Concordia University

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Final Examination
Course: ENGR 311/2/T-X-Y
Date: December 18, 2010
Instructors: Dr. Nabil Esmail, Dr. Chun-Yi Su
and Dr. Pierre Gauthier
Only Faculty Standard calculators are permitted
Four pages of formulae and Tables are attached
Time: 180 minutes [Marks]

1. Solve the wave problem: [20]

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Solution
Separation of variables
( ) ( )

Homogeneous boundary conditions

( ) ( )
Sturm-Liouville problem
( ) ( )
Type I

( ) ( )
Solution of differential equations
( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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 ( ) ( ) ( )
Original function particular solution
( )[ ( ) ( )]

( ) ∑ ∑ ( )[ ( ) ( )]

( ) ∑ ∑[ ] ( )

∫ ( ) ( )| [ ( ) ]

( ) ∑( ) ( )[ ( ) ( )]

( ) ∑[ ] ( )

∫ ( ) ( )| [ ( ) ]

( ) ∑ [ ( )] ( )[ ( ) ( )]

2. Find the Inverse Laplace Transform of : [10]

Three possible tracks to solution.

Direct Partial Fractions

( )( )
( ) ( ) ( )
( )( ) ( )( )

( ) ( )
( )
Direct Table 29, 28 application

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 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )
Squaring the denominator

( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )
( ) ( )

( ) ( )

3. Solve the Laplace problem: [20]

( ) ( )

| ( )

Solution
Separation of variables
( ) ( )

Homogeneous boundary conditions

( ) ( )
Sturm-Liouville problem
( ) ( )
Type I

( ) ( )
Solution of differential equations
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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 ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ) ( ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
Original function particular solution
( ) ( )

( ) ∑ ∑ ( ) ( )

( ) ∑ ( ) ( )

∫ ( ) ( )|
( )

[ ( ) ]
( )

( ) ∑ [ ( )] ( ) ( )
( )

4. Solve the following equation using Laplace Transforms:

( ) ( )
( ) { [15]
Solution
( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( )
( ) ( )[ ]

5. Find the Fourier half-range sine Series of:

( ) [10]
Solution

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 ∫ ( ) ( )

∫ ( ) ∫ ( )

{[ ( )] ∫ ( ) }

{[ ] [ ( )] }

( ) ∑ ( )

6. Find the Fourier half-range cosine Series of:

( ) { [10]

Solution

∫ ( ) ∫ ∫ [ | | ] [ ]

∫ ( ) ( ) ∫ ( ) ∫ ( )

[( ( )) ∫ ( ) ] ∫ ( )

[ ( ) ∫ ( ) ] ( )|

[ ( ) ( )| ] ( )|

[ ( ) ( ( ) )] ( )

( ( ) ) ( )

7. Solve the following initial value problem using the Laplace

Transforms method: [15]
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Solution

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 ( ) ( )
( )

( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) [ ]

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Rules of Laplace Transforms

Definition ( ) ∫ ( ) Linearity { ( ) ( )} { ( )} { ( )}

Laplace of derivatives { ( )} { ( )} ( ) { ( )} { ( )} ( ) ( )

Laplace of derivative of discontinuous function

{ ( )} { ( )} ( ) { ( ) ( )}

Laplace of integral {∫ ( ) } { ( )}

Shifting the transform ( ) { ( )} ( ) { ( )}

( ) ( )

Shifting the original function

( ) { ( )} ( ) { ( ) ( )}

( ) {

( ) ( )
( )

Laplace of Unit Step Function { ( )}

Convolution ( ) ∫ ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) { ( )} ( ) { ( )} ( ) { ( )}

Transform of a periodic function { ( )} ∫ ( )

Derivatives of the transform

{ ( )} { ( )} { ( )} { ( )}

Transform of Delta Dirac function

{ ( )}

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Fourier Formulae

( ) ∑( )

∫ ( )

∫ ( )

∫ ( )

( ) ∑( )

∫ ( )

∫ ( )

( ) ∑( )

∫ ( )

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Sturm-Liouville I ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( ) ( )

Sturm-Liouville II ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( )

( ) ( )

Sturm-Liouville III ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( )
( )

Sturm-Liouville IV ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( )

( )
( )

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