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Unit 1: Sets, Relations, and Functions

Sets and their representation.

Union, intersection, and complement of sets and their algebraic properties.

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Relation, types of relations, equivalence relations.

Functions; one-one, into and onto functions, the composition of functions.

Unit 2: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals.

Representation of complex numbers in the form (a+ib) and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram.

Algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number.

Triangle inequality.

Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions.

The relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, the formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

Unit 3: Matrices and Determinants

Matrices: Algebra of matrices, types of matrices, and matrices of order two and three.

Determinants: Properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, the area of triangles using determinants.

Adjoint and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations.

Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices.

Unit 4: Permutations and Combinations

The fundamental principle of counting.

Permutation as an arrangement and combination as a selection.

The meaning of P (n,r) and C (n,r), simple applications.

Unit 5: Mathematical Induction

The principle of mathematical induction and its simple applications.

Unit 6: Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications

Binomial theorem for a positive integral index.

General term and middle term.

Properties of Binomial coefficients and simple applications.

Unit 7: Sequence and Series

Arithmetic and geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers.

The relation between A.M. and G.M sum up to n terms of special series: Sn, Sn2, Sn3.

Arithmetico-Geometric progression.

Unit 8: Limit, Continuity and Differentiability

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Real-valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions, inverse
functions.

Graphs of simple functions.

Limits, continuity, and differentiability.

Differentiation of the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two functions.

Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite and implicit functions; derivatives of order up
to two.

Rolle’s and Lagrange’s mean value theorems.

Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima, and minima of
functions of one variable, tangents, and normal.

Unit 9: Integral Calculus

Integral as an antiderivative.

Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Integration by substitution, by parts, and by partial fractions.

Integration using trigonometric identities.

Integral as limit of a sum.

Evaluation of simple integrals:

Fundamental theorem of calculus.

Properties of definite integrals, evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard
form.

Unit 10: Differential Equations

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Ordinary differential equations, their order, and degree.

Formation of differential equations.

The solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables.

The solution of a homogeneous and linear differential equation of the type:

Unit 11: Coordinate Geometry

Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus, and its equation, translation of axes,
the slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.

Straight lines: Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three
lines.

Distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, coordinates of the centroid,
orthocentre, and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of the family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines.

Circles, conic sections: Standard form of the equation of a circle, the general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre,
equation of a circle when the endpoints of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin
and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent.

Sections of conics, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for y = mx + c to be a
tangent and point (s) of tangency.

Unit 12: 3D Geometry

Coordinates of a point in space, the distance between two points.

Section formula, direction ratios and direction cosines, the angle between two intersecting lines.

Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation.

Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, the intersection of a line and a plane, coplanar lines.

Unit 13: Vector Algebra

Vectors and scalars, the addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three-dimensional space.

Scalar products and vector products, and vector triple product.

Unit 14: Statistics and Probability

Measures of Dispersion: Calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data calculation of standard deviation,
variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.

Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Baye’s theorem, probability distribution of a
random variate, Bernoulli trials, and binomial distribution.

Unit 15: Trigonometry

Trigonometrical identities and equations.

Trigonometrical functions, inverse trigonometrical functions, and their properties.

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Unit 16: Mathematical Reasoning

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