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D 10681 (Pages : 2) Name.........................................

Reg. No.....................................

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FIFTH SEMESTER U.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2021
(CBCSS—UG)

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Physics/Applied Physics
PHY 5B 06/APH 5B 06—COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
(2019 Admissions)
Time : Two Hours Maximum : 60 Marks
The symbols used in question paper have their usual meanings.
Section A (Short Answer Type)

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Answer at least eight questions.
Each question carries 3 marks.

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All questions can be attended.
Overall Ceiling 24.
1. Identify the functional differences of the Compiler and the Interpreter in the context of high-level

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computer languages.
2. Write an algorithm to check whether a given number is odd or even.
3. List the different datatypes in Python.

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4. Write a Python program to print the multiplication table of 9 having 20 rows using while loop.
5. What is a tuple ? How it is different from list ?
6. Discuss about the functional differences of break and continue statements in Python.

7. Write a Python program to plot the function y = sin x within the region 0 to 2π .
8. Write a Python program to create a 3 × 2 matrix having random numbers ranging between 0 and
1 as elements.

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9. Explain the least squares curve fitting procedures.
10. Construct a forward difference table for the following data :
x : 0 1 2 3 4

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y : 1 3 9 27 81
11. How the subintervals width is associated with the error in Trapezoidal rule and Simpson’s 1/3 rule

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for numerical integration ?
12. Discuss the advantages of numerical methods over analytical methods.

(8 × 3 = 24 marks)

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Section B (Paragraph/Problem Type)

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Answer at least five questions.
Each question carries 5 marks.
All questions can be attended.

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Overall Ceiling 25.

13. Write a Python program to print the squares of the integer numbers within the range entered by
the user.

14. Discuss about different built-in operations on list in Python with the help of examples.

15. Write a program to create two 3 × 3 matrices and add them.

16. The table below gives the temperature T (in °C) and length l (in mm) of a heated rod. If l = a0 + a1 T,

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find the best value for a0 and a1 :

T (in °C) : 20 30 40 50 60 70

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1 (in mm) : 800.3 800.4 800.6 800.7 800.9 801.0

17. Using Newtons forward interpolation formula obtain y (2), given that, y (1) = 24, y (3) = 120,

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y (5) = 336, and y (7) = 720.

18. Explain the Bisection method for finding the solutions of algebraic equations.

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19. Write a Python program to simulate the motion of a body dropped into a highly viscous medium.

(5 × 5 = 25 marks)

Section C (Essay Type)

Answer any one question.


The question carries 11 marks.

20. (a) Find y (0.2) for y' = (x – y)/2, y (0) = 1, with step length 0.1 using Runge-Kutta method.

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(b) Write a Python program to simulate a two-dimensional projectile motion using Euler’s method
in a table.

21. (a) Explain the Newton-Raphson method to find the roots of a function.

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(b) Write a Python program to simulate a freely falling body using Euler’s method in a table.
(1 × 11 = 11 marks)

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