Classical Mechanics Physics 4600/7600

Ch 1 1. Given two vectors and , calculate (a)A+B,

Problems: 2 2 .
(b)A-B, (c) 3A+2B, (d) 3A-2B, (e) A, B, A +B , (f) A B, (g) the angle between
A and B, (h) AxB, (i) the component of B in the direction of A, and (j) the
directional cosines of A and B.

2. For vectors A and B as given, calculate the following:

and

(a) , , ,

(b) , , ,

(c) (d)

3. Prove the following cyclic relation for a triple scalar product:

4. A cube of side 5cm is placed in a fluid. For the following velocity values,
calculate the average divergence of the flow. Is there a source or sink within this
box? The velocities are given in cm/s. The cube is oriented so that the +z axis
exits the front face, the +x axis exits the right face and the +y axis exits the top
face.

Front :

Right

Left

Top

Bottom

Back
Also draw a diagram showing these velocities.
5. Using Stoke’s theorem, calculate the average value of the curl of the fluid for a
rectangular path 20 cm by 10 cm as shown in figure.

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