QE103: Mathematics I

Course Number : QE103
Course Title : Mathematics I
Credits : 3
Prerequisites : none
No Course Content Time Allocated (hours)
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01

Sets and their Applications

1  

 

 
02

Real Number System

Its properties and the real axis, Definitions and rules

2      
03

Functions of a Single Variable

Concept of a function, Description and classification of functions, The inverse function, Maximum and minimum, Sketching curves, Limiting behavior of functions, Indeterminate forms, Continuity, Differentiability, Leibnitz theorem, Method of mathematical induction

5   4  
04

 2-D Coordinate Geometry

Cartesian coordinate system
Conic sections
Polar, intrinsic and the padal coordinate system in 2-D
Curvature, radius and centre of curvature

3   2  
05

3-D Euclidean Geometry

2      
06

3-D Euclidean Coordinate Geometry

3  

2

 
07

Complex Numbers

A review, Polar coordinates of a complex number, Demoivre's theorem, Application to trigonometric equations, Loci in complex plane, Eular form of complex numbers and its operations

3   2  
08

Function of positive integers

Sequence (monotonic sequence and bounded sequence)
Convergence, divergence and oscillation of a sequence
Examples of common sequences

1      
09

 Recurrence Relation

Related to sequence
Numerical computation of roots of an equation

2   2  
10

Infinite Series

Standard examples of infinite series
Conditions for convergence
Alternating series
Absolute and conditional convergence

2      
11

Real Power Series

Power series of function f(x)
Binomial expansion
Maclaurin and Taylor series approximation

2  

2

 
12

Special Functions

1      
13

Integrations

4   2  
14

Function of Several Variables

Partial derivatives, Total differential
Approximation, Chain rule, Higher derivatives

3      
15

Introduction to Differential Equations

Examples
Motion in a resistive medium (simple harmonic motion)
Solution techniques for first order differential equations

2   2  
Total 36   18  
Assessment Percentage Marks
Continuous Assessment 10  
         Assignment   10
         Course work    
Written Examinations 90  
         Mid-Semester   30
         End of Semester   60
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