative of \(\displaystyle g(x)  =  \frac{x e^{x^ 2 + 1}}{3x + 2}\). Do not simplify your answer.

2.  If \(f(9) = 1, f'(9) = 3, g(1) = 4\), \(g'(1) = -2\), and \(h(x) = x^{3/2} g(f(x))\), then what is \(h'(9)\)?  Simplify your answer.

3.  Suppose \(s(t)  = t^3 - 9t^2 +15t\) is the position of a particle traveling along a coordinate line, where \(s\) is measured in meters and \(t\), in seconds. At what times will the particle be at rest? 

4. Find and classify the critical numbers of \(f(x) = x^5(x-11)^6\), indicating for each critical number whether it yields a relative maximum value of  \(f\), a relative minimum value, or neither.

5. Find \(f(x)\) given that \(f '(x) = 3x^2 + 4x - 1\) and \(f(2) = 9\).

6.  Find the area of the region bounded by the curves \(y = 4-x^2\) and \(y = 0\).

7.  The number of items produced by a manufacturer is given by \( p= 100 xy^3 \),
where \(x\) is the amount of capital and \(y\) is the amount of labor, amounts that change over time. At a particular point in time:

Determine the rate of change in the number of items produced at this point in time.

8.  Find \(\displaystyle{ \int \left(e^x + 1\right)^2 \, dx}\).

9. Evaluate   \( \displaystyle \int_{e}^{e^4} \frac{1}{x\sqrt{\ln x}} \,dx \).

10. Over the time interval \(1 \le t \le 100\) the temperature of a freezer compartment is given by

\(\displaystyle f(t) = \frac{t - 4}{t^2}\),

where \(t\) is measured in hours and \(f(t)\) is measured in degrees Celsius. What's the maximum temperature of the freezer over this time interval?