Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani

K. K. Birla Goa Campus

Second Semester 2023-2024
Course Handout (Part II)
Date: January 10, 2024

*Part I, the General Handout for all courses, can be found attached to the Time Table. This part
contains further details of the course.

Course Number: PHY F111

Course Title: Mechanics, Oscillations and Waves (MOW)
Instructor-in-charge: Sanjib Dey

Instructors:
Instructor Email id Section Tutorial Tutorial Consultat Office
classroom Hour ion Hour

Sanjib Dey sanjibd@goa.bi Instructor - - Sat 12-1 D-320/20

ts-pilani.ac.in in charge PM
Phone: 878

Sunilkumar vsunil@goa.bit T1 C401 Mon 5 PM TBA D-320/16

Vattezhath s-pilani.ac.in
Thu 5 PM

Chandradew csharma@goa. T2 LT2 Mon 5 PM TBA D-320/14

Sharma bits-pilani.ac.in
Thu 5 PM

Yuriy Petenev yuriyp@goa.bit T3 LT1 Mon 5 PM TBA CC-212

s-pilani.ac.in
Thu 5 PM

Toby Joseph toby@goa.bits- T4 LT3 Wed 8 AM TBA D-320/22

pilani.ac.in
Fri 9 AM

Indrakshi indrakshir@go T5 C401 Wed 8 AM TBA D-320/8

Raychowdhury a.bits- Fri 9 AM
pilani.ac.in

Arnab Roy arnabr@goa.bit T6 C404 Wed 8 AM TBA D-316

s-pilani.ac.in
Fri 9 AM

Text Books:
1. An introduction to mechanics, Daniel Kleppner & Robert Kolenkow, Second Edition, CUP.
2. Vibrations and waves, A. P. French, CBS Publishers.
Reference Books:
1. Berkeley physics course, Vol. I, Addison Wesley.
2. The physics of waves and oscillations, N. K. Bajaj, Tata McGraw-Hill Education.

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Course structure: This course is divided into two parts. The first part is mechanics, and the topics
include physics in different coordinate systems, angular momentum, rigid-body motion, and non-
inertial systems & fictitious forces. The second part contains the subjects of oscillations and waves
consisting of free, damped & forced vibrations, coupled oscillations, vibration of strings, Fourier
series, and dynamics of wave motion.

Scope and objective: This course is designed for 1st year Science and Engineering undergraduate
students to provide a strong foundation on wave mechanics and rotational dynamics. Students are
assumed to be familiar with a basic introduction to mechanics, simple harmonic motion, and waves at
the 10+2 level.

Course delivery details: There will be two 50-minute lecture sessions every week at 12:00-12:50
PM, Monday & Wednesday (for students of tutorial sections T1, T2, and T3), and at 9.00-9.50 AM,
Tuesday & Thursday (for students of tutorial sections T4, T5, and T6). Additionally, each section will
have two 50-minute tutorial sessions per week. Therefore, a student will have two lectures and two
tutorials each week. While the lectures will discuss the theory of the subject matter, tutorials will
emphasize problem-solving and cover certain concepts in detail. All course-related materials and
announcements will be available on the MOW course webpage (PHY F111) in Quantaaws.

Evaluation scheme:

Sr. Evaluation Tentative Weightage Date and time Type of test

No. components duration
1 Quiz 1 (On 30 mins 12% 09/02/2024 MCQ (Closed book),
Mechanics [Partial]) (Tentatively) Tentatively CBT
2 Midsemester Exam 90 mins 30% 11/03/2024 TBA
(On Mechanics (2 PM–3:30 PM)
[Full] + Oscillations
[Partial])
3 Quiz 2 (On 30 mins 12% 12/04/2024 MCQ (Closed book),
Oscillations (Tentatively) Tentatively CBT
[Partial])
4 *Quiz 3 (On 30 mins 12% 19/04/2024 MCQ (Closed book),
Mechanics [Full] + (Tentatively) Tentatively paper
Oscillations [Partial]) based
5 Attendance 6% (3% for
lec. + 3%
for tut.)
6 Comprehensive 180 mins 40% 17/05/2024 TBA
exam (On the whole (2 PM-5 PM)
syllabus covered)

*Policy on Quiz 3: Quiz 3 is applicable only for those who apply for make-up in Quiz 1 and/or Quiz
2. For example, when a student attends Quiz 1 (Quiz 2) and applies for a make-up in Quiz 2 (Quiz 1);
he/she is eligible for Quiz 3. Then, the final quiz marks will be Quiz 1 (Quiz 2) [12%] + Quiz 3
[12%]. If a student applies for make-up in both Quiz 1 and Quiz 2, he/she will get one make-up only,
i.e., Quiz 3, carrying a 12% weightage.

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Make-up policy: Make-up policy is very strict. Make-up may only be granted in exceptional
circumstances, such as medical emergencies leading to hospitalization. Make-up requests will only
be validated upon submission of valid proof.

Attendance policy: Attendance for lectures and tutorials will be counted separately, i.e., a
3% weight will be given to each component separately. The following table provides detailed
information on the distribution of marks for attendance.

Rule of attendance for Lecture / Tutorial session

Sr. No. Attendance-band Marks (%)

1. 85% - 100% 3.0

2. 70% - 85% 2.5

3. 55% - 70% 2.0

4. 40% - 55% 1.5

5. 25% - 40% 1.0

6. 5% - 25% 0.5

7. 0% - 5% 0.0

General Instructions:

 All announcements and notices will be shared on the course webpage in Quantaaws. Students
are requested to check their BITS email and course webpage on a regular basis.
 Any discrepancies in attendance should be addressed to the section instructor without delay.
 Consultation Hours, when required, will be announced in the class by the respective section
instructor. Any student from any section can meet instructors of other sections (within their
stipulated consultation hours) provided that the student has other engagements during the
consultation hour of the corresponding section instructor.
 Students are encouraged to interact with the faculty in person during the class or specified
consultation hours. Email communications for doubt clearance are not encouraged, and this
option should only be exercised in unavoidable situations.
 Students can post their queries in the discussion forum on the course webpage. The queries
will be answered by one of the instructors at the earliest.

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Lecture Plan (tentative list):

Lecture Topics Reference

No.

MECHANICS
Module 1 (Polar coordinates)

M1A Complex number. Differential equations. Cartesian and polar KK 1.11, 2.10
coordinates. Cartesian to polar transformation.

M1B Velocity and acceleration in polar coordinates. Examples and KK 1.11, 2.10
applications.

Module 2 (Angular momentum and fixed-axis rotation)

M2A Review of angular momentum. Rotation about a fixed axis. Moment KK chapter 7
of inertia of simple objects.

M2B Torque and conservation of angular momentum. Motion involving KK chapter 7

both translation and rotation.

Module 3 (Rigid-body dynamics)

M3A Vector nature of angular momentum: torque on a rotating skew rod. KK chapter 8

M3B Tensor of inertia. Products of inertia. Principal axes. KK chapter 8

M3C Gyroscope: stability and precession. KK chapter 8

M3D Examples of gyroscopic motion: gyrocompass. KK chapter 8

Module 4 (Non-inertial systems and fictitious forces)

M4A Physics in a rotating coordinate system. KK chapter 9.5

M4B Velocity and acceleration in rotating and inertial frames. KK chapter 9.5.3

M4C Coriolis and centrifugal forces. KK chapter 9.5.4

M4D Examples and applications: Deflection of falling mass, Foucault’s KK chapter 9.5
pendulum.

OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

Module 5 (SHM and superposition)

O1A Review of SHM. Rotating vector and complex representation. APF chapter 1
Examples with one degree of freedom. Small oscillations.

O1B Linear and right-angled superposition of SHMs. Beats and Lissajous APF chapter 2
figures.

Midsemester Examination (11-Mar-2024, 2-3:30 PM)

Module 6 (Free, damped and forced oscillations)

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O2A Damped vibration: types of damping. Q factor and energy. APF chapter 3

O2B Forced damped oscillation. Amplitude resonance. Transient and APF chapter 4
steady-state solutions.

O2C Forced damped oscillation: energy and power. Resonance. APF chapter 4

Module 7 (Coupled oscillations and normal modes)

O3A Two coupled oscillators: equations of motion. Normal modes. APF chapter 5
Superposition of normal modes.

O3B N coupled oscillators: normal modes. Large N limit. APF chapter 5

O3C Normal modes of continuous system. Transverse vibration of a APF chapter 6

stretched string.

Module 8 (Fourier analysis)

O4A Introduction to Fourier analysis. Examples: plucked and struck APF chapter 6
string.

O4B Fourier series: applications and examples. APF chapter 6

Module 9 (Wave motion) [Subject to time permitting]

W1A Traveling and stationary waves. Wave equation. APF chapter 7

W1B Superposition of waves. Wave pulses. APF chapter 7

W1C Dispersion. Group and phase velocity. APF chapter 7

W1D Energy in a mechanical wave. Energy transported by a wave. APF chapter 7

* KK: Kleppner & Kolenkow

* APF: A. P. French

Sanjib Dey
Instructor-in-charge
PHY F111