CP C-Fica

No. of Printed Pages : 15 PliE-04/PHE-05

B.Sc. Examination, June, 2015
PHE-04 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS-I

PHE-05 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS-II

Instructions :
(i) Students registered for both PHE-04 and PHE-05
courses should answer both the question papers in two
separate answer books entering their enrolment
number, course code and course title clearly on both
the answer books.
(ii) Students who have registered for PHE-04 or PHE-05
should answer the relevant question paper after
entering their enrolment number, course code and
course title on the answer book.

41.7V.t.-04/11/.7W.t.-05
1

‘4, 2015
11.7W.t.-04
1

: it q
:
(i) ea v7.7v.e. -04 31 dqW.e. -05 04Y qr<-47m--vi
41F6- o47.5R7-9-gi* 3 737R7T-37-07T3fff
f ri-
5-PI73T1 311747 3rdwo4-, Illgeohif cra5 uwi- westsr
4771 lkskl)( I
(ii) Tf 014 9?. 7V.i. -04 zIT 97w.l. -05 Ad? Tw eiq
Mff ff, Nr4 3 NFT-1 v 3W, Juz
3117-4T 373M71*, Viggo's/ las MT Viggo's! WV
Fl5F-FT9F &NW" /
PHE-04/PHE-05 1 P.T.O.
 PHE-04

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.)

Term-End Examination
June, 2015

PHYSICS
PHE-04 : MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN
PHYSICS-I

Time : 1 1 hours Maximum Marks : 25

2

Note : Attempt all questions. The marks for each question

are indicated against it. Symbols have their usual
meanings. You may use log tables or
non-programmable calculators.

1. Attempt any three parts : 3x4=12

—> —>
(a) Vectors a and b are given by
--->A A A -3 A A A
a = i +2j +3k and b =2i +3j +4k.
-9 —>
Calculate (i) the angle between a and b
and (ii) the projection of the vector
—> 1 —> —>
a + — b onto a
2
-9 -3 -9
(b) Show that V . (V x F)=0 for a vector
—>
field F .

PHE-04 2
 AA A

(c) Consider a force F = — xi + y j + z k N,

AAA
acting at a point P(7 i + 3 j + k) m. What is
the torque (in Nm) about the origin ?

(d) Calculate the work done in moving a particle

in a force field given by
F = 3xy i — 5z j + 10x k along the curve C
defined by x = t2 + 1; y = 2t2; z = t3 from
t 1 to t = 2.

(e) The nuclear force between two neutrons in a

nucleus is described by the Yukawa potential

r
r -e
U(r) = — U --9
r 0
where r is the distance between neutrons
and Up and 1.0 are constants. Determine the
—> -->
force F(r) = — V U(r).

2. Evaluate 1xy =
i R
a xy dx dy

for a square plate of side L and mass m. a is

mass density of the plate and R is the region of
space covered by it.
OR
PHE-04 3 P.T.O.
 State divergence theorem. Evaluate the surface
—>
integral I = a . d S , where
—›
S
-> A A A
a = (y — x) i + y j + (z + x2) k and S is the
closed surface of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = a2. 1+4=5

3. There are 20 computers in a store. Among them,

15 are new and 5 are refurbished, but these are
indistinguishable. Six computers are selected at
random from this store and purchased for a lab.
Compute the probability that among the chosen
computers, two are refurbished. 3
OR

A biased dice has probabilities P(xi ) = 12

2 , p, p, p,
p, 2p of showing xi = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, respectively.
Calculate E(X) and E(X2 ) for this distribution. 3

4. Derive the expressions for the mean and

variance of the normal distribution with mean p.
and variance a2 given by

1 ex [ 1 rx — p.)21
n(x; a) = 1
•a P 2 )

— < x < 00. 5

OR

PHE-04 4
 The heat capacity of liquid sulphuric acid was
measured at various temperatures yielding the
following set of data :

Heat capacity Temperature

(in cal C-1) (in °C)
0.38 50

0.39 100

0.40 150

0.41 200

0.45 250

0.46 300

Compute the correlation coefficient rn,. 5

PHE-04 5 P.T.O.
 . -04
!H1 taimich (4t.TI Tft.)
Triiff trftur
‘R., 2015
ifrft
.7w.t. -04 : Oftti. * q

1
fiHel :1- WIC 31- ft a*: 25
2

NV / RR?* 371q7 dfic?) H1414 tI 77

ff *-1*
.09- tti/gifrel 372/ ff 317
374- tV/<Pied. 27T

3; 21 4rgn-lej medit ficbd ff

f*
--4f 11-rritk R. 3x4=12

ci TA711 3 T)>
-+ A
a = i + 2 1% + 3 ic T:•> = 2 di
+ 3j +4k
a at{ —b> 4M* Qu
(i) —> 1:17 T
—> 1 —>
tfT a + b 31* tact) o ci
2
SRI

tigg *'rr-4R 41 01' V rtq

-3
V .(V xF)= O.

PHE-04 6
 A
01) .1 1%It *OR P(7
i +3 j + k)m
A
F = xi +yj +zk N t I TO- Gil
*14144-T (Nm) tiikctAci W7R I

(v) aq F = 3xy - 5z I + 10xIE 4 -cr* WIT

x = t2 + 1; y = 2t2; z = t3 TKT lIfilITRIff .4W

3131:0 t = 114 t = 2 W4 14 14A1 /PIT

Trzi ttNg

RT5T- 4 t V-41 * w

tvnial 14w -gra Autftff :

U(r) = - Up ±)- exp (_ __)

r ro

Werart41*At -*10tMTIU0Warfro

3T-
4K I = - ;U(r) AlTiftd ACNR I

2. Ixy = fora xy dx dy TR.

R

wet 1ZRkz TAT L atT 3(14)1 0.e11-1H mt 1

a tZ t MTT 13. 711-*7 IAZ T"{T

TR Tgrm *r 3-Or t I 5
31'21WT

PHE-04 7 P.T.O.
 3TER171 (sl*cF;i-ti) 31144 WT W-R WIR I li‘Z

a . d—S+ TT RR -srRr *VA, Wi'

iiHicho I= ff ----->
S

= (y — x)1 + yI + (z + x2)1[ a S 11
x2 + y2 + z2 .= a2TT (4,10 trz t 1+4=5

3. scbfri 20 ct)1-1-o4 rsfri4 15 t AK 5 414)

14 TR t, 4F* - 7 3-44 aucru aTK 14,411
tichoi I Tr scbli 6 chi-L.0-V( 7TrI%-T ci f1
▪ soi rc-K (.1Q ,311“I Te Am 41
miNcnot *tr-4R "k 14 TR -1:12L-ea t
ct) .ro-Levi t I 3
3111-
4T
•cr- aTrim 74 *I- xi = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, -RUA
siireictmi( ste&RI: P(xi) = ,P, p, P, P, 2p t Tg 4a7
rrt E(X) 3 E(X2) 41N7 I 3

4. 1:1Tuf µ a utitui a2 .41(4 30.111-11.-0-1 4-C4 Welch

-11-1 (.1 (Sid :

n(x; 11, cr) 1 1 exp [ 1rx — µ )2

TTC- • a 2 a )
-<X<.
*ti atT 311:Rvf oeoich 9-eTW *fr4R I 5
aTerdT

PHE-04 8
 -kftrff n14+1Ii1 7 int T Trekcb aTir
err-fir qHfZiRgi 34-# trR :

Turr-tuftm 0144-114
(cal C-1) (°C 4)

0.36 50

0.39 100

0.40 150

0.41 200

0.45 250

0.46 300

Tre:PF-11 Tim.) rv tacbRici tr-

4R I 5

PHE-04 9 P.T.O.