W.M.O.

ARTS &SCIENCE COLLEGE,MUTTIL

B.SC. PROGRAMME IN PHYSICS
I Semester Degree Examination September 2012
Core Course PHI B01 : METHODOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND PHYSICS
Time: 2 hours
Total Weightage: 20
Section A
(Answer all questions)
(Objective type questions, in bunches of four objective type questions, each bunch carries a
weightage of 1)
1.Vector addition is-------(associative, commutative, distributive, all)
2.If two vectors are mutually perpendicular their dot product is
(zero, one ,none of these)
3. If the vector A=3i+o j + 4 k ,then A XA =-------(2i+1k, 2i, 0, 1j)
4. Which one of the following physicist got two Nobel prizes?
(a) Albert Einstein
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Ernst Rutherford.
(d) Neils Bohr.
5. Which one of the following is not a scientific statement?
(a) Steel is more elastic than rubber.
(b) Dead sea is denser than all other seas.
(c) Most of the butterflies are more beautiful than rose flowers.
(d) Bamboos grow faster than palm trees.
6. The angular momentum L is related to linear momentum p and perpendicular distance from
the axis of rotation r as
( rXp , pX r , p.r , r.p)
7. Philosophers does not consider mathematics and logic as sciences because,
(a) they are not necessarily based on real world phenomenon
(b) they are only tools of science.
(c) they are inferior to science.
(d) mathematical theories are only speculations and hence not trustworthy.
8. Which one of the following correctly explains the observed spectrum of black body
radiations?
(a) Kirchhoffs law.
(b) Stefans law
(c) Raleigh-Jeans law.
(d) Planks law.
Total weigtage 1 x 2 = 2

Section B
(Answer all , each has weightage 1 )
9. What is meant by a vector quantity?. Write two examples.
10. Why value judgments are not scientific?
11. What distinguishes science from other approaches in gaining knowledge?
12. C = (a-b) , D=(a+b)What is C.D ? ( The bold letters represent vectors)
13. What is the physical meaning of box product?
14. What is the significance of empiricism?
Total weightage 1 x 6 = 6
Section C
(Answer any four , each has weightage 2)
15. Science is an ongoing process ,there is no end point. Comment on it.
17. Discuss the term Scientific Temper.
18. What is the energy equivalent of 1Kg of matter?
19.If A,B and C are vectors show that A.BXC = B.CXA = C.AXB.
20. The equation of a plane is 3x2 + y2 +z = 6 ; Find a unit vector perpendicular to this plane at
The point (1,1,2).
21.A force of 2i +3j + 5k is acting at a point (2,0,0) , on a particle which is capable of rotation in
the X-Y plane. Find the torque on the particle.
22.Find the divergence of the vector x3 i + 5yj +3z2 k?
Total weigtage2 x 4= 8
Section D
(Answer any ONE, each has weightage 4)
23. Theoretical knowledge canbe obtained through inductive and deductive reasoning. Explain
withexamples. How it differs from practical knowledge?
24. (a)What is vector product of two vectors? What is its direction?
(b) Find the Unit vector perpendicular to the vectors 2i+5j+6k and 6i+3j+4k.
Total weigtage 4 x 1= 4