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Which terminal branch of the brachial plexus supplies the posterior arm muscle?

Little Johnny is a 7-year-old male with ASD and ADHD, who is unable to swallow pills.  What options for medication delivery are available for a child with ADHD who cannot swallow pills?  Include information about 2-3 other options for medication delivery for this patient. Please answer the question thoroughly in complete sentences.

Mary is a 25-year-old who presents with concern about anxiety.  Upon further examination, you identify that her daily ruminations involve overeating.  She is 5’2″ and weighs 200 lbs.  She admits to binge episodes several times a week, eating an entire container of ice cream, as well as daily rumination after eating, that she should not have eaten as much as she did, or the type of foods selected.   Discuss some medication options for a patient with Binge Eating Disorder. Please answer the question thoroughly in complete sentences.

You are seeing a 4-year-old Caucasian Male patient with his mother, who was referred by the pre-school due to behavioral acting out in class, not completing work, or following directions.  Mom asks you to “put him on Ritalin” because he is “too hyper”.  How do you respond?  Describe best practice for the use of psychotropic medication in young children.  Address approaches to include informed consent and ongoing monitoring. Please answer the question thoroughly in complete sentences. 

Fill in the blank. Diagonal dominance is _____________ for convergence of the Gauss-Seidel method.

Immediately after submitting this exam, you will upload your work to the Exam 3 Work assignment.

Determine an eigenpair for each eigenvalue of the following matrix. (If your browser is not properly displaying the matrix, it is A = [1, 2; 3, 2].) Type your eigenpairs in the textbox, and upload your work to the Exam 3 Work assignment.

Suppose we have 6 data points. How will the Newton interpolating polynomial and the Lagrange interpolating polynomial compare graphically?

Use Simpson’s 1/3 rule to integrate f(x) = 4×3 + 3×2 + 2x + 1 from -2 to 2. Show your work in the textbox, or upload your work to the Exam 3 Work assignment.

Suppose we collect [N] samples of a signal, with [dt] seconds between each pair of data points. What is the highest frequency that can be mathematically represented by these data? Round your answer to four decimal places if necessary. (This is not asking about the Nyquist frequency.)