ME673: Assignment 2 Due: 25/1/18

1. Calculate the expression for velocity v and acceleration a of a particle in terms of T̂, N̂, B̂, κ, ν,
if the position vector is R(t) where t is the time.
2. Let a smooth curve in x − y plane be defined by y = y(x). Show that,
1 d2 y(x)/dx2
κ= = .
ρ (1 + [dy(x)/dx]2 )3/2
3. Consider the parametrization,
x = (1 − u) cos v, y = (1 − u) sin v, z = u, (1)
over 0 < u ≤ 1, 0 ≤ v < 2π.
(a) Eliminating u and v from Eq. (1), obtain a nonparametric representation of the surface
S. Identify S.
(b) Evaluate the normal vector N̂. Is there one point on S where the normal vector is
undefined?
(c) Find the equation of the tangent plane T at u = 1/2, v = 0.
4. Find the normal N̂ and the equation of the tangent plane T for the given surface S and a
point P :
(a) S : z = x2 + y 2 , P = (2, 1, 5),
(b) S : x = u, y = u + v 2 , z = v + 1, P : u = 3, v = 2.
5. Let S be the hyperboloid z 2 − x2 − y 2 = 1, between z = 1 and z = h.
√
(a) Using x = u cos v, y = u sin v, z = u2 + 1, show that
[ √ √ ]
1 √ 1 √
A = π h 2h − 1 −
2 √ ln | 2h + 2h − 1| − 1 +
2 √ ln |1 + 2| . (2)
2 2
(b) For shallow case, substitute h = 1 + ϵ and calculate A as ϵ → 0.
√
(c) Show that A ∼ 2πh2 as h → ∞.
6. Newton’s law of gravitation states that the force of attraction F exerted by any one point
mass M on any other point mass m is given by
Mm
F=G ê, (3)
d2
where d is the distance of separation, ê is a unit vector directed from m toward M and
G = 6.67 × 10−8 cm3 /(gs2 ) is the universal gravitational constant. Consider a hollow sphere,
a2 ≤ x2 + y 2 + z 2 ≤ b2 , of uniform mass density σ.
(a) Show that the gravitational force of attraction induced by the hollow sphere, per unit
mass at (0, 0, z0 ), is
∫∫∫
(z − z0 )dV
F(0, 0, z0 ) = σGk̂ . (4)
V [x + y + (z − z0 ) ]
2 2 2 3/2

(b) Carrying out integration in (4), show that

{
− Mz 2G k̂ if |z0 | > b
F(0, 0, z0 ) = 0
0 if |z0 | < a
(c) Evaluate F(0, 0, z0 ) for the case where a < z0 < b.