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ENGINEERING PHYSICS 1A EPHY5111

ASSESSMENT TYPE: TEST (PAPER AND MEMORANDUM)

TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 120 MARKS
TOTAL HOURS: 2 HOURS (+10 minutes reading time)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Please adhere to all instructions in the assessment booklet.
2. Independent work is required.
3. Five minutes per hour of the assessment to a maximum of 15 minutes is dedicated to
reading time before the start of the assessment. You may make notes on your question
paper, but not in your answer sheet. Calculators may not be used during reading time.
4. You may not leave the assessment venue during reading time, or during the first hour or
during the last 15 minutes of the assessment.
5. Ensure that your name is on all pieces of paper or books that you will be submitting. Submit
all the pages of this assessment’s question paper as well as your answer script.
6. Answer all the questions on the answer sheets or in answer booklets provided. The phrase
‘END OF PAPER’ will appear after the final set question of this assessment.
7. Remember to work at a steady pace so that you are able to complete the assessment within
the allocated time. Use the mark allocation as a guideline as to how much time to spend on
each section.
Additional instructions:
1. This is a CLOSED BOOK assessment.
2. Calculators are allowed.
3. Answer All Questions .
4. A formulae sheet is attached to this paper.
5. Show all calculations, where applicable (marks may be awarded for this).
Test Outcomes
Learning Unit/s Objectives covered in this test:
LU3: Oscillations and Simple Harmonic Motion
LU4: Waves.

At the end of this assessment, students should be able to:

 Analyse linear and angular simple harmonic motion;
 Analyse damped simple harmonic motion;
 Analyse and describe transverse and longitudinal waves.

Question 1 (Marks: 25)

General theory and application questions:

Q.1.1 Consider the graph shown for the position of a ball attached to a spring as it
oscillates in simple harmonic motion.

At which of the following times does the ball have:

Q.1.1.1 the highest speed? (1)
Q.1.1.2 the largest acceleration? (2)

Q.1.2 A simple pendulum consists of a ball of mass m suspended from the ceiling using (2)
 a string of length L. The ball is displaced from its equilibrium position by a small
angle  and released. What would the result be if the pendulum’s length
increased?

Q.1.3 What type of motion is represented by the graph shown? (1)

Q.1.4 List the three main wave types. (3)

Q.1.5 Discuss the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves. (4)

Q.1.6 Consider the following wave functions: (2)

Which of the functions are moving in the negative x direction?

Q.1.7 Discuss the principle of linear superposition. (3)

Q.1.8 Discuss the relationship between the speed of sound and material density. (3)

Q.1.9 What is sound intensity? (2)

Q.10 The drawings show standing waves of sound in six organ pipes of the same (2)
length. Each pipe has one end open and the other end closed. Some of the
 drawings show situations that are not possible. Which one(s) is(are) not
possible?

Question 2 (Marks:
20)

Q.2.1 An oscillator consists of a block of mass 0.500kg connected to a spring. When set
into oscillation with amplitude 35.0cm, the oscillator repeats its motion every
0.500s. Find:
Q.2.1.1 The period (2)
Q.2.1.2 Frequency (2)
Q.2.1.3 Angular frequency (2)
Q.2.1.4 Spring constant (2)
Q.2.1.5 Maximum speed (2)
Q.2.1.6 Magnitude of the maximum force on the block from the spring (2)

Q.2.2 A string has linear density μ = 600 g/m and is under tension τ = 90 N. A sinusoidal (8)
wave with frequency f = 150 Hz and amplitude ym = 6.0 mm is generated along the
string. At what average rate does the wave transport energy?
Question 3 (Marks: 25)
An 8 kg object oscillates at the end of a vertical spring that has a spring constant of 1.5 ×10 4 N /m
. The effect of air resistance is represented by the damping coefficient b=1.50 N ∙ s/m .

Determine the following:

Q.3.1 The natural angular frequency. (4)

Q.3.2 The damped angular frequency. (5)

Q.3.3 The damped frequency. (4)

Q.3.4 By what percentage does the amplitude of the oscillation decrease in each cycle? (6)

Q.3.5 Find the time interval that elapses while the energy of the system drops to 5.00%
(6)
of its initial value.

Question 4 (Marks: 25)

Q.4.1 A point source emits sound waves with an average power output of 80.0 W.
Determine:
Q.4.1.1 The intensity 3.00 m from the source. (3)
Q.4.1.2 The distance at which the intensity of the sound is 1.00 ×10 8 W /m2 . (4)

Q.4.2 Two identical emergency sirens are positioned the same distance away from a
guard house. The intensity of sound delivered by each siren at the location of the
guard house is 2 ×10−7 W /m2 . Find the sound heard by the security guard if:
Q.4.2.1 One siren is activated. (3)
Q.4.2.2 Both sirens are activated simultaneously. (4)
Q.4.3 An ultrasonic measuring device uses frequencies above 20 MHz to determine
dimensions of structures such as buildings. It does this by emitting a pulse of
ultrasound into air and then measuring the time for an echo to return from a
reflecting surface whose distance away is to be measured. For a system that
emits a pulse of ultrasound with a frequency of 22.0 MHz, assume the speed of
sound at 26° is 346 m/s and determine:
Q.4.3.1 The distance to an object from which the echo pulse returns after 24.0
(4)
ms when the air temperature is 26°C.
Q.4.3.2 What should the duration of the emitted pulse be if it is to include 10
(4)
cycles of the ultrasonic wave?
Q.4.3.3 What is the spatial length of such a pulse? (3)

Question 5 (Marks: 25)

Q.5.1 Two sinusoidal waves combining in a medium are described by the wave
functions:

y 1=( 3.0 cm ) sin ( π ( x +0.06 t ) )

And
y 2=( 3.0 cm ) sin ( π ( x −0.06 t ) )

where x is in centimeters and t is in seconds.

Q.5.1.1 Determine the resultant wave function. (4)

Determine the maximum transverse position of an element of the
medium at (Q.5.1.2 – Q.5.1.4):
Q.5.1.2 x=0.250 cm (2)
Q.5.1.3 x=0.500 cm (2)
Q.5.1.4 x=1.50 cm (2)
Q.5.1.5 Find the three smallest values of x corresponding to antinodes. (9)
Q.5.2 Two waves that set up a standing wave in a long string are given by the wave
functions:
y 1= A sin (kx−ωt+ ϕ)
And
(6)
y 2= A sin (kx +ωt )

Show that the addition of the arbitrary phase constant ϕ changes only the
position of the nodes.
 Useful Formulae
∆ L=Lα ∆ T ∆ V =Lβ ∆ T
β=3 α p= p o−ρgh
9
T c =T −273 , 15 K T F = T c + 32
5
y=mx+c Q=C ∆ T
Q=cm ∆T W =∫ dW =∫ p dV
d E∫ ¿=dQ−dW ¿ W =−P ( V f −V i )

∆T Q T H −T C
℘=kA Pcond = =kA
L t L
L 4 4
R= Pnet =σεA (T env −T )
k
−8
σ =5,6704 ×10 W /m K
2 4
pV =nRT

( )
x1
1 x1
∫ x dx=ln xo
Q=℘ ∆ t
x0

d E∫ ¿=n C dT ¿ R=C p −C v
v

Cp γ γ
γ= Pi V i =Pf V f
Cv
W QL TL QH QL
ε= =1− =1− ∆ S=∆ S H =∆ S L = −
QH QH TH TH TL
W net W
W =QH −QL P= =
T ∆t
1 RPM
T= f=
f 60
QL QL TL
K= = K C=
W QH −Q L T H −T L
Q
Q L=mc ∆ T −m L f Lf =
m
1
Lf =33 , 3 ×106 J /kg f=
water
T
2
ω=2 πf k =m ω
vm=ωxm Fm=kxm

v=
√ τ
μ
1 2 2
Pavg = μν ω y m
2
 √ ( )
2
b ω
ω= ω2o− f=
2m 2π
−bt 2π
x= A o e 2 m cos (ωt + ϕ) T=
ω
1 2 P
E= k A I= 2
2 4πr

β 1=10 log
( II )
o
∆ t=
10 λ
v
−12 2
I o=1.00 ×10 W /m
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