Density of states — UPSC Physics Optional CSE 2019 Paper II

How do you define density of states? Show that the density of states with wave vector less than \vec{k} in a three-dimensional cubic box of volume V can be given by D(\omega)=\frac{V}{2\pi^2}k^2\left(\frac{dk}{d\omega}\right) in the frequency spectrum between \omega and \omega+d\omega. Here, assume that the number of modes per unit range of k is L/(2\pi), L being the length of each side of the cubic box.