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COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2009 ..................................... 3
PAPER: PHYSICS (Major) ............................................................................... 3
PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor) .................................................................. 3
COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2010 ..................................... 6
PAPER: PHYSICS (Major) ............................................................................... 6
PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor) .................................................................. 7
COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SESSION 2014 ...................... 9
SECTION A: MAJOR PAPER: PHYSICS ....................................................... 9
SECTION B: MINOR PAPER: MATHEMATICS......................................... 21
COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2017/2018 ............................ 26
SECTION ONE (40%) ..................................................................................... 26
SECTION THREE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND BILINGUA LIS M

(10%) ................................................................................................................ 32
SECTION 4: STRUCTURED ESSAY (20%) ................................................. 33
CORRECTION.........................SESSION 2014 ................................................. 38
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COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2009

CYCLE: 2 CAMPUS: BAMBILI
SERIES: PHYSICS
PAPER: PHYSICS (Major)
GENERAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PA PER 1 DURATION: 3HRS COEF: 3
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1. Write the equation of motion of a charge in an electromagnetic s field in

fourth-dimension form. Hence or otherwise investigate the relativistic
motion of a charged particle in parallel one dimensional electric and
magnetic field.
2. From the solution of Schrödinger equation in the momentum
representation, find the wave function of the stationary states of particle
in the potential field U ( x) : where
ì F , x > 0, F0 > 0
U ( x) = í 0
î ¥, x < 0
a) Find the energy Eigen states of this particle.

Hint: the first three zero E1' = -2.338, E2' = -4.088, E3' = -5.521
b) Apply questions 2a to the case of potential field U ( x) = ad ( x) , where d ( x) is
the Dirac Delta function with argument x and a a real parameter.
PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor)

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1. a) The relation between the light output L of tungsten filament and

voltage V is L=KV, where K is a constant. What is the percentage change
in light output when the voltage is increased by 2%?
b) The length and breadth of a rectangular field are the roots of the
equation 3x - 600 x + k = 0 .
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i. Prove that k must be positive.

ii. Find the length of the perimeter of the field.
iii. Find in terms of k, the length of the diagonal of the field.
2. The velocity V m/s of a bus between two stops is given in terms of its
x3
distance travelled, X meters by the formula 1000V = 15 x -
2 2
, Find the
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acceleration after travelling.
i. 95 metres
ii. 200metres
iii. How far has the bus travelled when its velocity is a maximum?
iv. How far has the bus travelled when its velocity is a maximum?
3. a) Differentiate the following with respect to x:
i. tan 3x
sec x
ii.
x
æxö
iii. cot ç ÷
è2ø
b) Calculate the following integrals:
i. ò 2x 2 x + 4dx
4
3 x3
ii. ò 1
-
x2 -1
dx
4. a) A rectangle is bounded by x-axis and y-axis and the graph of

6- x
y= in such a way that on the vertex of the rectangle is at the origin
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while the other vertex on the diagonal lies on the graph. What is the
maximum area of the rectangle?
b) An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a cycle of radius r. Calculate:
i. The area of the triangle.
ii. The area between the circle and the triangle. NB: leaving π in your
answer.
5. A university lecturer hands out a list of ten questions, five of which will
appear on the final examination for the course. One of the students taking
the course is pressed for time and can prepare only seven of the ten
questions. If the lecturer chooses the five questions at random from the
ten calculate the probability that:
i. The student will be prepared for all five questions that appear on
the final examination.
ii. The student will be prepared for less than three questions.
iii. The student will be prepared for exactly four questions.
6. Show that the equation r = 4 ( i cos t + j sin t ) represents a circle. Find a

position vector of the points on this circle which are nearest to and
furthest from the point whose position vector is 3i + 4 j + 5k .
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COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2010

CYCLE: 2 CAMPUS: BAMBILI
SERIES: PHYSICS
PAPER: PHYSICS (Major)
GENERAL EDUCATION TECHNICAL EDUCATION
1. The state of free particle of mass m at the moment when t=0 is describe
ì avt pt ü
by j ( xt = 0) = A exp í- - ý
î 2l h þ
Where A and a are constants ( l is real and positive) pt and vt are the
momentum and velocity respectively.
a) Normalize j ( xt = 0) ; find j ( xt ) and Sketch the movement of the
particle at t=0 and again for some very large. Quantitatively,
momentum refers to j ( xt ) as time goes on?
b) Find the following mean values. v(t ), p(t ),(Dx(t )),(Dp(t ))

c) Does the uncertainty principle hold? At what time does the system
comes closest to the uncertainty limit.
2. Suppose that a release of electrons from the metal surface by
thermoelectric emission is a statically independent event, what is the
probability of the release of one electron during an infinitesimal time after
dv = l dt where l is a constant. Evaluate the probability.
3. A particle of mass m and charge e passes through pocertion. Find the

particle’s velocity V (its initial velocity is assumed equal to zero).
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Simplify the general formula for the non-relativistic and ultra-relativistic

cases (considering only the two terms of expression)
PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor)

DURATION: 3HRS COEF: 3
1) The equation of the motion of a body performing damped forced vibration
d2x dx
is P 2 + 5 + 6 x = cos t .
dt dt
dx
a) Solve this equation given than x = 0.1 and = 0 when t = 0 .
dt
b) Write down the steady state equation in the form
c) Find the specific solution to the Legendre’s differential equation
æ d 2u ö æ du ö
( )
1 - x 2 ç 2 ÷ - 2 x ç ÷ + 12 x = 0 if u ( 0 ) = 0 and the later function is
è dx ø
è dx ø
behaved at x = 1 .
2) If A = x i - 2 xzj + 2 yzk
2
i. Find curl curl A

ii. Div curl A
iii. Find the area of the ellipse defined by x = a cosq , x = a cosq .

¥ æ 2 ö
å ( -1)
n +1
3) a. Determine whether the alternative series ç ÷ is
n =1
è 3n - 2 ø
convergence or divergence.
¥ 1
å ( -1)
n +1
b. Find the sum of series if it exists.
n =1
( 4n + 3 )
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4) Given the system of equation
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ì3i1 + 2i2 + 5i3 = 1

ï
íi1 - i2 + i3 = 4
ï6i + 4i + 10i = 7
î 1 2 3
Coefficients of i1 , i2 , i3 are related by the following equations

Z1i1 + Z 3i3 = V
Z 2i2 - Z 3i3 = 0
i1 - i2 - i3 = 0
Determine i1 , i2 , i3 in terms of Z1 , Z 2 , Z 3 and V.

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0
5) Determine the integral ò1 x 4 e- x dx .
6) What is the projection of A on B if A = 12i - 3 j + 6k and B = 2i + 4 j + 4k .
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COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SESSION 2014

INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SECOND CYCLE
DEPARTMENT: PHYSICS
Instructions: Answer all the questions in Section A and Section B. Select the
most appropriate option that answers each MCQ. Write the letter (A, B, C, D)
that corresponds to the most correct option in the answer Booklet provided.
Make sure you insert this question Paper inside Your Answer Booklet before
you leave the Examination Hall. Time Allowed: 3Hours.
SECTION A: MAJOR PAPER: PHYSICS

Q1: Particle in a one-dimensional box of length L is in the ground state. The
probability of finding the particle in the range 0£ x£ L 4 is:
a) 1 4 - 1 ( 2p )
b) 2 -1
c) 1 2 - 1 ( 4p )
d) ( 2 -1 6 )
Q2: The initial kinetic energy imparted to a 0.020kg bullet is 1200 J. Neglecting
air resistance and given g=9.81 N/kg, find the range of this projectile when it is
fired at an angle such that the range equals the maximum height attained.
a) 5.74km
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b) 4.44km
c) 9.00km
d) 2.67km
Q3: A projectile is fired into the air over level ground on a trajectory that would
result in it landing 55 m away. However, at its highest point it explodes into two
fragments of equal mass. Immediately following the explosion one fragment has
a momentary speed of zero and then falls straight down to the ground. Assuming
that air resistance is neglected, how far from the launch point does the other
fragment land?
a) 55m
b) 105 m
c) 90.0m
d) 82.5m
Q4: A large tank of water, open at the top, has a small hole through its side a
distance h below the surface of the surface of the water. Give an expression of
the speed of the water as it flows out the hole.
a) 1000gh
b) 2gh
c) hg 2
d) 2hg
Q5: A cork has a density of 200kg / m . The fraction of the volume of the volume
3
of the cork that is submerged when the cork floats in water is:
a) 1/6
b) 1/5
c) 1/ 4
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d) 1/ 3
Q6: In the inertial system S an event is observed to take place at point A on the
x-axis and 10-6 s later another event takes place at point B, 900m further down.
Determine the magnitude of the velocity of the inertial system S’ with respect to
S in which these two events appear simultaneous (note that c is the speed of
light in vacuum).
a) 0.615c
b) 0.223c
c) 0.866c
d) 0.316c
Q7: The speed of a proton whose kinetic energy equals its rest energy is (c is the
speed of light in vacuum)
a) 0.615c
b) 0.223c
c) 0.866c
d) 0.316c
Q8: Find the effective mass of a photon for l = 0.5m m .
a) 4.4 ´10-56 kg
b) 4.4 ´10-46 kg
c) 4.4 ´10-36 kg
d) 4.4 ´10-26 kg
Q9: Find an expression for the flux of particles represented by the wave
function y ( x) = Ae ikq
+ Be - ikq .
a) ћk( B 2 - A2 ) / m
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b)
(
2ћk A + B
2 2
)
m( A + B )
2
2ћk A B
c)
m( A + B )
2
d) ћk( A2 - B 2 ) / m
Q10: Calculate the fraction of the oxygen molecule with velocities between
199m/s and 201m/s at 27°C (Boltzmann constant: k = 1.38 ´10-23 K -1 ).
a) 1.25 ´10-3
b) 2.29 ´10-3
c) 0.23
d) 0.124
e) 0.0986
Q11: Calculate the fraction of gas molecules which have the mean-free-path in
the range l to 2l .
a) 1.25 ´10-3
b) 2.29 ´10-3
c) 0.23
d) 0.124
Q12: What is the fraction of available volume occupied by hard spheres in

contact
a) p 6
b) p (3 2 )
c) 80%
d) p 3 8
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Q13: The expression of the atomic radius r in terms of the lattice constant a for a
body centered crystal is:
a) r = a / 2
b) r = a 2 4
c) r = a 3 4
d) r = a 3 8
Q14: Assuming that diffraction occurs in the first order and that the X-ray
wavelength is 0.3nm, at what angle will a diffracted beam emerge from the
(111) planes of a centered cubic crystal of unit cell length 0.4nm?
a) 45°
b) 55.5°
c) 40.5°
d) 50.5°
Q15: Determine the electron density for a material of resistivity1.72 ´10-8 W.m ,
given a hall coefficient of -0.55 ´10-10 m3 .C ( me = 9.81´10-31 kg , e = 1.6 ´10-19 C ).
a) 2.31´1029 m-3
b) 1.13 ´1025 m-3
c) 2.31´1025 m-3
d) 1.13 ´1029 m-3
Q16: A pair of speakers placed 3.00m apart are driven by the same oscillator. A
listener is originally at point O which is located 8.00m from the center of the
line connecting the two speakers. The listener then walks to point P, which is a
perpendicular distance 0.350m from O, before reaching the first minimum in
sound intensity. What is the frequency of the oscillator?
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a) 2.2 kHz
b) 1.3kHz
c) 3.2kHz
d) 1.1kHz
Q17: Air at 20°C in the cylinder of a diesel engine is compressed from an initial
pressure of 1.00 atm and volume of 800cm3 to a volume of 60.0cm3. Assume
that air behaves as an ideal gas with γ=1.40 and that the compression is
adiabatic. Find the final temperature of the air.
a) 453°C
b) 553°C
c) 653°C
d) 634°C
Q18: A conducting bar of length L rotates with a constant angular speed ω

about a pivot at one end. A uniform magnetic field B is directed perpendicular to
the plane of rotation. What is the expression of the motional emf induced
between the ends of the bar?
a) 2B 2 Lw
b) 2BL2w
c) B 2 Lw / 2
d) BL2w / 2
Q19: A spring with a force constant of k hangs vertically. A block of mass m is

attached to the unstretched spring and allowed to fall from rest. Find an
expression for the maximum distance the block falls before it begins moving
upward.
a) 2m / k
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b) mg / k
c) mg / ( 2k )
d) mg / ( 4k )
Q20: While watching a science show on the atmosphere, you find out that on
average the electric field of the Earth is about 100N/C directed vertically
downwards. Given that the average radius of the Earth assumed to be spherical
is e0 = 8.85 ´10-12 C 2 / N .m2 , you will estimate the total charge on the Earth’s
surface to be
a) -5.43 ´106 C
b) 5.43 ´106 C
c) 3.54 ´106 C
d) 5.43 ´105 C
Q21: Three thin lenses are aligned along their optical axis. The first lenses are
aligned along their optical axis. The first has +24cm focal length. The second
lens has a – 18cm focal length and is placed 18 cm from the first lens. The third
lens has a +12cm focal length and is placed 9 cm beyond the second lens. The
distance from the third lens of the image of an object located 36cm from the first
lens.
a) 9cm
b) 12cm
c) 18cm
d) 24cm
Q22: There is one angle of incidence b onto a prism for which the light inside
an isosceles prism travels parallel to the base and emerges at angle b . If
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b = 52.2° for a prism shaped like an equilateral triangle what is value of the
index of refraction of this prism?
a) 1.45
b) 1.50
c) 1.58
d) 1.48
Q23: A line of charge starts at x0 is (with x0 > 0) and extends to positive infinity.
The ratio of the magnitude of the electric field at the origin but for a constant
charge density l0 x0 / x to the magnitude of the electric field still at the origin but
for a constant charge density l is: 0
a) 2
b) 4
c) 1/ 3
d) 1/ 2
Q24: A point charge Q is located on the axis of a disk of radius R at a distance b

from the plane of the disk. If one fourth of the electric flux from the charge
passes through the disk, then
a) R=b
b) R=b 2
c) R = 2b
d) R=b 3
Q25: A cylindrical capacitor is constituted by a solid cylindrical conductor of

radius a and charge Q, and a coaxial cylindrical shell of negligible thickness,
radius b=2a and charge – Q; both of length b. If the radius of the conductor is
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increase by 10% but the radius of the shell kept unchanged, then the capacitance
of this capacitor will
a) Increase by 16%
b) Increase by 5%
c) Remain unchanged
d) Decrease by 5%
Q26: Given that Cv = 12.5J .mol -1.K and CP = 20.8J .mol -1.K for helium from 300K
to 500K by heating it at constant volume is
a) 7.5 ´103 J
b) 12.5 ´103 J
c) 5.50 ´103 J
d) 20.0 ´103 J
Q27: A network designed to pass signals with frequencies between two

specified cut-off frequencies is call:
a) Loss-pass filter
b) High-pass filter
c) Band-pass filter
d) Band-stop filter
Q28: A series circuit comprises a coil of resistance 2W and inductance 60mH,

and 30m F capacitor. The Q-factor of the circuit at resonance is
a) 88.44
b) 22.36
c) 22.36 ´10-3
d) 88.44 ´10-3
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Q29: The wavelength of electrons which have been accelerated from rest
through a potential difference of 54V is
a) 1.667nm
b) 1.667 m m
c) 1.667A°
d) None of the values in (a)-(c)
Q30: If a rod of length L0 travels with a speed 0.8C (where C is the speed of light
in vacuum) along its length, then its shrinks by:
a) 0.15L0
b) 0.3L0
c) 0.45L0
d) None of the values in (a)-(c)
Q31: The CsCl crystal has a cubic unit cell with a cesium ion at each corner and
a chloride ion at the center. The density of CsCl is 3988kg / m . Find the unit cell
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dimension if Cs = 133g / mol and Cl = 35.5 g / mol .
a) 34.83Å
b) 4.12Å
c) 34.83nm
d) 4.12nm
Q32: The reciprocal lattice of face centered cubic lattice is a
a) Face centered cubic;

b) Body centered cubic;
c) Simple cubic
d) Hexagonal lattice;
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Q33: The root mean square value of a triangular signal with amplitude E is
a) E 2 2
b) E 2
c) E 3
d) E 2 3
Q34: A sample of silicon at T=300K is doped with boron at a concentration of

1.5 ´1015 cm-3 and with arsenic at a concentration of 8 ´1014 cm-3 . Determine the
holes concentration is 1010 cm-3 .
a) 7.0 ´1015 cm-3
b) 1.43 ´105 cm-3
c) 2.3 ´1015 cm-3
d) 4.3 ´105 cm-3
Q35: A sample of silicon at T=300K is doped with boron at a concentration of

1.5 ´1015 cm-3 and with arsenic at a concentration of 8 ´1014 cm-3 . Determine the
holes concentration is 1010 cm-3 .
a) 7.0 ´1015 cm-3
b) 1.43 ´105 cm-3
c) 2.3 ´1015 cm-3
d) 4.3 ´105 cm-3
Q36: A Ge diode D is operated at a junction temperature of 27°C. For a forward

current of10mA , V is found to be 0.3V, if V
D D = 0.4V , find the forward current.
a) 69.24mA
b) 476.92mA
c) 13.33mA
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d) 52.50mA
Q37: Light of wavelength 580nm is incident on a slit having a width of

0.300mm. The viewing screen is 2.00m from the slit. Find the positions of the
first dark fringes.
a) ±4.57mm
b) ±5.23mm
c) ±2.17mm
d) ±3.87mm
Q38: The current in a 90.0mH inductor changes with time as i = t 2 - 6t (in SI

units).Find the magnitude of the induced emf at t = 1.00 .
a) 0.5V
b) -0.45V
c) 0.36V
d) -0.36V
Q39: A 12.0V battery is connected in series with a resistor and an inductor. The
circuit has a time constant of 500μs and the maximum current is 200mA . What is
the value of the inductance?
a) 40.5mH
b) 30.0mH
c) 100.0mH
d) 26.5mH
Q40: A transformer has at its primary coil N1 = 300 turns and at the secondary
coil N 2 = 2000 turns. If the input voltage is V (t ) = 60 2 cos (wt ) V, what rms
voltage is developed across the secondary coil?
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a) 120V
b) 24V
c) 9V
d) 400V
SECTION B: MINOR PAPER: MATHEMATICS

1. The characteristics polynomial of a 2 by 2 matrix M is given by
P( x) = x( x - 2) then
A. The matrix M is invertible since it is a 2 by 2;

B. The determinant of M is 4 and A2 = 2 A ;
C. The determinant of M is 2 and A2 = 2 A ;
D. The matrix A satisfies A2 = 2 A .
2. The function u ( x, y ) = x 3 - 3x 2 y - 3xy 2 + y 3 is
A. Harmonic but dot not satisfy the Laplace equation;

B. Harmonic under some conditions;
C. Harmonic and the harmonic conjugate is v( x, y ) = x3 + 3x 2 y - 3xy 2 - y 3 + c
where c is a constant;
D. Is not harmonic but the Laplace equation is satisfied.
n+5
3. The series å 3n + 1 is
A. is divergent but can be convergent under some conditions;
B. is convergent to 13 ;
C. is not convergent;
D. not well defined such that we can study the convergence.
æ0 9ö
4. The linear transformation with matrix representation ç ÷ is
è 2 0ø
A. bijective but the kernel is not trivial;
B. not injective since the kernel is different from zero;
C. not bijective since the matrix form is a 2 by 2 matrix;
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D. Injective.
(2,1)
5. The value of the integral ò y 2 dx along the straight line joining (0,0) and is
(0,0)
(2,1) is
A. -1 3
B. -1 4
C. 2 3
D. Not defined.
6. By using Green’s theorem, the values of integral ò 4 xy dx + 6 x
3 2
y 2 dy along the
closed circle C : x 2 + y 2 = 1 is
A. p ;
B. -p ;
C. 0 ;
D. Not defined.
7. The line integral ò xy 6 dx + ( 3x 2 y 2 + 6 y ) dy where C is any close circle of the
C
plane is
A. Path independent ;
B. Not integrable;
C. A proper integral with finite value
D. Very hard to compute
8. Given that P( x, y ) = xy 6 and Q( x, y ) = 3x 2 y 5 + 6 y , the function F such that
¶F ¶F
= P( x, y) and = Q( x, y) is
¶x ¶y
A. 0;
B. F ( x, y) = 1 x2 y 6 + 3 y 2 + C ;
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C. F ( x, y ) = x 2 y 6 + 3 y 2 + C ;
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D. F ( x, y ) = x 2 y 6 + 3xy 2 + C .
9. By using divergence theorem, the value of the integral
òò xdydz + ydzdx + zdxdy where S is the cube of side R is

S
A. 3R;
B. 3R 2 ;
C. 3R 3 ;
D. R3 .
10.The solution of the initial value problem

ìï x1' = -3x1 - 4 x2
í ' ; x1 ( 0 ) = sin p , x2 ( 0 ) = cos p is
ïî x2 = 2 x1 + x2
A. x1 (t ) = 2e-t sin 2t; x2 (t ) = cos 2t - sin 2t
B. x1 (t ) = 2e-t sin 2t; x2 (t ) = e-t (cos 2t - sin 2t )
C. x1 (t ) = 2e-t sin 2t; x2 (t ) = e-t (- cos 2t - sin 2t )
D. x1 (t ) = 2e-t sin 2t; x2 (t ) = e-t cos 2t - sin 2t
é1 3 2 ù
é0 1 2 ù
11.Given the matrices B = ê ú , C = êê6 -2 0 úú .The possible operations
ë3 0 1 û êë0 1 0 úû
are:
A. BC,A+B and CB;
B. BC;
C. BC and CB;
D. 2B+3C.
12.The vectors (1,-1,1); (2,1,1); (3,0,2) are
A. Linearly independent;
B. Linearly dependent;
C. Only two are dependent;
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D. Only two are independent.

13.Let z = x + iy be a complex number. Then the real part of the complex ez is
A. ex ;
B. ey ;
C. e x cos y ;
D. e x cos x .
14.The Fourier expansion of the periodic function whose definition on one
ì1;0 < t < 1
period is f (t ) = í is given by:
î0;1 < t < 2
A. 1 + 2 å¥k =1 sin(2k + 1)p t ;

2 p 2k + 1
B. 2 å¥k =1 sin(2k + 1)p t ;

p 2k + 1
C. 1 + 2 å¥k =1 cos(2k + 1)p t ;

2 p 2k + 1
D. 2 å¥k =1 sin(2k + 1)p t .

p 2k + 1
15. The Fourier cosine integral representation of f (t ) = e - t ; t > 0 is
¥
2 cos wt
p ò0 1 + w
A. f (t ) = dw ;
¥
2 cos wt
p ò0 1 + w2
B. f (t ) = dw ;
¥
2 sin wt
C. f (t ) = ò dw ;
p 0 1 + w2
¥
2 sin wt
p ò0 1 + w
D. f (t ) = dw ;
16.The Laplace transform of f (t ) = cos t is

s
A. ,s > 0 ;
s +1
2
s
B. ,s > 0 ;
s +2
2
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s
C. ,s > 0 ;
s + cos s
2
s
D. ,s > 0.
s + cos p s
2
17.The cosine of the angle between the two vectors (2,6);(4,12) is

A. Symmetric since the entries in the main diagonal are odd numbers;
B. Is symmetric if and only if we replace the entries in the main
diagonal by zeros;
C. Is symmetric;
D. Is skew symmetric.
é 1 2 -6ù
18. The matrix êê 2 3 4 úú is
êë -6 4 5 úû
A. P( x) = x 2 - Tr ( A) x + Det ( A) ;
B. P( x) = x3 - Tr ( A) x + Det ( A) ;
C. P( x) = x 2 - Tr ( A) x - Det ( A) ;
D. Is a polynomial of degree two.
éa c ù
19. Denoted by Tr(A) and Det(A) the trace and determinant of a matrix ê ú
ëb d û
respectively. The characteristic polynomial A is
20. The area of the domain D {( x, y ) Î R 2 : -1 £ x £ 1; x 2 £ y £ 4 - x3 } is
A. 22 3 ;
B. 22;
C. 17p 3 ;
D. - 22 3 .
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COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2017/2018

INTO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE SECOND CYCLE FOR
DEPARTMENT: PHYSICS
DURATION: 4 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions! Select the correct answer to each of

the questions in Section One, Two and Three, and write the corresponding
letter (A, B, C or D) in the Answer Booklet provided. Section Four comprises
two structured essay.
Make sure that you insert the question paper inside the Answer Booklet before you leave
the examination hail!
SECTION ONE (40%)

Ql: A Carnot engine operates between 200° C and 20°C, Its maximum possible
efficiency is:
[A] 90%, [B] 100%, [C] 38%, [D] 10%.
Q2: Which of the following is not a state variable?
[A] Work, [B] Internal energy, [C] Entropy, [D] Temperature.
Q3: A rectangular loop of wire with dimensions 0.2 rn x 0.5 m is placed in a
uniform magnetic field of magnitude 2 T. The magnetic field is perpendicular
to the plane of the loop. What is the magnetic flux in the loop?
[A] 0.lWb, [B] 0.2 Wb, [C] 0.3Wb, [D] 0.4 Wb.
Q4: There are 1000 turns in the secondary coil of a transformer and 500 turns in
the primary coil. What will be the^ voltage across the secondary coil if an
alternating voltage of 240 V is applied across the primary coil?
[A] 60V, [B] 120 V, [C] 480 V, [D] 0 V.
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Q5: A 80% efficient transformer gives an output of 15V and 4A. What is the input
power?
[A] 12 W, [B] 60 W, [C] 75 W, [D] 48 W.
Q6: A large tank of water, opened at the top, has a small hole through its side a
depth h below the surface of the water. Give an expression of the speed of the
water as it flows out the hole.
[A] 1000gh [B] √2݄݃ [C] √݄݃/2 [D] 2hg
Q7: A cork has a density of 200 kg/m3. The fraction of the volume of the cork
that is submerged when the cork floats in water is
[A] 1/6 [B] 1/5 [C] 1/4 [D] 1/3
Q8: For a given material, the. Young’s modulus is 2.5 times the rigidity
modulus. Find its Poisson's ratio.
[A] 0.25, [B] 25, [C] 6.25, [D] 0.4.

Q9: A capacitor of capacitance C3 = 3.0µF withstands the maximum voltage V1
= 4.0 KV, while a capacitor of capacitance C2 = 6.0µF the maximum voltage V2
= 3.0 KV. If they are connected in series what maximum voltage can the system
withstand?
[A] 7.0KV, [B] 3.5KV, [C] 0.8KV, [D] 6.0KV.
Q10: A rocket of mass 1000 tons has an upward acceleration equal to 4.9 m/s 2.
How many kilograms of fuel must be ejected per second at a relative speed of
2000 m/s to produce the desired acceleration?
[A] 200Kg/s; [B] 3.75Kg/s; [C] 7500Kg/s; [D] 0.1Kg/s.
Qll: Two parallel plates, each of area 1m2, are separated by a distance 0.00lm
and have a capacity of 0.1µF. What must be the dielectric constant of the material
separating the plates?
[ A ] 1 1.3; [B] 8.85; [C|6.28; [D] 1.01
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Ql2: Two capacitors of capacitances C1 = 2µC and C2 = 3µC charged to

potential difference V 1 = 6 KV and V2 = 5 KV are connected in parallel.
Calculate the energy loss when the positive ends are joined.
[A] 6J; [B] 0.6J; [C] 60J; [D] 18 J
Q13: Three equal resistors connected in series across a voltage source and dissipate
10 W of power. What would be the power dissipated, if the same resistors are
connected in parallel across the same voltage source?
[A] 10 W; [B] 30 W ; [ C] 70 W ; [ D ] 90 W
Q14: Two cells with the same emf and internal resistances r1 =1.75Ω and r2 =
0.25Ω are connected in series to an external resistance R. Find the value of R so
that the potential difference across the first cell is zero.
[A] 2Ω; [B] 1.5Ω; [C] 1.75Ω; [D] 1Ω
Q15: Calculate the cyclotron frequency to accelerate alpha particles in a

magnetic field of 1 T. The mass of 4He2 is 4.002603u.
[A] 105 MHz; [B] 3.83 MHz; [C] 87 MHz; [D] 45KHz
Q16: The total energy of a particle in a simple harmonic motion of period 2r s is 0.256
J. The displacement of the particle at the instant π/4 seconds is 8√2 cm.
Calculate the amplitude of motion.
[A] 8.0 cm; [B] 16.0 cm; [C]4.0 cm; [D] 32.0 cm;
Q17: A mass attached to a spring vibrates with a natural frequency of 20

cycles/s while its frequency for damped vibrations is 16 cycles/s. Determine the
logarithmic decrement.
[A] π/2; [B] 2 π/ 3 ; [C] 3 π/ 2 ; [D] π;
Q18: The position vector of a particle in motion is given by OM = 4cosiz +

4sin/j. What is the nature of its motion? [A] Rectilinear; [B] Rotation; [C]
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Cycloidal; [D] Sinusoidal
Q19: The x- and y-components of the position vector of a moving object

undergoing a plane motion are given by- x = 2 cos ωt and y = 3 sin ωt.
Determine the tangential acceleration at instant t= 2 π/ ω.
[A] 0m/s2 ; [B] -(5߱2/2) m/s 2; [C] -߱2m/s2; [D] -2ω2m/s2
Q20: A total charge q=l 6x 10-13 C is uniformly distributed over the inner
surface of a non-conducting hemispherical cup of inner radius R=2.0 cm.
Calculate the electric potential at the center of the hemisphere.
[A] 9.04 V; [B] 1.44 V; [C] 2.88 V; [D] 0.72 V;
Q21: Determine the work done by the force ԦF = ( 2 x - y + z) i + ( x + y - z 2 )‫ ܬ‬+
{ 3 x- 2 y + 4 z) k , along a circle of centre O and radius 3.
[A]; 0 [B] 4π : [C] 18 π; [D] -8π
A semicircular disc of radius 20 cm has density p which varies as ߩ = 4r2, where r is the
distance from the centre of the base. The centre of mass will lie along the y- axis for reasons
of symmetry.
Q22: The total mass of the semicircular disc is given by:
[A] 5.03 g; [B] 3.14 g ; [C] 1.57 g; [D]14.0g
Q23: Locate the centre of mass from 0, the centre of the base.
[A] 10.19 cm; [B] 31.41 cm; [C] 8.56 cm; [D] 5.28 cm
A car moves around a horizontal bend of radius R = 144 m at constant speed V. Q24: If
the road surface has a coefficient of friction µ = 0.4, what is the maximum speed at
which the car can travel without sliding?
[A] 12m/s; [B] 24m/s; [C] 57.6m/s; [D] 9m/s
Q25: What is the magnitude of the car's acceleration at this speed?
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[A] 4 m/s2. [B] 10 m/s2. [C] 7 m/s2 [D] 6.4 m/s2 -
Q26: If the friction coefficient is ¡u- 0, at what angle would the bend need to be
banked in order for the car to still be able to round it at the same maximum
speed found in Question (Q24)?
[A] 7.26°; [B] 30°. [C] 3.57°. [D] 21.81°
Q27: Assuming that the earth is a sphere of radius 6400 km and mass 6.10 24
Kg. The gravitational constant is 6.67.10-11 m3/Kg.s2. With what velocity must
a projectile be fired from the earth's surface in order that its subsequent path be
an ellipse with major axis equal to 8 • 10 ' km ?
[A] 10.73 km/s; [B] 10.96 km/s; [C] 7.58 km/s; [D] 7.25 km/s
Q28: If the projectile of question (Q27) is fired upwards at an angle 45° to the
vertical, what would be the eccentricity of this ellipse?
[A] 1.00; [B] 0.71; [C] 0.96; [D] 0.45
A sample containing 2000 mol of monatomic ideal gas is put through the cycle of
operations as in the following figure.
Q29: Find the value of the temperature T/v.
[A] 2.72.8 K; [B] 136.4 K; [C] 68.2 K; [D] 545.6 K
Q30: Find the value of the temperature TB.

[A] 136.4 K; [B] 545.6 K; [C] 272.8 K; [D] 68.2 K
Q31: Find the value of VC .
[A] 89.6 m3; [B] 67.2 m3; [C] 22, 4 m3; [D] 44, 8 m3
Q32: A triangular glass prism (n=1,6) is immersed in a liquid (n-1,6) as shown
in the following figure. A thin ray of light is incident as shown on face AB
making an angle of 20° with the normal. Calculate the angle that the ray
emerging from AC makes with the ground when it leaves AC and strikes the
ground.
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[A] 40.3°; [B] 20,6°; [C] 30.3°; [D] 60.0°

A capacitor of capacitance C = 1G00//F is charged to a voltage of 8000V and is
then discharged through a resistance R - 100 KQ when a switch is closed.
Q33: Find the initial charge stored in the capacitor.
[A] 1.25µC; [B] 8.0 C ; [ C] l 00 C ; [ D ] 0.125 C

Q34: Find the initial discharge current when the switch is closed.
[A] 12.5 A; [B] 80.0 nA; [C] 80.0 mA; [D] 1.25 nA
Q35: Find the voltage across the capacitor in a time
t=25 s after the start of discharge.
[A] 320 V; [B] 97.0 mV; [C] 8000 V; [D] 6230.4 V
Q36: Find the time constant of this capacitor resistor

network combination.
[A] 100 s; [B] 108 s; [C] 0.01 s; [D] 10-8 s
For the electrical network shown in the following figure, R=10Ω and E=70V
Q37: Find the .equivalent resistance viewed by the supply.

[A] 10Ω; [B] 14Ω; [C] 11.87Ω; [D] 13.33Ω.
Q38: Find the electrical power provided by the supply.
[A] 367.50 W; [B] 120 W; [C] 350 W; [D] 412.63 W
The circuit shown in the following figure is made of a capacitor C connected in
Parallel with an inductor L. The internal resistance of the inductor is r = 50Ω. The
resistance R = 75 if C = 10µF, L=50mH and e(t) = 100√2 sin (2000t).
Q39: Find the resonant frequency of that circuit.
[A] 1000rad/s; [B] 1414.21 rad/s; [C] 1333.33 rad/s; [D] 1500 rad/s.
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Q40: Find the total impedance of the circuit viewed by the
generator. [D] 125- j50; [B] 100 + j75; [C] 100 - j75;
[D] 125 + j50
SECTION THREE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND BILINGUA LIS M (10%)

1. Comment traduisez-vous en anglais la phrase / Ils durent accepter de
quitter le pays ?
A) They had to leave the country;
B) They had to submit to leave the country;
C) They had to submit to leaving the country;
D) They had to submit before leaving the country
2. Fotokol est une commune du Cameroun située dans la région suivante

A).Adamaoua ;
B) Extrême-nord ;
C) Nord ;
D) Est
3. The structure of French differs in many aspects from the structure of

English. As far as the inversion verb- subject is concerned, when is it
compulsory in English and optional in French?
A) In interrogative sentences;
B) After negative adverbs (never, not only, etc.) or semi-negative adverbs
(seldom, rarely, hardly, etc.);
C) Before noun phrases;
D) Anytime the focus is the object rather 1han the subject;
4. Qu'est-ce qu'un anglicisme ?
A) Une phrase anglaise incorrecte ;
B) Une phrase anglaise mai ponctuée ;
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C) Un terme anglais contenu dans une phrase française ;

D) Un calque d'un terme ou d'une syntaxe anglaise contenu dans une phrase en
langue étrangère.
5. Who is the author of Great Expectations?

A) Charles Dickens B) David Copperfield C) Jules Verne D) James
Joyce
6. Quelle est la disposition des six premières lettres d'un clavier français ?
A) QWERTY; B) AZERTI; C) AZERTY; D) QWERTI
7. L'icône sud-africaine, Nelson Mandela fut :
A) Le premier président d'Afrique du Sud ; B) un homme d'État sud-
africain ;
C) un ministre sud-africain ; D) le premier noir d'Afrique du Sud
8. In the history of Cameroon how many prime ministers have ruled the
country? A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 8
9. The document that spells out the rules governing relationships between
employers and employees in Cameroon is called:
A) Criminal procedure Code; B) OHADA Laws C)
Labour Code D) Penal Code
10. When the state is observing a national mourning, the flag is

A) Flown for 24 hours; B) Flown at half-mast; C) Flown for 12 hours;
D) Not hoisted.
SECTION 4: STRUCTURED ESSAY (20%)
Problem 1
A cylinder of radius a and mass m rolls without sliding on

the inclined plane of α with respect to the horizontal. The
cylinder is immobile at the initial instant.
Un cylindre de rayon a et masse m roule sans glisser sur un

plan incline de a par rapport à horizontal (Figure ci-dessus).
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Le cylindre est immobile à l'instant initiale.
a. Write the rolling condition of the cylinder./ Ecrire la condition du

roulement sans glissement du cylindre
b. Determine the mechanical energy of the system/' Déterminer
l'énergie mécanique du système
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c. Determine the linear acceleration of the system. / Déterminer

l'accélération linéaire du système.
d. What is the angular acceleration of the disk?/ Quelle est l'accélération
angulaire du cylindre
e. Determine the normal component of reaction/ Déterminer la composante
nor
Problem 2
Consider a gas in a medium with constant temperature T where molecules of

mass m are assumed statistically distributed according to the Maxwell’s law dN
Nf(vx) f(vy) f(vz) dvxdvydvz, where N represents the number of molecules per
unit of volume, V is the velocity with components between vx and vx + dvx ; vy
and vy + dvy; vz and vz + dvz where the maximum domain of variation of vx , vy,
vz, is ]- ∞ , + ∞ [.
భ ష೘ೡ೔ మ
௠ మ ൤ ൨
f (vi)dvi= ቀ
ଶగ௄்
ቁ ݁ మ಼೅
Where K is the Boltzmann constant and the temperature
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f(v i )dv i represents the probability for the velocity component vi to have values
ௗே
between vi and vi +dv i . is the probability for a molecule to have a velocity vector
ே
between ԦV and ܸԦ + dܸԦ .
On considère un gaz dans un milieu avec une température constante T. Les
molécules de gaz de masse m sont statistiquement distribuées suivant la loi de
Maxwell dN =Nf (vx) f(vy) f(vz) dvxdvydvz, où N représente le nombre de
molécules par unité de volume tel que la vitesse ܸԦ a des composantes entre
vx et vx + dvx ; vy et vy + dvy ; vz et vz + dvz ou le domaine de variation maximale de

vx, vy, vz est]- ∞ ,+ ∞ [ et f(vi)dvi =
భ ష೘ೡ೔ మ
௠ మ ൤ ൨
f (vi)dvi= ቀ
ଶగ௄்
ቁ ݁ మ಼೅
k est la constante de Boltzmann, T la température et f(v i )dv i représente l a

ௗே
probabilité pour laquelle les composantes vi de la vitesse entre vi and v i +dv i .
ே
est la probabilité pour la qu'elle une molécule a un vecteur vitesse entre ܸԦ et ܸԦ + dܸԦ
.
a. given V = ǁԦV ǁ, the magnitude of the velocity vector, determine the
probability F(V)dV for which the particle has the velocity between
V and V + dV ./ Etant donné V =ǁԦV ǁ , le module du vecteur vitesse,
déterminer la probabilité.
b. Determine as a function of time the more expected velocity V0
of the molecules as a function of m and T./ Déterminer en
fonction du temps, la vitesse moyenne Vo la plus probable des
molécules en fonction de m et T.
m݉
c. For ଶ௄்=ൌ1௩
௠ ଵ
rewrite the expression of the probability F (V) dV. / Pour
‫ܨ‬ሺܸሻܸ݀ǤȀ‫ݎݑ݋݌‬
బ
మ ʹ‫ܶܭ‬
2KT
ܸ0
= 1 réécrire l’expression de la probabilité F(V) dV.

ܸ02
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d. Determine the average velocity (V) / Déterminer la vitesse

moyenne (V)
e. Determine the average quadratic velocity. /
Déterminer la vitesse moyenne quadratique.
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CORRECTION.........................SESSION 2014
COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO THE FIRST YEAR
OF THE SECOND CYCLE
1) a 16)b 31) 46)
2) a 17)b 32)a 47)
3)a 18)d 33)d 48)
4)b 19)b 34) 49)
5)b 20)d 35) 50)
6) 21)a 36)a 51)
7) 22)c 37) 52)
8)c 23)d 38)a 53)
9)b 24)c 39)b 54)
10) 25) 40)d 55)
11) 26)a 41) 56)
12)a 27)c 42) 57)
13)c 28) 43) 58)
14)d 29)d 44) 58)
15) 30)d 45) 60)
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Table des matières

PAPER: PHYSICS (Major) ............................................................................... 3

PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor) .................................................................. 3

COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2010 ..................................... 6

PAPER: PHYSICS (Major) ............................................................................... 6

PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor) .................................................................. 7

COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SESSION 2014 ...................... 9

SECTION A: MAJOR PAPER: PHYSICS ....................................................... 9

SECTION B: MINOR PAPER: MATHEMATICS......................................... 21

COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2017/2018 ............................ 26

SECTION ONE (40%) ..................................................................................... 26

SECTION THREE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND BILINGUA LIS M

SECTION 4: STRUCTURED ESSAY (20%) ................................................. 33

CORRECTION.........................SESSION 2014 ................................................. 38

REPLUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPLUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN

COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2009

1. Write the equation of motion of a charge in an electromagnetic s field in

a) Find the energy Eigen states of this particle.

PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor)

1. a) The relation between the light output L of tungsten filament and

i. Prove that k must be positive.

b) Calculate the following integrals:

4. a) A rectangle is bounded by x-axis and y-axis and the graph of

6. Show that the equation r = 4 ( i cos t + j sin t ) represents a circle. Find a

REPLUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPLUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN

COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION JULY 2010

b) Find the following mean values. v(t ), p(t ),(Dx(t )),(Dp(t ))

3. A particle of mass m and charge e passes through pocertion. Find the

Simplify the general formula for the non-relativistic and ultra-relativistic

PAPER: MATHEMATICS (Minor)

i. Find curl curl A

iii. Find the area of the ellipse defined by x = a cosq , x = a cosq .

4) Given the system of equation

ì3i1 + 2i2 + 5i3 = 1

Coefficients of i1 , i2 , i3 are related by the following equations

Determine i1 , i2 , i3 in terms of Z1 , Z 2 , Z 3 and V.

6) What is the projection of A on B if A = 12i - 3 j + 6k and B = 2i + 4 j + 4k .

REPLUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPLUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN

COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SESSION 2014

SECTION A: MAJOR PAPER: PHYSICS

Q8: Find the effective mass of a photon for l = 0.5m m .

Q12: What is the fraction of available volume occupied by hard spheres in

b) 1.13 ´1025 m-3

d) 1.13 ´1029 m-3

Q18: A conducting bar of length L rotates with a constant angular speed ω

Q19: A spring with a force constant of k hangs vertically. A block of mass m is

Q24: A point charge Q is located on the axis of a disk of radius R at a distance b

Q25: A cylindrical capacitor is constituted by a solid cylindrical conductor of

Q27: A network designed to pass signals with frequencies between two

Q28: A series circuit comprises a coil of resistance 2W and inductance 60mH,

d) None of the values in (a)-(c)

dimension if Cs = 133g / mol and Cl = 35.5 g / mol .

Q32: The reciprocal lattice of face centered cubic lattice is a

a) Face centered cubic;

Q34: A sample of silicon at T=300K is doped with boron at a concentration of

a) 7.0 ´1015 cm-3

b) 1.43 ´105 cm-3

c) 2.3 ´1015 cm-3

d) 4.3 ´105 cm-3

Q35: A sample of silicon at T=300K is doped with boron at a concentration of

a) 7.0 ´1015 cm-3