Assignment Brief (RQF)
Assignment Brief (RQF)
Higher National Certificate in
Engineering
Student Name/ID Number:
Unit Number and Title: Unit 2 - Engineering Maths M/615/1476
Academic Year: 2023-2024
Unit Assessor: Reiss Bennett
Assignment Title: 3 – Differentiation and Integration
Issue Date: 27/03/2024
Submission Date: 10/04/2024
Internal Verifier Name: Lance Burkitt
Date: 15/02/2023
Submission Format:
The submission is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written
in a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12. You are
required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate and
all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard
referencing system. Provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system.
The recommended word limit is 900–1000 words. You will not be penalised for
exceeding the total word limit.
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Unit Learning Outcomes:
LO4 Examine how differential and integral calculus can be used to solve
engineering problems
Assignment Brief and Guidance:
Scenario
You are working as a Product Engineer in a production company that specialises
in the manufacture of metals for use on a variety of different applications. The
metals produced are used across lots of different engineering
Throughout your report specify key terms, giving definitions where
appropriate to ensure the content can be understood by a non-technical
audience.
Written Report
Task 1
The distance (S) moved by the start point of the extruded metal in (t) seconds is
given by:
�� = 4.5��3 + 4��2 + 3
Find by using differentiation:
I. The velocity of the extrusion after (t) seconds
II. Its velocity at the start and after 4 seconds of the extrusion.
III. The acceleration of the extrusion after (t) seconds
IV. The acceleration of the extrusion after 2 seconds
V. The value of t when the acceleration of the extrusion is 12��/��2
Task 2
Your company manufactures car suspension springs and as part of the
quality process you are required to test one of them.
The amount of displacement (x) in mm of the spring on a car’s suspension is
given by:
������������������������ (��) =
6.3������(2����) − 5������(2����)
Using differentiation, evaluate the velocity in ��/�� of the car when �� =
2.5����.
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Determine, using differentiation the minimum
cost, and also the minimum possible
production cost
Task 3 Task 4
You are told that the cost (C) of producing (in £) 1) You are required to help the electrical
a length of aluminium in meters (x) via engineering team within your company and
extrusion is given by the following equation: calculate the charge of a capacitor in one of
your extrusion machines as part of a fault-
�� = 45 ������ + 250000 finding process. The current in the capacitor is
shown as below:
�� = 200 sin (����)
To charge a capacitor at 60Hz. Use integration By using integration you should discuss the
to determine the charge (Q) value in Coulombs exponential function in growth and decay for all
of the time from t = 0s to t = 0.05s. following questions and illustrate the graphs.
Task 5 I. Solve this equation for y in terms of k and t.
Prior to the aluminium going through an II. Find C in the equation, given that the
extruder, the metal needs to be preheated aluminium is 350℃ as soon as it comes out of
before it’s pushed through the die. Let y the die.
represent the temperature (in ℃) of a length of III. If the object cools from 320℃ in 5 minutes,
aluminium coming out of an extruder. The room how MUCH LONGER will it take for its
is at a constant temperature of 40℃. Newton’s temperature to decrease to 100℃
law of cooling says that the rate of change in y
is proportional to the difference between y and
40℃. This can be written as: Task 6
1) Using higher order differentiation determine
the co-ordinates of the turning points of the
����
waveform and then sketch the waveform using
���� = ��(�� − 40) appropriate software highlighting the points.
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�� = 5 ������ 3��
2) Find the min and max values of the function from Task 1. Model the results
on a graph and highlight the Absolute minimum and maximum values giving an
explanation of what the minimum and maximum values are and what the
difference is between local and absolute minimum and maximum values.
Learning Outcomes Pass Merit Distinction
LO4 Examine P8 Determine M4 Formulate D3 Analyse
how differential rates of change predictions of maxima and
and for exponential minima of
integral calculus algebraic, growth and increasing and
can be used to logarithmic and decay models decreasing
solve trigonometric using functions using
engineering functions integration higher order
problems methods derivatives
P9 Use integral
calculus to
solve practical
problems
relating to
engineering
Student work starts here:
