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TMA,MPH-014(2024-25)

This document is an assignment booklet for the M.Sc. (Physics) Programme in Computational Physics, valid from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. It outlines the assignment structure, evaluation criteria, and submission guidelines, emphasizing the importance of following formatting instructions to avoid delays. The assignment consists of various computational physics problems, with a total of 50 marks and a passing requirement of 20 marks.

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TMA,MPH-014(2024-25)

This document is an assignment booklet for the M.Sc. (Physics) Programme in Computational Physics, valid from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. It outlines the assignment structure, evaluation criteria, and submission guidelines, emphasizing the importance of following formatting instructions to avoid delays. The assignment consists of various computational physics problems, with a total of 50 marks and a passing requirement of 20 marks.

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MPH-014

ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET

M.Sc. (Physics) Programme


(MSCPH)

COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS

Valid from 1st July, 2024 to 30th June, 2025

School of Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
(2024-25)
Dear Student,

Please read the section on assignments in the Programme Guide for M.Sc. (Physics). A
weightage of 30 per cent, as you are aware, has been earmarked for continuous evaluation,
which would consist of one tutor-marked assignment for this course. The assignment is in
this booklet. The total marks for this assignment is 50, of which 20 marks are needed to pass it.

Instructions for Formatting Your Assignments

Before attempting the assignment please read the following instructions carefully:

1) On top of the first page of your answer sheet, please write the details exactly in the following
format:

ENROLMENT NO.: ….…………………………………………


NAME: …………………………………………………
ADDRESS: ……………………………………………
COURSE CODE:………………………….
COURSE TITLE: …………………………
ASSIGNMENT CODE: …………………..
STUDY CENTRE: ……………………….. DATE: ………………………………………….

PLEASE FOLLOW THE ABOVE FORMAT STRICTLY TO FACILITATE EVALUATION


AND TO AVOID DELAY.

2) Use only foolscap size writing paper (but not of very thin variety) for writing your answers.
3) Leave 4 cm margin on the left, top and bottom of your answer sheet.
4) Your answers should be precise.
5) Submit the complete assignment answer sheet within the due date.
6) The assignment answer sheets are to be submitted to your Study Centre as per the
schedule. Answer sheets received after the due date shall not be accepted. We
strongly suggest that you retain a copy of your answer sheets.
7) This assignment is valid from 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025. If you have failed in this
assignment or fail to submit it by June 30, 2025, then you need to get the assignment for the
year 2025-26, and submit it as per the instructions given in the Programme Guide.
8) You cannot fill the examination form for this course until you have submitted this
assignment. For any queries, please contact: [email protected], [email protected]

We wish you good luck.

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Tutor Marked Assignment
COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS
Course Code: MPH-014
Assignment Code: MPH-014/TMA/2024-25
Max. Marks: 50

Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
1. a) Define true error and relative true error.
b) The approximate value of the derivative of a function f (x ) at x can be calculated using the
df ( x ) f ( x  h)  f ( x )
formula: 
dx h
df ( x )
Calculate at x  2 for f ( x )  2 x 2  exp(3 x ) for (i) h  0.5 and (ii) h  0.05 .
dx
Determine the true error and relative true error in each case. (2+8)
2. a) Use the bisection method in the interval [2,4] to calculate the root/s of the equation
f ( x )  x 3  20 up to three iterations. Calculate the absolute relative approximate
error at each stage.
b) What are the advantages and drawbacks of the bisection method?
c) In what way is the Newton-Raphson method more beneficial than the bisection
method? (5+3+2)
3. a) Given the following data for the velocity as a function of time, calculate the velocity at
t  12 s using second order polynomial interpolation in the Newton divided
difference method:
Time (in s) 0 15 18 22 24
Velocity (in 20 25 35 30 80
ms-1)
b) Explain why one should not use higher order polynomial interpolation. What would
be a preferable method of using information from several data points for
interpolation? (7+3)
2
4. a) Using the trapezoidal rule, estimate the value of the integral  3 x exp(  x )dx and the
1
true error.
dy
b) Use Euler’s method for the differential equation  y  exp(  x ) , with the initial
dx
condition y (0)  2 to calculate y (2) . Take a value of step size h  0.5 . (5+5)
5. a) Determine the first eight random numbers generated by using the linear congruential
random number generator with a=c=7 and m=10. What is the period of this random
number sequence.
b) Use the Gauss elimination method to solve the system of equations:
x1  2 x 2  x 3  0 ; 2 x1  x 2  3 x 3  5 ; 4 x1  7 x 2  x 3  1 (5+5)

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