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Exams

The course has two exams one is internal of 15 marks, while the other is final worth 70 marks. Rest marks are part of continuous assessment that belongs to attendance, seminar and assignments. Practice the following question for exams

  • Unit 1
    • Finding degree of freedom and setting generalized coordinate
    • Method of virtual work
    • D'Alembert principle
  • Unit 2
    • Find position, velocity, KE, PE in terms of genralized coordinate
    • Finding generalized velocity, momentum and force
    • Finding Lagrange equation of motion(2nd Kind)
    • Finding Lagrangian of the system
    • Lagrange equation of motion for conservative system
    • Identify cyclic coordinate
  • Unit 3
    • Fnding Hamiltonian from Lagrangian
    • Hamiltonian equation of motion
    • Hamiltonian and Hamilton's equation of motion for conservative system
  • Unit 4
    • Calculus of variation
    • Hamilton's principle as variational principle
    • Segnificance of Hamilton's principle
  • Unit 5
    • Attraction of rod, disc, hollow sphere and solid sphere
    • Relation between attraction and potential
    • Potential of rod, disc, hollow sphere and solid sphere

Important

Practice systems consist of pendulums, pullyes, springs, wedges, blocks and cylinders.

Internal Exam

Internal exam consist of 5 objectives and 3 descriptive questions, out of which you have to answer all objectives and 2 descriptive questions.

Final Exam

Final exam divided in three groups. The questions are organized in three groups as follows:

Group Questions Marks Total
A 10/10 2 20
B 04/05 5 20
C 03/05 10 30