PHYSICS: I

SECTION -A
Answer all the questions. All the questions have equal marks

15*4=60

1) A) Define curl of a vector field. Explain the physical importance of it. State and prove Gauss divergence
theorem.
OR
B) Derive Eulers equations of a rotating rigid system and deduce conservation of energy and angular
momentum from Euler equations.
2) A) State Keplers laws of planetary motion. Derive the condition under which the path of a planet
around the sun is an ellipse.
OR
B) Describe the Michelson Morley experiment. Explain the physical significance of the negative
result.
3) A) What are damped oscillations? Obtain the differential equation and discuss its solution under different
conditions.
OR
B) State Fouriers theorem and use it to analyses a saw tooth wave.
4) A) State the law of transverse vibrations of a stretched string. Derive an expression for the energy of
transverse vibration of a stretched string
OR
B) What are ultrasonics? Describe the magneto strict ion method of producing ultrasonic waves
SECTION -B
Answer any five questions from the following. Each question carries 4 marks

4*5=20

5) Calculate the net thrust on a rocket

6) Deduce conservation of energy from Eulers equations

7) Obtain an equation relating Y, and k show that

1
1
1
=
+
y
3
9k .

8) What is Transverse impedance?

9) Deduce Einsteins Energy-Mass equivalence theorem
10) What are Lissajous figures? Explain their uses.
11) Explain the terms logarithmic decrement and relaxation time
12) Explain the methods used for the detection of ultrasonic waves.
SECTION C
Answer any four questions from the following. Each question carries 5 marks

5*4=20

13) A rocket of mass 40kg has got a fuel of mass 360kg inside it. The exhaust velocity of the fuel is 2km/sec.
when the fuel is burning at the rate of 4kg/sec. find the velocity of the rocket
14) The speed of a particle of mass 20kg is moving along a circle of radius 1.5m increases at the rate of
0.5m/sec for every second. Find the torque acting on it.

15) The semi major axis of the orbits of Mercury and Mars around the sun respectively 0.387 and 1.524 in
astronomical units. The time period of Mercury is 0.241 years. Calculate the time period of Mars.
16) Calculate the velocity of the rod when its length will appear 90% of its proper length.

17) The displacement of a linear harmonic oscillator is given by x=4sin (

3 t+

). Find its period and

velocity at t = 1sec.
18) The frequency of a tuning fork is 300Hz and its Q factor is 5x104. Calculate the time taken for its energy

1
to become 10

th

of its initial energy