General Mathematics: Curriculum For B. A / B. Sc. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
General Mathematics: Curriculum For B. A / B. Sc. University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS
Definition of calculus and its importance, real numbers with their properties, limit, theorems of limit,
continuity, differentiability (first and higher order) and their physical significance, Leibnitz’s theorem.
Rolle’s theorem, mean-value theorems(Lagrange’s and Cauchy), increasing and decreasing functions,
Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s theorems in finite and infinite forms and their use in expansion of functions in
series, Reminder theorem, indeterminate forms and L Hospital’s rule, Applications of Rolle’s and Mean
value theorems and their applications.
INTEGRAL CALCULUS
Integral definition and its physical significance, definite and indefinite integrals, Riemann’s definition of
integral, techniques of integration, properties of definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus,
proper and improper integrals, and reduction formulae.
Curves and their Cartesian, polar and parametric representations, asymptotes, maxima, minima, points of
inflection and their application, convexity and concavity, Singular point, curvature, center and radius of
curvature, functions of several variables and partial derivatives with special reference to the case of two
variable, Euler’s theorem and implicit functions, maximum and minimum of functions of more than one
variable using Lagrange’s multiplier method with or without constant, involute and evolute, arc length
and intrinsic equations.
Translation and rotation of axes, general equation of the second degree and the classification of
conic sections, conic sections in polar coordinates, tangents and normals, properties of circle, parabola,
ellipse, and hyperbola, pedal equations, parametric representation of curves.
Rectangular, cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates system in space, direction angles,
direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of line and plane, intersection of planes and line, shortest
distance, equations of sphere, cylinder, cone, ellipsoid, parboiled and hyperboloid, symmetry, intercepts
and section of a surface, tangent and normal planes.
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
PAPER-I: Calculus and analytical geometry.
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