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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

PLOT 91, CADASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESSWAY, JABI - ABUJA


FACULTY OF SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE

APRIL/MAY2019 EXAMINATIONS

COURSE CODE: PHY 312


COURSE TITLE: MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICS II
CREDIT UNIT 3
TIME ALLOWED (2½ HRS)

INSTRUCTION: Answer question 1 and any other four questions

QUESTION 1

(a) Give a general expression for a second order linear partial differential equation with two
independent variables x and y. [2 marks]
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(b). Eliminate A and P from the function Z Ae sin px. [4 marks]
(c). Find the Fourier coefficients of the periodic function.

f(x) = - k when - π< x< 0 and f(x) = k when 0< x< π. Also f (x +2π) = f(x) [4 marks]

(d) (i) Write the Bessel differential equation. [2 marks]

(ii) Write the Associated Laguerre equation and associated Laguerre Polynomials. [2 marks]
(iii) Give integral representation of the Hermite polynomial. [1 mark]
(e) Define the periodic function. Give four examples. [3 marks]

(f) Evaluate the integral ∫ x 4 J 1 ( x ) dx in terms of J0(x) and J1(x). [4 marks]

QUESTION 2

(a). Find the Fourier series of the sine function represented by f (x) = 0 for x ≤ 2 and f (x) = 2
for x > 2 the points ( 0, 3). [9 marks]

(b) Solve the equation this equation:


∂2 u ∂2 u ∂2 u
−7 +6 =0
∂ x 2 ∂ x∂ y ∂ y 2

[3 marks]
QUESTION 3
d2 x dx
m 2
+Γ +kx ( t )=f ( t )
a). Obtain the solution of the equation dt dt

represents the forced vibrations of a damped oscillator with representing the damping
which
constant, F(t) the external force and m and k representing the mass of the particle and the force
constant respectively. [6 marks]
(b) Write the Laplacian operator [2 marks]
(c) Write the first three polynomials of the associated Laguerre Polynomials [4 marks]

QUESTION 4

(a) Write down the expression for the Neumann function [3 marks]
(b) Solve the radial part of the Schrodinger equation [9 marks]

QUESTION 5
(a) Find the period of tan x. [3 marks]
(b) Find the Fourier series for the for f(x) = ex on (0, π) [4 marks]
(c) Find the Fourier integral of f(x) = x2 for – π ≤ x ≤ π [5 marks]

QUESTION 6
(a). Write the formula for the generating function for Laguerre polynomials [ 3 marks]
(b) . Derive the Rodrigues formula for the Laguerre polynomials [9 marks]

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