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NDA Mathematics Syllabus

Topic

Sub Topic

Algebra

1.Sets (Concepts & Operations)

2.Venn diagram

3.De Morgan’s Law

4.Cartesian Product

5.Relation

6.Equivalence Relation

7.Real Numbers

8.Complex Numbers

9.Modulus

10.Cube Root

11.Conversion of a number (Binary to Decimal & Decimal to Binary)

12.Arithmetic

13.Geometric and Harmonic Progressions

14.Quadratic Equations

15.Linear Inequations

16.Permutation and Combination

17.Binomial Theorem

18.Logarithms

Calculus

1.Concept of a real valued function

2.Domain

3.Range and Graph of a function

4.Composite functions

5.One to One

6.Onto and Inverse Functions

7.Notion of limit

8.Standard limits

9.Continuity of functions

10.Algebric Operations on Continuous functions

11.Derivative of function at a point

12.Geometrical and Physical Interpretation of a

derivative application

13.Derivatives of sum

14.Product and Quotient of functions

15.Derivative of a function with respect to

another function

16.Derivative of a Composite Function

17.Second Order Derivatives

18.Increasing and Decreasing Function

19.Application of Derivatives in problems of Maxima and Minima

Matrices and Determinants

1.Types of matrices

2.Operations on matrices

3.Determinant of a matrix

4.Basic Properties of Determinants

5.Adjoint and Inverse of a Square Matrix

6.Applications-Solution of a system of Linear

Equations in two or three unknown by –

•        Cramer’s Rule

•        Matrix Method

Integral Calculus and Differential Equations

1.Integration as inverse of differentiation

2.Integration by substitution and by parts

3.Standard Integrals involving algebraic

Expressions

4.Trigonometric

5.Exponential and Hyperbolic Functions

6.Evaluation of definite Integrals – Determination of areas of plane regions bounded by curves-applications

7.Definition of order and degree of a differential

equation by examples.

8.General and particular solution of differential

equations

9.Solution of first order and first-degree

differential equations of various types by

examples

10.Application in problems of growth and decay

Trigonometry

1.Angles and their measures in degrees and in

radius

2.Trigonometric Ratio

3.Trigonometric Identities

4.Sum and Difference Formulae

5.Multiple and Sub-Multiple Angles

6.Inverse Trigonometric Functions

7.Applications – Height and Distance

8.Properties of Triangles

Vector Algebra

1.Vectors in two and three dimensions

2.Magnitude and Direction of a vector

3.Unit and Null Vectors

4.The Addition of Vectors

5.Scalar Multiplication of a Vector

6.Scalar Product

7.Dot Product of two vectors

8.Vector product or Cross product of two vectors

9.Applications- Work done by Force and Moment of Force in Geometrical Problems.

Analytical Geometry of Two or Three Dimension

1.Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate System

2.Distance Formula

3.Equation of a line in various forms

4.The angle between two lines

5.Distance of a point from a line

6.Equation of a circle in standard and in a general form

7.Standard forms of Parabola, Ellipse and

Hyperbola

8.Eccentricity and Axis of a conic

9.Point in a three-dimensional space

10.The distance between two points

11.Direction, Cosines and Direction Ratio

12. Equation two points

13.Direction Cosines and direction ratios

14. Equation of a plane and a line in various

forms

15.Angle between two lines and angle between

two planes

16.Equation of a sphere

Statistics and Probability

1.Probability: Random experiment, outcomes,

and associated sample space, events, mutually

exclusive and exhaustive events, impossible and certain events

2.Union and Intersection of events.

Complementary, elementary, and composite

events

3.Definition of probability—classical and

statistical—examples

4.Elementary theorems on probability-simple

problems

5. Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem—

simple problems

6. Random variable as function on a sample

space

7.Binomial Distribution

8. Examples of random experiments giving rise to Binomial distribution