Register Number Name of the Candidate 5278 B.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, 2012 cmysics) (SECOND YEAR) (GROUP-A-MAIN) raRr- mt) (rare iv) 640, MECHANICS AND SPECIAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY ay | [Time : 3 Hours Maximum : 100 Macks SECTION-A (10 x2 = 20) Answer any TEN questions ALL questions cerry equal marks: 1. Define simple harmonic motion, 2. Give two examples for simple harmonic motion, OLD QUESTION PAPERS /10. nL. L. 1. 1s. 2 ‘What is a compound pendulum? Define she time of fight of a projectile. ‘Show thatthe range of a projectile is maximum ‘when the angle of projection ia 45° s, What is reduced mass of a system of wo bouies? Define moments of inertia of « body. Give the equation for K.E of a roating particle Calculate the moment of inesia ofa cizcular dise of mass 10 kg and radius Im, ‘What is a venturimeter? Define the angular moment of a particle ‘Slate the principle of conservation of linear What ate inertial frames of reference? ‘late the Galilean transformation for time and co-ordinates Calculate the rest mass energy of an electron, OLD QUESTION PAPERS /16. @ O) 1@ O) 18. @ a SECTION-B (5x 7=35) Answer any ALL questions. ALL questions carry equal marks. Explain the drawbacks of s simple pendulum when used in the determination of acceleration due to gravity at a point. cor) Derive an equation for its © Displacement and (i) Velocity of a particle executing SHM Obtain an expression for the range of a projectile on an inclined plane. (oR) State the laws of impact ‘State and explain the perpendicular theorem ‘on moments of ineria. (oR) OLD QUESTION PAPERS /4 (©) Obtain an expression for the KE of a rotating boy. 19, (2) Explain the various energics possed by igus. (or) (b) What are generalized co-ordinates? Explain 20.(a) Explain time-iation in ectavity (or) (b) Write a note on addition of velocities. SECTION-C («15 =45) Answer any THREE questions ALL questions carry equal marks 21. Prove that the meckanical energy of a harmonic ‘oscillator at any instant remains constant 22. Discuss the direct impact between two smooth spheres in details. 23. Define moment of inertia of a body. Obtain an expression for the moment of inertia of a solid sphere 24, State and prove Bernoulli's theorem. 25. Obtain the Einstein's mass-energy rslation. OLD QUESTION PAPERS /