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EXAMINATION Final2018 SEMESTER: II
SUBJECT: BSC (HONS) Maths COURSE CODE: PHY-1201
TITLE: Waves and Oscillations
TIME ALLOWED: 155 MINUTES MAX MARKS: 48NOTE: Erasing/Cutting
and over writing shall bear “NO MARKS”.
Q:No MCQ’s Marks
The length of second’s pendulum on the surface of earth is 1m the length of
second pendulum on the surface of moon, where acceleration due to gravity is
1/6of g, is
1 (a) 36 m 1
(b) 1 m
(c) 1/36 m
(a) 1/6 m
A spring is pulled down by 2cm. What is the amplitude of oscillation?
(a) 0 cm
2 (b) 6 cm 1
(c) 2 cm
(a) 4 cm
Time period of a pendulum is 6.28 sec and amplitude of oscillation is 3 cm
Maximum acceleration of pendulum is
(a) 8cm/s2
3 1
(b) 0.3 cm/s2
(c) 3 cm/s2
(a) 58.2 cm/s2
The period frequency of oscillation of the block of mass m which is tied to the
two springs each with spring constant k,is 1
k
(a)
√ m
k
4 (b)
√ 2m
3k
(c)
√ m
2k
(d)
√ m
Two masses coupled by three springs are said to have ----- degrees of
freedom.
(d) One
5 1
(e) Two
(f) Three
(b) Four
Two masses coupled by three springs are said to have ---- & -------- of driving
force
(d) Fo& ɷ
6 1
(e) Fo&φ
(f) φ&ɷ
(g) Fo& ɷ0
In a certain normal mode, each part of the system executes
a. Random motion
7 1
b. SHM
c. Random&SHM
The shape or configuration of any mode can be found by the ratio of
a. amplitude
8 b. frequency 1
c. phase angle
d. either frequency or phase angle
 In the longitudinal waves, the particles of medium vibrate----- to the direction
of propagation of waves.
a. perpendicular
9 b. parallel 1
c. Neither parallel nor perpendicular

If the friction is too large in an driven harmonic oscillator, the power

delivered to the oscillator by the driving force is,
a. Maximum
10 1
b. Minimum
c. Zero
d. Hard to calculate
In a two coupled pendulum , the second normal mode frequency is
g
a.
√ l
❑
b. 2 k + g
11 √ m l
❑
1
c. 2 k − g
√ m l
2k
d.
√ lm

In a resonating pipe which is open at one end and closed at the other, there
a. Are displacement modes at each end
b. Are displacement antinodes at each end
12 c. Is a displacement node at the open end and a displacement 1
mode at the closed end and a displacement antinode at the poen
end
d. Is a displacement node

In a resonating pipe, formation of three nodes and three antinodes is called

a. 1st harmonic
b. 3rd harmonic
13 c. 5st harmonic 1
d. None of the above
For the formation of stationary waves, two waves should have
a. Same frequency
b. Same amplitude
c. Same wavelength
d. Same direction
14 1
e. All of the above
f. Only (a), (b) and (c)

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SUBJECTIVE QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINATION Final2018 SEMESTER: II
SUBJECT: BSC (HONS) Maths COURSE CODE: PHY-1201
TITLE: Waves and Oscillations
TIME ALLOWED: 155 MINUTES MAX MARKS: 48

Q.No Questions Marks

Q.2 Answer the following questions.
i. How will you distinguish coupled oscillations from forced oscillations?
ii. What is a Q-value and how it is related to the damping factor
iii. Define relaxation time? 2×6=12
iv. Define forced Harmonic oscillator
v. What is the specific condition to observe the “Beat “Phenomenon?
vi. Briefly explain how energy is exchanged during a SHM.

Q.3 a) A mechanical harmonic oscillator of mass m, stiffness constant k and the

coefficient of the damping force being p is shown below. The oscillator is driven
F  F cos(t ) . In the steady state, the displacement of the oscillator is given
by a
by 6

  B cos(t   )
i. Set up differential equations of the oscillator 6
ii. Obtain the expression of amplitude and phase

b) Calculate the average energy of such weakly damped oscillator.

Q.4 a) Two perpendicular SHMs acting simultaneously on a particle are given by 8

x1  A1 cos(t )
x2  A2 cos(t   )
Discuss the path followed by the particle at different values of  , which
is subjected to two rectangular SHMs of equal frequencies.


2 4
b) A simple harmonic motion of amplitude of 0.01 cm has a time period of 2 sec.
Calculate the velocity and acceleration when the displacement is half the
amplitude.
Q.5 a) Derive wave equation for transverse vibrations of a continuous string.
b) Calculate the frequency, the relaxation time and the quality factor of an LCR 8
circuit with L= 1mH, C=5uF and R=0.5 ohm. . 4

Q.6 a) Show that total energy of SHM is conserved and energy is converted from one 8
form to another form.
b) What are the normal coordinates and normal modes of a coupled system? Discuss
also the properties of a normal mode. 4

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 OBJECTIVE QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINATION Final2018 SEMESTER: II
SUBJECT: BSC (HONS) Maths COURSE CODE: PHY-1201
TITLE: Waves and Oscillations
TIME ALLOWED: 155 MINUTES MAX MARKS: 48

Q.No Questions Marks

Q.2 Answer the following questions.
i. How will you distinguish coupled oscillations from forced oscillations?
ii. What is a Q-value and how it is related to the damping factor
iii. Define relaxation time?
iv. Define forced Harmonic oscillator 2×6=12
v. What is the specific condition to observe the “Beat “Phenomenon?
vi. Briefly explain how energy is exchanged during a SHM.

Solution:
Theory
Q.3 a) A mechanical harmonic oscillator of mass m, stiffness constant k and the
coefficient of the damping force being p is shown below. The oscillator is driven
F  F cos(t ) . In the steady state, the displacement of the oscillator is given
by a
by

  B cos(t   )
i. Set up differential equations of the oscillator
ii. Obtain the expression of amplitude and phase
Solution:
Theory 6

b) Calculate the average energy of such weakly damped oscillator.

Solution:
Theory

Q.4 a) Two perpendicular SHMs acting simultaneously on a particle are given by 8

x1  A1 cos(t )
x2  A2 cos(t   )
Discuss the path followed by the particle at different values of  , which
is subjected to two rectangular SHMs of equal frequencies.


2 4
Solution:
Theory

b) A simple harmonic motion of amplitude of 0.01 cm has a time period of 2 sec.

Calculate the velocity and acceleration when the displacement is half the
amplitude.
Solution:
  (t )  A cos(t   )
d 
V     A sin(t   )
dt
1
  2 2
V  A 1  2 
 A 
  2 T
1
  0.01cm  2  2
   
  2  
V  (0.01cm)(2    2) 1 
  0.01cm  
2

 
 
1
V  0.0272ms
d 2 
a 2
    2
dt
0.01cm
a  (2    2) 2 ( )
2
a  0.0493ms 2
Q.5 a) Derive wave equation for transverse vibrations of a continuous string.
Solution: 8
Theory

b) Calculate the frequency, the relaxation time and the quality factor of an LCR
circuit with L= 1mH, C=5uF and R=0.5 ohm.

Solution:

L=1mH =10-3H C=5uF =5×10-6F and R=0.1 ohm

The angular frequency ɷ* of the damped oscillations is
1
 1 R2  2
*    2 
 LC 4 L 
 *  1.414  10 4 rad  s 1 4

*
Frequency  (v* )   0.225 10 4 Hz
2
Re laxation.time( )
2 2L
( )    4  10 3 s
 R
Q  Value
 * L *
Q   28.3
a)  R .
Q.6 a) Show that total energy of SHM is conserved and energy is converted from one
form to another form.
Solution:
Theory 8

b) What are the normal coordinates and normal modes of a coupled system?
Discuss also the properties of a normal mode. 4
Solution:
Theory
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OBJECTIVE QUESTION PAPER
EXAMINATION Final 2018 SEMESTER: II
SUBJECT: BSC (HONS) Maths COURSE CODE: PHY-1201
TITLE:Waves and Oscillations
TIME ALLOWED: 25 MINUTES MAX MARKS: 14

Q.No Answer
1 D
2 C
3 C
4 B
5 B
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 B
10 C
11 B
12 D
13 C
14 F