Fifth Semester

Mathematical Physics-II
Course No: PHY/V/CC/09 (T)

1. Which of the following is not Dirichlet’s condition for the Fourier series expansion?
a) f(x) is periodic, single valued, finite
b) f(x) has finite number of discontinuities in only one period
c) f(x) has finite number of maxima and minima
d) f(x) is a periodic, single valued, finite

Answer: d

Explanation: Dirichlet’s condition for Fourier series expansion is f(x) should be

periodic, single valued and finite; f(x) should have finite number of discontinuities in
one period and f(x) should have finite number of maxima and minima in a period.

2. At the point of discontinuity, sum of the series is equal to

1
a)  [ f (x+ 0) – f ( x−0)]
2
1
b)  [ f (x+ 0)+ f ( x−0)]
2
1
c)  [ f ( x+ 0)– f (x−0)]
4
1
d)  [ f ( x+ 0)+ f ( x−0)]
4

Answer: b

Explanation: When there is a point of discontinuity, the value of the function at that
point is found by taking the average of the limit of the function in the left hand side of
the discontinuous point and right hand side of the discontinuous point. Hence the
1
value of the function at that point of discontinuity is  [ f (x+ 0)+ f ( x−0)].
2

3. What is the Fourier series expansion of the function f(x) in the interval (c, c+2π)?
a0 ∞ ∞
a)  + ∑ an cos ⁡(nx)+ ∑ bn sin(nx )
2 n=1 n=1
∞ ∞
b) a 0+ ∑ an cos ⁡(nx)+ ∑ b n sin(nx)
n=1 n=1
a0 ∞ ∞
c)  + ∑ an cos ⁡(nx )+ ∑ bn sin(nx )
2 n=0 n=0
∞ ∞
d) a 0+ ∑ an cos ⁡(nx)+ ∑ bn sin(nx )
n=0 n=0

Answer: a
 Explanation: Fourier series expantion of the function f(x) in the interval (c, c+2π)
a0 ∞ ∞
is given by  + ∑ an cos ⁡(nx)+ ∑ bn sin(nx ) where, a0 is found by using n=0, in the
2 n=1 n=1
formula for finding an. bn is found by using sin(nx) instead of cos(nx) in the formula
to find an.

4. If the function f(x) is even, then which of the following is zero?

a) a n
b) b n
c) a 0
d) nothing is zero

Answer: b

Explanation: Since b n includes sin(nx) term which is an odd function, odd times
even function is always odd. So, the integral gives zero as the result.
5. If the function f(x) is odd, then which of the only coefficient is present?
a) a n
b) b n
c) a 0
d) everything is present

Answer: b

Explanation: Since to find bn we have sin(nx) and the function we have is also odd
function, the product of odd function and another odd function yields even
function, the only coefficient which exists is b n.

6. Which of the following is an “even” function of ‘t’?

a) t 2
b) t 2−4 t
c) sin 2 t+3 t
d) t 3+ 6
Ans: (a)
Since if we replace ‘t ’ by ‘−t ’ , then the function value remains the same !

7. A “periodicfunction” isgiven bya function which

a) has a period T=2π
b) satisfies f(t+T)=f(t)
c) satisfies f(t+T)=−f(t)
d) has a period T=π

Ans: (b)
Sincethe function's value remains thesame value aftera period (or multiple periods)
has passed!