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Formula Booklet Physics XI

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 CONTENTS
Description Page Number

1. Units, Dimensions & Measurements 03

2. Motion in one Dimension & Newtons Laws of Motion 04

3. Vectors 06

4. Circular Motion, Relative Motion, and Projectile Motion 07

5. Friction & Dynamics of Rigid Body 09

6. Conservation Laws & Collisions 12

7. Simple Harmonic Motion & Lissajous Figures 14

8. Gravitation 18

9. Properties of Matter 20

10. Heat & Thermodynamics 25

11. Waves 30

12. Study Tips 35

 UNITS, DIMENSIONS AND MEASUREMENTS
(i) SI Units:
(a) Time-second(s);
(b) Length-metre (m);
(c) Mass-kilogram (kg);
(d) Amount of substancemole (mol); (e) Temperature-Kelvin (K);
(f) Electric Current ampere (A);
(g) Luminous Intensity Candela (Cd)

(ii) Uses of dimensional analysis

(a) To check the accuracy of a given relation
(b) To derive a relative between different physical quantities
(c) To convert a physical quantity from one system to another system
M1 L1 T1

n1u 2 n 2u 2 or n 2 n1 x

(iii) Mean or average value: X X1 X2 ... X N

N
(iv) Absolute error in each measurement: |Xi| = | X Xi|

| Xi |
(v) Mean absolute error: Xm=
N
(vi) Fractional error = X
X
(vii) Percentage error = X x 100
X
Xa Yb
(viii) Combination of error: If = , then maximum fractional error in is:
Zc
X Y
| a | |b| |c|
X Y
 MOTION IN ONE DIMENSION & NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION
(i) s1 s2 | s1 distance
Displacement: | displacement s2 covered
t1 t 2
(ii) Average speed: v 2
s1 s
v1 v2

(a) If s1 = s2 = d, then v 2 v1v2 = Harmonic mean

v1 v2
(b) If t1 = t2, then v v1 v2 =arithmetic mean
2


r2 r1
(iii) Average velocity: (a) v av ; (b) | v av | v
t 2 t1


dr
(iv) Instantaneous velocity: v and | v | = v = instantaneous speed
dt
v v1


(v) Average acceleration: a av 2
t 2 t1

(vi) Instantaneous acceleration: a d v/ dt
dv
In one dimension, a = (dv/dt) =
v
dx
(vii) Equations of motion in one dimension:
(a) v = u + at;
(b) x = ut + 1 at2 ;
2
(c) v2 u2 + 2ax;
at ;
(d) x = vt 1 2
v u2
(e) x t;
2
(f) s x x0 ut
at2 ;
1
(g) v = u + 2a (xx
2 0)
2 2

a
(viii) Distance travelled in nth second: dn = u + (2n1)
2
(ix) Motion of a ball: (a) when thrown up: h = (u /2g) and t = (u/g)
2

(b) when dropped: v = (2gh) and t = (2h/g)

(x) Resultant force: F = (F1 + F2 + 2F1F2 cos )
2 2

(xi) Condition for equilibrium: (a) F3 (F1 F2 ) ; (b) F1 + F2 F3 |F1 F2|
P Q R
(xii) Lamis Theorem:
sin sin sin
(xiii) Newtons second law: F m a ; F d p/ dt


(xiv) Impulse: p Ft and p2 p1 12
Fdt
(xv) Newtons third law:
 (1)

(a) M
F12 F12
(b) Contact force: F12
m (2)
F F21
Mm m F12
(c) Acceleration: a = F
F F21
Mm
Fig. 1
(xvi) Inertial mass: mI = F/a
F FR 2
(xvii) Gravitational mass: mG = ; mI mG
g GM

(xviii) Non inertial frame: If a0 be the acceleration of frame, then pseudo force F ma 0
mv2
Example: Centrifugal force = m r
r
(xix) Lift problems: Apparent weight = M(g a0)
(+ sign is used when lift is moving up while sign when lift is moving down)
(xx) Pulley Problems: m1
T
(a) For figure (2):
m1m2
Frictionless T
Tension in the string, T = g surface
m1 m2 m2
m2
Acceleration of the system, a = g
1
2mm1m2 m2
Fig. 2
m2g
The force on the pulley, F = g
m1 m2
(b) For figure (3):
Tension in the string, T 2m1m2 g
m1 m2 a

m2 m1
Acceleration of the system, a g T
m2 m1 T T
T
4m1m2
The force on the pulley, F g m1 a
m1 m2
Fig. 3 m2
 VECTORS

(i) Vector addition: R A B B A and A B A ( B)
^
(ii) Unit vector: A (A/ A)
(iii) Magnitude: A (A2x A2y A2z )
(iv) Direction cosines: cos = (Ax/A), cos = (Ay/A), cos = (Az/A)
(v) Projection:
^
(a) Component of A along B = A . B
^
(b)
Component ^ ^ of B along A = A . B
(c) If A = Ax i A y j, then its angle with the xaxis is = tan (Ay/Ax)
1

(vi) Dot product:

A . B = AB cos , (b)

(a) A . B AxBx AyBy AzBz

(vii) Cross product:

^
(a) A x B AB sin n ;

(b) A x A 0;
^ ^ ^
i j k
(c) A x B = Ax Ay Az
Bx By Bz

(viii) Examples:

(a) W F.r; (b) P F . v ; (c) E . A; (d) B . A;
(g) F m q v x B

(e) v w x r ; (f) x F;


(ix) Area of a parallelogram: Area
1 = | Ax B |
(x) Area of a triangle: Area = |AxB|
2 ^ ^
(xi) Gradient operator: V i
^ y z
j k
x
(xii) Volume of a parallelopiped: V A. B x C

 CIRCULAR MOTION, RELATIVE MOTION & PROJECTILE MOTION
(i) Uniform Circular Motion:
(b)
(a) a (v /r) = r ;
v = r;
(c) F = (mv 2
/r); 2
2

(d) r . v 0;

(e) v.a 0
(ii) Cyclist taking a turn: tan = (v /rg)
2

(iii) Car taking a turn on level road: v = (srg)

(iv) Banking of Roads: tan = v /rg
2

(v) Air plane taking a turn: tan = v /r g

2

(vi) Overloaded truck:

(a) Rinner wheel < Router wheel
(b) maximum safe velocity on turn, v = (gdr/2h)

(vii) Nonuniform Circular Motion:

(a) Centripetal acceleration ar = (v2/r);
(b) Tangential acceleration at = (dv/dt);
(c) Resultant acceleration a= (a 2r a 2t )

(viii) Motion in a vertical Circle:

(a) For lowest point A and highest point B, TA TB = 6 mg; v2A = v2B + 4g ; vA (5g); and vB
(g)
(b) Condition for Oscillation: vA < (2g)
(c) Condition for leaving Circular path: (2g) < vA < (5g)

(ix) Relative velocity: v BA v B v A

(x) Condition for Collision of ships: ( r A v B ) x ( v A v B ) 0

(xi) Crossing a River:

(a) Beat Keeps its direction perpendicular to water current
(1) vR =( (v2w v2b ) ; (2) = tan1 (vw / vb );
(3) t=(x/vb) (it is minimum) (4) Drift on opposite bank = (vw/vb)x
(b) Boat to reach directly opposite to starting point:
x
(1) sin = (vw/vb); (2) vresultant = vb cos ; (3) t=
vb cos
(xii) Projectile thrown from the ground:
g x2
(a) equation of trajectory: y = x tan
2u 2 cos2
(b) time of flight: T
2 u sin
g
(d)
(c) Maximum height
Horizontal range,attained, H=
R = (u2 sin (u sin /2g)
2/g)
2 2
 (e) Range is maximum when = 450
(f) Ranges are same for projection angles and (900)
(h)
(g) tan = gT
Velocity /2Rtop most point is = u cos
at the
(i) (H/T ) = (g/8)
2
2

(xiii) Projectile thrown from a height h in horizontal direction:

(a) T = (2h/g);
(c)
(b) y == hv(2h/g);
R (gx /2u )
2 2

(d) Magnitude of velocity at the ground = (u + 2gh)

2

2gh
(e) Angle at which projectiles strikes the ground, = tan1
u

2u sin
(xiv) Projectile on an inclined plane:
(a) Time of flight, T =
g cos

Horizontal range, R 2 u sin cos

2
(b)
g cos2
 FRICTION
(i) Force of friction:
(a) s sN (self adjusting); (s)max = sN
(b) k = kN (k = coefficient of kinetic friction)
(c) k < s

(ii) Acceleration on a horizontal plane: a = (F kN)/M

(iii) Acceleration of a body sliding on an inclined plane: a = g sin (1 k cot t )
2

(iv) Force required to balance an object against wall: F = (Mg/s)

(v) Angle of friction: tan = s (s = coefficient of static friction)

DYNAMICS OF RIGID BODIES

(i) Average angular velocity:
t t1 t
(ii)
(iii) Instantaneous angular
Relation between velocity:
v, and =In(d/dt)
r : v=r; vector form v x r ; In general form, v = r sin

(iv) Average angular acceleration:
(v) Instantaneous angular acceleration: t2=(d/dt)
t1 t
= (d /dt )
2 2

(vi) Relation
(a) = r and a
aTbetween linear
R = (vand R
/r) =angular acceleration:
2 2

(b) Resultant acceleration, a = (a 2T a 2R )

(c) In vector form,
a aT a R , where a T x r and a R x u x x r

(vii) Equations for rotational motion:
(a)
(b) =
= 00t++t; t ;
1 2
(c) 0 = 2 2
2 2

(viii) Centre of mass: For two particle system:

(a) m1x1 m2x 2 ;

xCM
m1 m2
m1v1 m2v2
(b) vCM
m1 m2
m1a1 m 2a 2
(c) a CM
m1 m2

dx CM dvCM d2 xCM
Also vCM and a CM
dt dt dt2

(ix) Centre of mass: For many particle system:

 (a) mixi ;
XCM
mMi r i

(b) r CM ;
M


d r CM
(c) v CM ;
dt


(d) d v CM ;
a CM
dt

(e) P CM M v CM mi vi ;

(f) F ext M a CM mi ai Fi . If F ext 0, a CM 0, VCM constant ;

(g) Also, moment of masses about CM is zero, i.e., mi r i 0 or m1r1 m2r2

(x) Moment of Inertia: (b) I = r(a)

, where
I=m i r=i2 m1m2/(m1 + m2)
2

(xi) Radius of gyration: (a) K = (I/M) ; (b) K = [(r1 + r2 + + rn )/n] = root mean square distance.
2 2 2

(xii) Kinetic energy of rotation: K = 1 I2 or I = (2K/2)

(xiii) Angular momentum: a L r x p ; (b)2 L rp sin c m v d

(xiv) Torque: a rx F; b r F sin

(xv) Relation between and L: dL/ dt ;

(xvi) Relation between L and I: (a) L = I; (b) K = 1 I2 = L2/2I

2

(xvii) Relation between and :

(a) = I,
(b) If = 0, then (dL/dt)=0 or L=constant or, I=constant i.e., I11= I22
(Laws of conservation of angular momentum)

(xviii) Angular impulse: L t

(xix) Rotational work done: W = d av

(xx) Rotational Power: P .

(xxi) (a) Perpendicular axes theorem: Iz = Ix + Iy

(b) Parallel axes theorem: I = Ic + Md2

(xxii) Moment of Inertia of some objects

(a) Ring: I = MR2 (axis); I = 1 MR2 (Diameter);
I = 2 MR (tangential2 to rim, perpendicular to plane);
I = (3/2) MR
2
(tangential to rim and parallel to diameter)
2
 MR (axis); I = MR (diameter)
(b) Disc: I = 1 2 1 2

2 4
(c) Cylinder: I = MR 2 axis
1
(d) Thin rod: I = (ML
2 /12) (about centre); I = (ML /3) (about one end)
2 2
(e) Hollow sphere : Idia = (2/3) MR ; Itangential = (5/3) MR2
2

(f)
(g)
Solid sphere: Idia = (2/5)
Rectangular: IC
M 2 MR
b2 ; Itangential = (7/5) MR
2

(centre)
2

12
(h) Cube: I = (1/6) Ma 2

(i) Annular disc: I = (1/2) M ( R12 R 22 )

(j) Right circular cone: I = (3/10) MR2
(k)
(l) Triangular lamina:I I==(1/4)
Elliptical lamina: (1/6)Ma
Mh2(about
(aboutminor
base axis)
axis) and I = (1/4) Mb (about major axis)
2 2

(xxiii) Rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface:

K2
1 1 1
K MV2 I MV2 1 ( V = R and I = MK2)
2 2 2 R 2

For inclined plane

1 K
2R 2
(a) Velocity at the bottom, v = 2gh

1 K
2
(b) Acceleration, a = g sin

2s1 K2
(c) Time taken to reach the bottom, t = g sin

R 2

(xxiv) Simple pendulum: = T = 2 (L/g)

(xxv) Compound Pendulum: T = 2 (I/Mg ), where = M (K +2 ) 2
Minimum time period, T0 = 2 (2K/g)

(xxvi) Time period for disc: T = 2 (3R/2g)

Minimum time period for disc, T = 2 (1.414R/g)

(xxvii)Time period for a rod of length L pivoted at one end: T = 2(2L/3g

The heights by great men reached and kept

were not attained by sudden flight,

but they, while their companions slept

were toiling upwards in the night.
 CONSERVATION LAWS AND COLLISIONS
x

1
(i) Work done: (a) W F . d ; (b) W Fd cos (c) W x2
(ii) Conservation forces: a(ba) F . d r ab(b) F . d r ;(c)
F .d r 0
Path 1 Path 2 closed
path

For conservative forces, one must have: V x F = 0

(iii) Potential energy: (a) VU W; (b) F dU/dX; c F VU
GMm
(iv) Gravitational potential energy: (a) U = mgh ; (b) U
R h
(v) Spring potential energy: a 2U1 Kx 2 ; b 2U x 22 x12
1
K
(vi) Kinetic energy: (a) K = W1= mv2
1
f2

2 mvi2 ; b12K mv2

(vii) Total mechanical energy: = E = K + U

(viii) Conservation of energy: K = U or, K + U = Ki + Ui

In an isolated system, Etotal = constant

(ix) Power: (a) P = (dw/dt) ; (b) P = (dw/dt) ; (c) P = F . v

(x) Tractive force: F = (P/v)

(xi) Equilibrium Conditions:

(a) For equilibrium, (dU/dx) = 0
(b) For stable equilibrium: U(x) = minimum, (dU/dx) = 0 and (d2U/dx2) is positive
(d)
(c) neutral equilibrium:
For unstable equilibrium:U(x)
U(x)==constant,
maximum,(dU/dx)
(dU/dx)= =0 0and
and(d(dU/dx
2U/dx)2)
isiszero
negative
2 2

2
(xii) Velocity of a particle in terms of U(x): v =
m
E Ux
(xiii) Momentum:
F d p / dt ,

(a) p m v; b


(b) Conservation of momentum: If F net 0, then p f p i,
mB
(c) Recoil speed of gun, vG x vB
mG

(xiv) Impulse: p F av t

(xv) Collision in one dimension:

(a) Momentum conservation 1 : m1u21 + m2u12 =2m1v1 1+ m2v2 2
(c)
(b) Energy conservation:
For elastic collision, e = 1m=11u21 + m22u
coefficient = m1v1 + m2v22
of2 restitution
2 2
(d) Velocities of 1 and 2 body after collision are:
st nd
 2m2 2m1 m2 m1
v1 u1 m m u 2; v2 m m m m u 2
m1 m2 1

m1 m2
(e) If m1 = m2 = m, then v1 = u2 and v2 = u1
(f) Coefficient of restitution, e = (v2v1/u1 = u2)
(g) e = 1 for perfectly elastic collision and e=0 for perfectly inelastic collision. For inelastic
collision 0 < e < 1

(xvi) Inelastic
(a) collision
Height of a ball
attained afterdropped fromhnheight
nth impact, = e hh00
(b) Total distance traveled when the ball finally
2n
comes to rest, s = h0 (1+e )/(1e )
2 2
2h0 1 e
g 1e
(c) Total time taken, t =

(xvii) Loss of KE in elastic collision: For the first incident particle

2
K m1 m2 and Klost 4m1m2 Klost
; If m1 m2, 100%

Ki m1 m2 Ki m1 m2 2 Ki

(u1 u2) (1e )

1 m1m2 2 2
(xviii) Loss of KE in inelastic collision: Klost = Ki K=
2 m1 m2
m1after
Velocity em2inelastic
11 target
collisionm(with e at rest)
v1 u1 and v2 u1

m1 m2 m1 m2

(xix) Oblique Collision (target at rest):

m1u1 = m1v1 cos 1 + m2v2 cos 2 and m1v1 sin 1 = m2v2 sin 2

Solving, we get: m1u12 = m1v12 + m2v22

dV dM
(xx) Rocket equation: (a) M vel
M0 dtmb dt
(b) V = vrel loge [M0 = original mass of rocket plus fuel and mb = mass of fuel burnt]
M0

(c) If we write M = M0 mb = mass of the rocket and full at any time, than velocity of rocks at
that time is:
V = vrel loge (M0/M)

(xxi) Conservation of angular momentum:

(a) If ext = 0, thenvL = Li r
max
max
(b) For planets,
vmin rmin
(c) Spinning skater, I11 = I2W 2 or = i i
I

I
 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION AND LISSAJOUS FIGURES
(i) Simple Harmonic Motion:
(a) Kx
F = Kx ; or a = x, where = (K/m);
2
(b) a=
m
(c) Fmax = KA and amax = 2A

d2x
(ii) Equation of motion: x 0
dt 2

(iii) Displacement: x = A sin (t + )

(a) If = 0, x = A sin t ;
(c)
(b) If x ==/2,
C sinx=t A+ cos t t, then x = A sin (t + ) with A= (C +D ) and = tan
D cos (D/C)
2 2 1

(iv) Velocity:
(a) v = A cos (+ );
(b) If =0, v = A cos t;
(c) vmax =A
(d) v = (A2 x2);
x2
A v2
(e) 1
2
2A2

(v) Acceleration:
(b)
(a) If
a= =0, x = A2Asin
2 a= sint(t+) ;
(c) |amax| = A; 2
2
(d) Fmax = m A
2

(vi) Frequency and Time period:

(a) = (K/m) ;
1
(b) = K / m;
2
m
(c) T = 2
K
1 2
(vii) Energy in SHM: Potential Energy:
(a)
(b) U
F== 2 Kx ; ;
dU
(c) Umax = 2dx m A ;
1 1 2 2
(d) U =2 m A sin t
2 2 2

(viii) Energy
(a) Kin=SHM:
2 mv2Kinetic
; energy:
1
1
(b) K= 2 m2 (A2x2);
1
(c) K =2 m2A2 cos2 t ;
1
(d) Kmax =2 m2A2
(ix) Total energy:
(b)
(a) E=K (1/2)
+ Um A ;
= conserved;
2 2

(c) E = Kmax = Umax

(x) Average PE and KE:

(b)
(a) <UK > ==(1/4)
(1/4)m
m2AA2 ;;
2 2

(c) (E/2) = < U > = < K >

(xi) Some relations:

(a) = v12 v22

; (b) T = 2 x 22 x12 ; (c) A = v1x2 2 v2x1
x 22 x12 v12 v22 v12 v22

(xii) Spring mass system:

(a) mg = Kx0;
m x0
(b) T = 2 2
K g
m ms / 3
(xiii) Massive spring: T = 2
K

(xiv) Cutting a spring:

(a) K = nK ;
(b) T = T0/(n) ;
(c) = (n) 0
(d) If spring is cut into two pieces of lengths 1 and 2 such that 1 = n2, then K1 = K, K2 =
n 1
n
(n +1) K and K11 = K22

(xv) Springs in parallel:

(a) K = K1 + K 2 ;
(b) T = 2 [m/(K1 + K2)]
(c) If T1 = 2 (m/K1) and T2 = 2(m/K2), then for the parallel combination:
1 1 1 T1T2
or T and 2 12 22
T2 T12 T22 T12 T2

(xvi) Springs in series:

(a) K1x1 = K2x2 = Kx = F applied
1 1 1 K1K2
(b) or K
K K1 K2 K1 K2
(c) or T2 T12 T22
1 112 1

mK
1 K2 1
2 K1K2
(d) T = 2 or
K1K2 m K1 K2

(xvii) Torsional pendulum:

ddt2 C
(a) I=C or 0;
2 I
(b) =0 sin (t+);
(c) = (C/I) ;
 21 ;
(d) =
(e) I
T = 2(I/C),
C where C = r /2
4

(xviii) Simple pendulum:

sin = 0 or
ddt2 g d 2 g
(a) I = = mg sin or 0 ;
dt 2
(b)
(c) ==(g/)g/
; ;
1
2
(d) T = 2 (/g)

(xix) Second pendulum:

(a) T = 2 sec ;
(b) = 99.3 cm

(xx) Infinite length pendulum:

1
(a) T 2 g 1 ;
R e
1

(b) T=2 R e (when )

g
(xxi) Anharmonic pendulum: T T0 1 0 T0 1
16 A2
16

2

K /

(xxii) Tension in string of a simple pendulum: T = (3 mg cos 2 mg cos 0)

(xxiii) Conical Pendulum:

(a) v = (gR tan ) ;
(b) T = 2 (L cos /g)
2
(xxiv) Compound pendulum: T = 2
2
(a) For a bar: T = 2(2L/3g) ;
(b) For a disc : T = 2 (3R/2g)
(xxv) Floating cylinder:
(a) K = Ag ;
(b) T = 2(m/Ag) = 2(Ld/g)
(xxvi) Liquid in Utube:
(a) K = 2A g and m = AL ;
(b) T = 2(L/2g) = 2(h/g)

(xxvii)Ball in bowl: T = 2[(R r)/g]

(xxviii) Piston in a gas cylinder:
A2E
(a) K ;
V
mV
(b) T 2 ;
A2E
 (c) Vm (EP for Isothermal process);
T 2
A2P
Vm
(d) T 2 (E = P for adiabatic process)
P

(xxix) Elastic wire:

(a) K= AY ;

(b) T = 2 m
AY
(xxx) Tunnel across earth: T = 2(Re/g)

(xxxi) Magnetic dipole in magnetic field: T = 2(I/MB)

1
(xxxii)Electrical LC circuit: T = 2 LC or
2 LC
(xxxiii) Lissajous figures
Case (a): 1 = 2 = or 1 : 2 = 1 : 1
x2
a y2 2xy cos sin2
General equation:
2 ab
b2
For = 0 : y = (b/a) x ; straight line with positive slope
xa 2 yb2 2xy 1
For = /4 : ; oblique ellipse
2 2 ab 2
x2 y2
For = /2 : 1; symmetrical ellipse
a2 b2
For = : y = (b/a) x ; straight line with negative slope.

Case (b): For 1 : 2 = 2:1 with x = a sin (2t + ) and y = b sin t

For == 0,: 3
For Figure of eight
, : Double parabola

3

For = , : Single parabola

 GRAVITATION
(i) Newtons law of gravitation:
(a) F = G m1m2/r2 ; (b) a = 6.67 x 1011 K.m2/(kg)2 ; (c)
dF 2 dr
F r
(ii) Acceleration due to gravity (a) g = GM/R2 ; (b) Weight W = mg

(iii) Variation of g:
(b)
(a) due to shape
rotation
; gof earth:(i)
equator < gpole gpole = GM/R (No effect)
2

GM
(ii) gequator = 2R
R2
(iv) gequator
(iii) R=< 0.034
gpole m/s
2 2

(v) If 17 0 or T = (T0/17) = (24/17)h = 1.4 h, then object would

float on equator
(c) At a height h above earths surface g = g 1 , if h R
2h
g
(d) At a depth of below earths surface: g = g 1
d
R
GMm 1
(iv) Acceleration on moon: gm = gearth
R 2m 6
r outside; r r inside
GM ^ GM ^
(v) Gravitational field: (a) g b g
R
3
r2
(vi) Gravitational potential energy of mass m:
(a) At a distance r : U(r) = GMm/r
(b) At the surface of the earth: U0 = GMm/R
(c) At any height h above earths surface: U U0 = mgh (for h < < R)

or U = mgh (if origin of potential energy is shifted to the surface of earth)

(vii) Potential energy and gravitational force: F = (dU/dR)

(viii) Gravitational potential: V(r) = GM/r

(ix) Gravitational potential energy of system of masses:

(a) Two particles: U = Gm1m2/r
(b) Three particles: U = Gm1m2 Gm1m3 Gm2m3
r12 r13 r23

(x) Escape velocity:

2GM
(a) ve = or ve = (2gR) = (gD)
R

(b) ve = R 8G
3
(xi) Maximum height attained by a projectile:

h ve / v
R h h
or v ve ve (if h < < R)
2
1 Rh R
(xii) Orbital velocity of satellite:
GM R
av0 ; b v0 ve ; (c) v0 ve/2 (if h<<R)
r 2 R h

R h3 ; b T 2
R
(xiii) Time period of satellite: (a) T 2 if h R
GM g
1 1 GMm
(xiv) Energy of satellite: (a) Kinetic energy K = mv20
2 2 r
GMm
(b) Potential energy U =
= 2K ;
r
1 GMm
(c) Total energy E=K + U=
;
2 r
(d) E = U/2 = K ; (e) BE = E = 1 GMm
2 r

h 4
(xv) Geosynchronous satellite: (a) T = 24 hours ; (b) T2 =

R h3;
GM
1/3
GMT2
(c) R ; (d) h 36,000 km.
42
(c) law:of period: T r ; T = (4 /GM)r
Law
(xvi) Keplers
(a) Law of orbits: Orbits are elliptical
(b) Law of areas: Equal area is swept in equal time
2 3 2 2 3

The most powerful weapon on earth is

human soul on fire!
 SURFACE TENSION
(i) (a) T ; (b) T
Force F Surface energy W
(ii) Combination of n drops into one big
Length drop:area
Surface (a) R =An r
1/3

1 1/3
E 1
(b) Ei = n(4r2T), E = 4R2T, (E/Ei) = n1/3,
Ei n
(c) E = 4R2T (n1/3 1) = 4R3T
1 1
r R
or
3T 1 1 3T 1 1
(iii) Increase in temperature: =
s r R sJ r R
(iv) Shape of liquid surface:
Fcohesive
(a) Plane surface (as for water silver) if Fadhesive >
2
Fcohesive
(b) Concave surface (as for water glass) if Fadhesive >
2
Fcohesive
(c) Convex surface (as for mercuryglass) if Fadhesive <
2
(v) Angle of contact:
(a) Acute: If Fa> Fc/2 ;
(b) obtuse: if Fa<Fc/2 ;
(c) cT/2
c=900 : if FTasa=F s

(d) cos c = , (where Tsa, Ts and Ta represent solid-air, solid- liquid and liquid-air
Ta
surface tensions respectively). Here c is acute if Ts < Tsa while c is obtuse if Ts > Tsa
(vi) Excess pressure: 1
(a) General formula: Pexcess = T
1 R 2


R1
(b) For a liquid drop: Pexcess = 2T/R
(c) For an air bubble in liquid: Pexcess = 2T/R
(d) For a soap bubble: Pexcess = 4T/R
(e) Pressure inside an air bubble at a depth h in a liquid: Pin = Patm + hdg + (2T/R)
(vii) Forces between two plates with thin water film separating them:
(a) P = T ;
1 1
r R
F AT ;
(b) 1 1
r R
(c) If separation between plates is d, then P = 2T/d and F = 2AT/d

rR
(viii) Double bubble: Radius of Curvature of common film Rcommon =
Rr
(ix) Capillary rise:
(a) 2 T cos ;
h
rdg
h (For water = 0 )
2T 0
(b)
rdg
 rdg h
r
(c) If weight of water in meniseus is taken into account then T = 3
2T cos 2 cos
(d) Capillary depression, h
rdg

(x) Combination of two soap bubbles:

(a) If V is the increase in volume and S is the increase in surface area, then 3P0V + 4TS =
0 where P0 is the atmospheric pressure
(b)
If the bubbles combine in environment of zero outside pressure isothermally, then S = 0 or
R3 = R12 R 22

ELASTICITY

(i) Stress:(b) (a) Stress

Tensile or = [Deformingstress
longitudinal force/crosssectional
= (F/ r ); area];
2

(c) Tangential or shearing stress = (F/A);

(d) Hydrostatic stress = P

(ii) Strain: (a) Tensile or longitudinal strain = (L/L);

(b) Shearing strain = ;
(c) Volume strain = (V/V)
(iii) Hooks law:
FL
(a) For stretching: Stress = Y x Strain or Y
AL
(b) For shear: Stress = x Strain or = F/A
(c) For volume elasticity: Stress = B x Strain or B = P
V/V
(iv) Compressibility: K = (1/B)
1 MgL 1 L2g
(v) Elongation of a wire due to its own weight: L =
2 YA 2 Y
(vi) Bulk modulus of an idea gas: Bisothermal = P and Badiabatic = P (where = Cp/Cv)

(vii) Stress due to heating or cooling of a clamped rod

Thermal stress = Y (t) and force = YA (t)

(viii) Torsion of a cylinder:

(a) r = (where = angle of twist and = angle of shear);
(b) restoring torque = c
(c) restoring Couple per unit twist, c = r4/2 (for solid cylinder)
and C = (r24 r14)/2 (for hollow cylinder)
(ix) Work done in stretching: 1 stress
(a) W= x stress x strain x volume = 1 Y (strain) x volume = 2
1 2
x volume
2 2 2 Y
(b) Potential energy stored, U = W = 1 x stress x strain x volume
2
(c) Potential energy stored per unit volume, u = 1 x stress x strain
2
(x) Loaded beam:
 depression, = W rectangular
3
(a)
4Ybd3
W3
(b) Depression, = cylindrical
12Yr2

(xi) Positions ratio:

(a) Lateral strain = D r
D r
(b)
(c) Longitudinal strain
Poissons ratio == (L/L)
lateral strain rr

longitudinal strain L / L
(d) Theoretically, 1 < < 0.5 but experimentally 0.2 0.4

(xii) Relations between Y, , B and :

(a) Y = 3B (12) ;
(b) Y = 2 (1+ );
(c) 1 1 1

Y 9B 3
(xiii) Interatomic force constant: k = Yr0 (r0 = equilibrium inter atomic separation)

KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

(i) Boyles law: PV = constant or P1V1 = P2V2

(i) Chares law: (V/T) = constant or (V1/T1) = (V2/T2)

(ii) Pressure temperature law: (P1/T1) = (P2/T2)

(iii) Avogadros principle: At constant temperature and pressure, Volume of gas,

V number of moles,
Where = N/Na [N = number of molecules in the sample
and NA = Avogadros number = 6.02 x 1023/mole]
[Msample = mass of gas sample and M = molecular weight]
Msample
M

(iv) Kinetic Theory:

(a) Momentum delivered to the wall perpendicular to the xaxis, P = 2m vx
(b) Time taken between two successive collisions on the same wall by the same molecule: t =
(2L/vx)
(c) The frequency of collision: coll. = (x/2L)
(d) Total force exerted on the wall by collision of various molecules:vrms
F =(MN/L)
v2rms<vx2>
mN mN
(e) The pressure on the wall : P = v2x v2 1 mN 2 1
V 3V 3 V 3
(v) RMS speed:
(a) rms = (v1 + v2 + + v 2N /N);
2 2

(b) rms = (3P/) ;

(c)
(d) rms = (3KT/m);
rms = (3RT/M) ; (e) rms 1

m2 M2
rms 2 m1 M1

(vi) Kinetic interpretation of temperature:

 (a)
(b) (1/2) Mv
mv2 rms = (3/2) RT ;
rms = (3/2) KT
2

(c) Kinetic energy of one molecule = (3/2) KT ;

(d) kinetic energy of one mole of gas = (3/2) RT
(e) Kinetic energy of one gram of gas (3/2) (RT/M)
(ix) Maxwell molecular speed distribution:
(a) n (v) = 4N 3/2
m 2 /2KT
v2 e-mv
2 KT
8KT 8 RT RT
(b) The average speed: v 1.60
m M M
3kT 3RT RT
(c) The rms speed: vrms = 1.73
m M M
2KT 2RT RT
(d) The most probable speed: p = 1.41
m M M
(e) Speed relations: (I) vp < v < vrms
(II) vp : v : vrms = (2) : (8/) : (3) = 1.41 : 1.60 : 1.73

(x) Internal energy:

(a) Einternal = (3/2)RT (for one mole)
(b) Einternal = (3/2 RT (for mole)
(c) Pressure exerted by a gas P = 2 E 2E

3V 3
(xi) Degrees of freedom:
(a) Ideal gas: 3 (all translational)
(b) Monoatomic gas : 3 (all translational)
(c) Diatomic gas: 5 (three translational plus two rotational)
(d) Polyatomic gas (linear molecule e.g. CO2) : 7 (three translational plus two rotational plus two
vibrational)
(e) Polyatomic gas (nonlinear molecule, e.g., NH3, H2O etc): 6 (three translational plus three
rotational)
(f) Internal energy of a gas: Einternal = (f/2) RT. (where f = number of degrees of freedom)

(xii) Daltons law: The pressure exerted by a mixture of perfect gases is the sum of the pressures
exerted by the individual gases occupying the same volume alone i.e., P = P1 + P2 + .

(xiii) Van der Walls gas equation:

P a V - b R
2
V2
(a)

(b) P a Vm b RT (where Vm = V/ = volume per mole);

2
Vm2

(c) b = 30 cm /mole
3

a 8a
(d) Critical values: Pc = , VC 3b, TC ;
27 b2 27 Rb

(e) PCVC 3 0.375

RTC 8
1
(xiv) Mean free path: = ,
2d2n
Where n = (N/V) = number of gas molecules per unit volume and
d = diameter of molecules of the gas
 FLUID MECHANICS
(i) The viscous force between two layers of area A having velocity gradient (dv/dx) is given by: F =
A (dv/dx), where is called coefficient of viscosity
(i) In SI system, is measured I Poiseiulle (P) 1P = 1Nsm2 = 1 decapoise. In egs system, the unit
of is g/cm/sec and is called POISE
(ii) When a spherical body is allowed to fall through viscous medium, its velocity increases, till the sum
of viscous drag and upthrust becomes equal to the weight of the body. After that the body moves
with a constant velocity called terminal velocity.
(iii) According to STOKEs Law, the viscous drag on a spherical body moving in a fluid is given by: F =
2 r 2 of
6r v, where r is the radius and v is the velocity g body.
the
(iv) The terminal velocity is given by: vT =
9
where is the density of the material of the body and is the density of liquid

(v) Rate
of pr
flow
4 of liquid
p through
p a capillary tube of radius r and length
V
8 8/r R
4

where p is the pressure difference between two ends of the capillary and R is the fluid resistance
(=8 /r4)
(vi) The matter which possess the property of flowing is called as FLUID (For example, gases and
liquids)
(vii) Pressure exerted by a column of liquid of height h is : P = hg ( = density of the liquid)
(viii) Pressure at a point within the liquid, P = P0 + hg, where P0 is atmospheric pressure and h is the
depth of point w.r.t. free surface of liquid
(ix) Apparent weight of the body immersed in a liquid Mg = Mg Vg
(x) If W be the weight of a body and U be the upthrust force of the liquid on the body then
(a) the body sinks in the liquid of W > U
(b) the body floats just completely immersed if W = U
(c) the body floats with a part immersed in the liquid if W < U
Volume of immersed part of a solid density of solid ax
(xi)
total volume of solid density of solid
(xii) Equation of Continuity: a1v1 = a2v2
v = constant
1 2
(xiii) Bernouillis theorem: (P/) + gh +
2

(xiv) Accelerated fluid containers : tan = ax

Fig. 4
g

(xv) Volume of liquid flowing per second through a tube: R=a1v1 = a2v2 22gh

a1 a 22
(xvi) Velocity of efflux of liquid from a hole:
v = (2gh), where h is the depth of a hole from the free surface of liquid

I do not ask to walk smooth paths, nor bear an easy load.

I pray for strength and fortitude to climb rock-strewn road.
Give me such courage I can scale the hardest peaks alone,

And transform every stumbling block into a stepping-stone.

Gail Brook Burkett
 HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
(i) L2 L1 = L1(T2 T1); A2 A1 = A2 (T2 T1); V2 V1 = V1(T2 T1)
where, L1, A1, V1 are the length, area and volume at temperature T1; and L2, A2, V2 are that at
temperature T2. represents the coefficient of linear expansion, the coefficient of superficial
expansion and the coefficient of cubical expansion.

(ii) If dt be the density at t0C and d0 be that at 00C, then: dt = d0 (1T)

(iii) : : = 1 : 2 : 3
(iv) If r, a be the coefficients of real and apparent expansions of a liquid and g be the coefficient of the
cubical expansion for the containing vessel (say glass), then
r = a + g

(v) The pressure of the gases varies with temperature as : Pt = P0 (1+ T), where = (1/273) per 0C
(vi) If temperature on Celsius scale is C, that on Fahrenheit scale is F, on Kelvin scale is K, and on
Reaumer scale is R, then
(b)
C F 32 K 273 R 9
(a) F C 32
5 9 5 4 5
5
(c) C F 32
9
5
(d) K = C + 273 (e) K F 459.4
9

(b)
(vii) (a) Absolute
Triple pointzero = 0 K==273.16
of water 273.15
K C
0

P
(c) For a gas thermometer, T = (273.15) Kelvin
Ptriple
(d) For a resistance thermometer, R = R0 [1+ ]

(viii) If mechanical work W produces the same temperature change as heat H, then we can write:
W = JH, where J is called mechanical equivalent of heat
(ix) The heat absorbed or given out by a body of mass m, when the temperature changes by T is: Q
= mcT, where c is a constant for a substance, called as SPECIFIC HEAT.
(x) HEAT CAPACITY of a body of mass m is defined as : Q = mc
(xi) WATER EQUIVALENT of a body is numerically equal to the product of its mass and specific heat
i.e., W = mc
(xii) When the state of matter changes, the heat absorbed or evolved is given by: Q = mL, where L is
called LATENT HEAT
(xiii) In case of gases, there are two types of specific heats i.e., cp and cv [cp = specific heat at constant
pressure and Cv = specific heat at constant volume]. Molar specific heats of a gas are: Cp = Mcp
and Cv = Mcv, where M = molecular weight of the gas.
(xiv) Cp > Cv and according to Mayers formula Cp Cv = R

(xv) For all thermodynamic processes, equation of state for an ideal gas: PV = RT
(a) For ISOBARIC process: P = Constant ; =Constant
V
T
(b) For ISOCHORIC (Isometric) process: V = Constant; =Constant
P
T
(d)
(c) ADIABATIC process:
For ISOTHERMAL process PV
T = Constant
=Constant ; TVConstant
; PV= =Constant
1
and P( ) T = Constant
1

(xvi) Slope on PV diagram

 (a) For isobaric process: zero
(b) For isochoric process: infinite
(c) For isothermal process: slope = (P/V)
(d) For adiabatic process: slope = (P/V)
(e) Slope of adiabatic curve > slope of isothermal curve.

(xvii) Work done

(a) For isobaric process: W = P (V2 V1)
(b) For isochoric process: W = 0
(c) For isothermal process: W=RT loge (V2/V1)
RT x 2.303 x log10 (V2/V1)
P1V1 x 2.303 x log10 (V2/V1)
R T
RT x 2.303 1/P
T102 (P
x1log 2)1 P2V2
P 1V

(d) For adiabatic process: W

(e) In expansion from same initial state to same final volume

Wadiabatic < Wisothermal < Wisobaric

(f) In compression from same initial state to same final volume:

Wadiabatic < Wisothermal < Wisobaric

(xviii) Heat added or removed:

(a) For isobaric process: Q = CpT
(b) For isochoric process = Q = CvT
(c) For isothermal process = Q = W = Rt loge (V2/V1)
(d) For adiabatic process: Q = 0

(xix) Change in internal energy

(a) For isobaric process = U = CvT
(b) For isochoric process = U = CvT
(c) For isothermal process = U = 0 R T 2 T 1
(d) For adiabatic process: U = W = 1
(xx) Elasticities of gases
(a) Isothermal bulk modulus = BI = P
(b) Adiabatic bulk modulus BA = P

(xxi) For a CYCLIC process, work done W = area enclosed in the cycle on PV diagram.
Further, U = 0 (as state of the system remains unchanged)
So, Q = W

(xxii) Internal energy and specific heats of an ideal gas (Monoatomic gas)

(a) U= 3 RT (for one mole);

2
U RT (for moles)
(b) 3
2
(c) U = 3 RT (for moles);
1 2U

3
(d) Cv=
R
2
 3 R+R= 5R
(e) Cp = Cv + R =
5 2 2
(f) = R
CCp 2 3 5
R 1.67
v 2 3

(xxiii)Internal energy and specific heats of a diatomic gas

U RT (for moles);
5
(a)
2
(b) U = 5 RT (for moles)
12 U

5
(c) Cv = T
R;
2
5 7
(d) Cp = Cv + R = R+R= R
2 2
7R
Cp 5R 7
(e) 1.4
Cv 2 2 5

(xxiv) Mixture of gases: = 1 + 2

N1m1 N2m2
M M1 M2
N1 N2

Cv1 Cv2 Cp1 Cp2

Cv and Cp

(xxv) First law of thermodynamics

(a) Q = U + W or U = Q W
(b) Both Q, W depends on path, but U does not depend on the path
(c) For isothermal process: Q = W = RT log | V2/V1|, U = 0, T = Constant, PV = Constant
and Ciso = RT2 T1

(d) For adiabatic process: W =

1 , Q = 0, U = Cv (T2T1), Q = 0,

Cp 2
PV = constant, Cad = 0 and 1
Cv
(where is the degree of freedom)

(e) For isochoric process: W = 0, Q = U = CvT, V = constant, and Cv = (R/1)

(f) For isobaric process: Q = CpT, U = CvT., W = RT, P = constant and
Cp = (R/1)
(g) For cyclic process: U = 0, Q = W
(h) For free expansion: U = 0, Q = 0, W = 0
(i) For polytropic process: W = [R(T2T1)/1n],
Q = C (T2T1), PV = constant and
n

R R
C
1 n

(xxvi) Second law of thermodynamics

(a) There are no perfect engines
(b) There are no perfect refrigerators
 Q2 Q2
2
T
(c) Efficiency of carnot engine: = 1 ,
Q1 Q1 T1
(d) Coefficient of performance of a refrigerator:

Heat absorbed from cold reservoir Q2 Q2 T2

=
Work done on refrigerator W Q1 Q2 T1 T2

For a perfect refrigerator, W = 0 or Q1 = Q2 or =

(xxvii)The amount of heat transmitted is given by: Q = KA t , where K is coefficient of thermal

x
conductivity, A is the area of cross section, is the difference in temperature, t is the time of heat
flow and x is separation between two ends

d
(xxviii) Thermal resistance of a conductor of length d = RTh =
(a) Temperature of interface, = K1 / d1 K2 / d 2 KA

(xxix) Flow of heat through a composite conductor:

K1 / d1 K2 / d2
(b) Rate of flow of heat through the composite conductor: H =
Q
A
t d1 / K1 d2 / K2
(c) Thermal resistance of the composite conductor

(d) Equivalent d 2 conductivity, K = d1 / K1 d2 / K2

d1 thermal
RTH RTh 1 RTh 2
K1A K2A
d1 d 2

(xxx) (a) Radiation absorption coefficient: a = Q0/Q0

(b) Reflection coefficient: r = Qr/Q0
(c) Transmission coefficient: t = Qt/Q0
(d) Emissive power: e or E = Q/A .t [t = time]
Q
(e) Spectral emissive power: e = and e = ee0
At d
(i)
(f) Stefans law: (a)
Emissivity:
E=T ; 0 =5.67x10
= e/E (where 1 Wm K )
(g) Absorptive
For a blackpower:
body: a a(T
E == Q /Q0 T0 )
(h) Kirchhoffs law: (e/a)1 = (e/a)B = = E
4 8 2 4
(j) Rate of loss of heat: A
4 4 4 )
(
For a body: e = (T4T04)
dQ
dt
For spherical objects: dQ / dt1
r12
d A

dQ / dt2 r22

ddt1 A1 1 V2r1

r
2
(k) Rate of fall of temperature: A
dt ms V s
x
ddt2 A2
V

 (For spherical bodies)
d KT
= K (0) or (0) e
(l) Newtons law of cooling:
(m) Weins displacement law: dt
mT = b (where b = 2.9 x 10 m K)
3
(n) Weins radiation law: Ed= (T) d= e d
A A a/ T

RS R ES
2
(o) Solar Constant: S = T or T = S 1/ 4 R 1/2
R ES 4


S
 WAVES
1. Velocity: v = n and n = (1/T)
T T
2. Velocity of transverse waves in a string: v =
m r2d
3. Velocity of longitudinal waves:
(a) In rods: v = (Y/) (Y Youngs modulus, = density)
(b) In liquids: v = (B/) (B = Bulk modulus)
(c) In gases: v = (P/) (Laplace formula)
4. Effect of temperature:
(a) v = v0 (T/273) or v = v0 + 0.61t
(b) (vsound/vrms) = (/3) 2
5. Wave equation: (a) y = a sin (vtx)
(b) y = a sin 2
t
x
T
n
(c) y = a sin (t kx), where wave velocity v =
k

6. Particle velocity: (a) vparticle = (y/t)

(b) maximum particle velocity, (vparticle)max = a

7. Strain in medium (a) strain = (y/x) = ka cos (t kx)

(b) Maximum strain = (y/dx)max = ka
(c) (vparticle/strain) = (/k) = wave velocity
i.e., vparticle = wave velocity x strain in the medium
2 y

8. Wave equation: 2y
t v2
2 x 2
9. Intensity of sound waves:
(a) I = (E/At)
(b) amplitude
If is the then I = 2
density v nmedium;
of the a v theI velocity
i.e. n2a2 of the wave; n the frequency and a the
2 2 2

(c) Intensity level is decibel: 10 log (I/I0). Where, I0 =Threshold of hearing = 1012 Watt/m2

10. Principle of superposition: y = y1 + y2

11. Resultant amplitude: a = (a1 + a2 + 2a1a cos )
2 2 2

12. Resultant intensity: I = I1 + I2 + 2(I1I2 cos )

(a) For constructive interference: = 2n, amax = a1 + a2 and Imax = (I1 + I2)2
2
(b) For destructive interference: = (2n1) , amin = a2 a2 and Imin = (I1=I 2)

13. (a) Beat frequency = n1 n2 and beat period T = (T1T2/T2T1)

(b) If there are N forks in successive order each giving x beat/sec with nearest neighbour, then
nlast = nfirst + (N1)x

14. Stationary waves: The equation of stationary wave,

(a) When the wave is reflected from a free boundary, is:
y = + 2a cos 2x sin 2t 2a cos kx sin t
T
 (b) When the wave is reflected from a rigid boundary, is:
Y + 2a sin 2x cos 2t =2a sin kx cos t
T

15. Vibrations of a stretched string:

1 T
(a) For fundamental tone: n1 =
m
p T
(b) For p th harmonic : np =
m
(c) The ratio of successive harmonic frequencies: n1 : n2 : n3 :.. = 1 : 2 : 3 :
(m = r d)
l T 2
(d) Sonometer: n
2 m
p T
(e) Meldes experiment: (i) Transverse mode: n =
2 m

2p T
(ii) Longitudinal mode: n =
2 m

16. Vibrations of closed organ pipe v

(a) For fundamental tone: n1 =

4L
(b) For first overtone (third harmonic): n2 = 3n1
(c) Only odd harmonics are found in the vibrations of a closed organ pipe
and n1 : n2 : n3 : ..=1 : 3 : 5 :

17. Vibrations of open organ pipe:

(a) For fundamental tone: n1 = (v/2L)
(b) For first overtone (second harmonic) : n2 = 2n1
(c) Both even and odd harmonics are found in the vibrations of an open organ pipe and
n1 : n2 : n3 : =1 : 2 : 3 : .

18. End correction: (a) Closed pipe : L = Lpipe + 0.3d

(b) Open pipe: L = Lpipe + 0.6 d
where d = diameter = 2r

3
19. Resonance column: (a) 1 +e = ; (b) 2 + e =
4 4
2 31 ; (d) n = v
(c) e = or 2 2 1
2 2 2 1
20. Kundts tube: vair air
vrod rod

21. Longitudinal vibration of rods

(a) Both ends open and clamped in middle:
(i) Fundamental frequency, n1 = (v/2)
(ii) Frequency of first overtone, n2 = 3n1
(iii)Ratio of frequencies, n1 : n2 : n3 : = 1 3: 5 : ..

(b) One end clamped

(i) Fundamental frequency, n1 = (v/4)
(ii) Frequency of first overtone, n2 = 3n1
 (iii) Ratio of frequencies, n1 : n2 : n3 : = 1 : 3 : 5 :

t E
22. Frequency of a turning fork: n
2
Where t = thickness, = length of prong, E = Elastic constant and = density

23. Doppler Effect for Sound

(a) Observer stationary and source moving:
v v vs
(i) Source approaching: n = x n and = x
v vs v

v v vs
(ii) Source receding: n = x n and = x
v vs v
(b) Source stationary and observer moving:
(i) Observer approaching the source: n = v v0 xn and =
v

(ii) Observer receding away from source: n = v v0 x n and =

v

(c) Source and observer both moving:

(i) S and O moving towards each other: n = v v0 xn

v vs

(ii) S and O moving away from each other: n = v v0 xn

v vs
v v0
(iii)S and O in same direction, S behind O : n = xn
v vs
(iv)S and O in same direction, S ahead of O: n= v v0 xn
v vs

v vm v0
(d) Effect of motion of medium: n'
v vm vs
2vvs
(e) Change in frequency: (i) Moving source passes a stationary observer: n = xn
v2 vs2
2 vs xn
For vs <<v, , =
v

2 v0 xn
(ii) Moving observer passes a stationary source: n=
v

(f) Source moving towards or away from hill or wall

(i) Source moving towards wall
(a) Observer between source and wall
v
n = xn (for direct waves)
v vs
v
n = x n (for reflected waves)
v vs
 (b) Source between observer and wall
v
n = xn (for direct waves)
v vs
v
n = x n (for reflected waves)
v vs

(ii) Source moving away from wall

(a) Observer between source and wall
v
n = xn (for direct waves)
v vs
v
n = xn (for reflected waves)
v vs
(b) Source between observer and wall
v
n = xn (for direct waves)
v vs
v
n = xn (for reflected waves)
v vs
(g) Moving Target:
(i) S and O stationary at the same place and target approaching with speed u
vu
or n = 1 xn
2u
n = x n (for u <<v)
vu v
(ii) S and O stationary at the same place and target receding with speed u
vu
or n = 1 xn
2u
n = x n (for u <<v)
vu v

x n 1 x n
(h) SONAR: n = v vsub 2 vsub
v vsub v
(upper sign for approaching submarine while lower sign for receding submarine)

(i) Transverse Doppler effect: There is no transverse Doppler effect in sound. For velocity
component vs cos
v
n= xn ( sign for approaching and + sign for receding)
v vs cos

24. Doppler Effect for light

(a) Red shift (when light source is moving away):

1 v / c x n 1 v / c x
n = or =
1 v / c 1 v / c
For v << c, n = x n or = x
v v
c c
(b) Blue shift (when light source is approaching)

1 v / c x n 1 v / c x
n = or =
1 v / c 1 v / c
For v << c, n = n or =
v v
c c
(c) Doppler Broadening = 2 = 2
v
c
(d) Transverse Doppler effect:
x n 1
v2 2
For light, n = 1 c 1 v xn (for v << c)
2 2 2
c
(e) RADAR: n = n
2v
c
STUDY TIPS

Combination of Subjects
Study a combination of subjects during a day i. e. after studying 23 hrs of mathematics
shift to any theoretical subject for 2 horrs. When we study a subject like math, a
particular part of the brain is working more than rest of the brain. When we shift to a
theoretical subject, practically the other part of the brain would become active and the
part studying maths will go for rest.

Revision
Always refresh your memory by revising the matter learned. At the end of the day you
must revise whatever youve learnt during that day (or revise the previous days work
before starting studies the next day). On an average brain is able to retain the newly
learned information 80% only for 12 hours, after that the forgetting cycle begins. After
this revision, now the brain is able to hold the matter for 7 days. So next revision should
be after 7 days (sundays could be kept for just revision). This ways you will get rid of the
problem of forgetting what you study and save a lot of time in restudying that topic.

Use All Your Senses

Whatever you read, try to convert that into picture and visualize it. Our eye memory is
many times stronger than our ear memory since the nerves connecting brain to eye are
many times stronger than nerves connecting brain to ear. So instead of trying to mug up
by repeating it loudly try to see it while reapeating (loudly or in your mind). This is
applicable in theoritical subjects. Try to use all your senses while learning a subject
matter. On an average we remember 25% of what we read, 35% of what we hear, 50%
of what we say, 75% of what we see, 95% of what we read, hear, say and see.

Breathing and Relaxation

Take special care of your breathing. Deep breaths are very important for relaxing your
mind and hence in your concentration. Pranayam can do wonders to your concentration,
relaxation and sharpening your mined (by supplying oxygen to it). Aerobic exercises like
skipping, jogging, swimming and cycling are also very helpful.