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B.Sc. (With Credits)-Regular-Semester 2012 Sem I

1S-PHY 101 Physics-I
(Mechanics and Oscillations) Paper-I
P. Pages : 4
Time : Three Hours Max. Marks : 50
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Notes : 1. All the questions are compulsory.
2. Draw neat diagrams wherever
necessary.
1. Either :
a) i) State Newton's laws of motion. Discuss 3
it's limitations.
ii) Prove that Newton's first law of motion 2
is simply a special case of the second
law.
iii) A particle is moving along a curve in a 5
plane. Derive expression for its radial
and transverse components of velocity
and acceleration.
OR
b) i) Explain the gravitational self energy of a 2
body. Why it is negative?
ii) Obtain an expression for gravitational self 5
energy of uniform solid sphere.
iii) Calculate the self energy of a sun, taking it's 3
mass equal to 2 x 1030 kg and its radius
7 x 108 m. (G=6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2).

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 2. Either :
a) i) Define simple harmonic motion. 1
ii) Derive the differential equation of 6
linear S.H.M. and solve it to show
x = a sin (wt +  ).
iii) A particle performing S.H.M has a mass 3
2.5 gm and frequency of vibration
10 Hz. It is oscillating with amplitude of
2cm. Calculate total energy of the
particle.
OR
b) i) Explain damped and forced 2
oscillations.
ii) Obtain differential equation of motion 6
of a damped harmonic oscillator and
obtain its general solution.
iii) State the condition under which the 2
motion becomes.
a) Dead beat.
b) Critically damped.

3. Either :
a) What are central and non-central forces? 2½
Give two characteristics of each.
b) Show that in the absence of external force 2½
the velocity of centre of mass remains
constant.
c) Show that the resultant of two S.H.Ms at 2½
right angles to each other and having equal

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 period and equal amplitude but a phase
difference of /2 represent a circle.
d) Explain sharpness of resonance. 2½
OR
e) Distinguish between inertial and non inertial 2½
frame of reference.
f) Define angular momentum and torque. 2½
Give its S. I Unit.
g) A particle of mass 10 gm is placed in a field 2½
of potential U=5x2+10 ergs/gm. find the
frequency.
h) Derive equation of power dissipation in 2½
damped harmonic oscillations.

4. Either :
a) A reference frame rotating with respect to 2½

another frame with an angular velocity  .
Find the relation for acceleration.
b) Show that the rate of change of angular 2½
momentum of a body is equal to torque
acting on it.
c) Describe moment of inertia. Explain it's 2½
physical significance.
d) In an oscillatory circuit L=0.5H, C=1.8F, 2½
What is the maximum value of resistance to
be connected so that the circuit may
produce oscillations.
OR
e) State and explain Kepler's laws of planetary 2½
motion.

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 f) State Newton's law of Gravitation. Define 2½
Gravitational constant and write its
dimensions.
g) Discuss analytically resultant of two S.H.Ms 2½
of the same frequency (Same period) acting
along same line but different in phase and
amplitudes.
h) What is quality factor? Obtain an equation 2½
of a quality factor for a damped harmonic
oscillator.
5 Solve any ten of the followings.
a) State the difference between 1
conservative and non conservative force.
b) What is centripetal force? 1
c) Define frame of reference. 1
d) Two bodies of masses 2g and 10 g 1
  
have position vectors (3 i  2 j  k ) and
  
respectively. Find position
( i  j  3 k)
vector of its centre of mass.
e) Define gravitational field. 1
f) Define centre of mass. 1
g) Define radius of gyration. Give its unit. 1
h) State the theorem of perpendicular 1
axes for the moment of inertia.
i) What are beats? 1
j) Explain effect of damping. 1
k) What is velocity resonance? 1
l) Define driven harmonic oscillator. 1
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