Mechanics and Waves and Oscillations
Mechanics and Waves and Oscillations
Mechanics and Waves and Oscillations
Unit I 30 hrs
1. Vector Analysis (10)
Scalar and vector fields, gradient of a scalar field and its physical significance. Divergence and
curl of a vector field and related problems. Vector integration, line, surface and volume integrals.
Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems- simple applications.
2. Mechanics of Particles (10)
Laws of motion, motion of variable mass system, motion of a rocket, multi-stage rocket,
conservation of energy and momentum. Collisions in two and three dimensions, concept of
impact parameter, scattering cross-section, Rutherford scattering
3. Mechanics of rigid bodies (10)
Definition of Rigid body, rotational kinematic relations, equation of motion for a rotating body,
angular momentum and inertial tensor. Euler's equation, precession of a top, Gyroscope,
precession of the equinoxes
Unit II 30 hrs
4. Mechanics of continuous media (8)
Elastic constants of isotropic solids and their relation, Poisson's ratio and expression for
Poisson's ratio in terms of y, n, k. Classification of beams, types of bending, point load,
distributed load, shearing force and bending moment, sign conventions, simple supported beam
carrying a concentrated load at mid span, cantilever with an end load
5. Central forces (12)
Central forces definition and examples, conservative nature of central forces, conservative
force as a negative gradient of potential energy, equation of motion under a central force,
gravitational potential and gravitational field, motion under inverse square law, derivation of
Kepler's laws, Coriolis force and its expressions.
6. Special theory of relativity (10)
Unit IV 30 hrs
10. Vibrations of bars (12)
Longitudinal vibrations in bars- wave equation and its general solution. Special cases (i) bar
fixed at both ends ii) bar fixed at the mid point iii) bar free at both ends iv) bar fixed at one end.
Transverse vibrations in a bar- wave equation and its general solution. Boundary conditions,
clamped free bar, free-free bar, bar supported at both ends, Tuning fork.
11. Vibrating Strings (12)
Transverse wave propagation along a stretched string, general solution of wave equation and its
significance, modes of vibration of stretched string clamped at both ends, overtones, energy
transport, transverse impedance
12. Ultrasonics (6)
Ultrasonics, properties of ultrasonic waves, production of ultrasonics by piezoelectric and
magnetostriction methods, detection of ultrasonics, determination of wavelength of ultrasonic
waves. Velocity of ultrasonics in liquids by Sear's method. Applications of ultrasonic waves.
Reference Books:
1. Fundamentals of Physics by Alan Giambattista et al Tata-McGraw Hill Company Edition,
2008.
2. University Physics by Young and Freeman, Pearson Education, Edition 2005.
3. Sears and Zemansky's University Physics by Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman Pearson
Education Eleventh Edition.
4. An introduction to Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner & Robert Kolenkow. The McGraw Hill
Companies.
5. Mechanics. Hans & Puri. TMH Publications.
6. Engineering Physics. R.K. Gaur & S.L. Gupta. Dhanpat Rai Publications.