Math Imp
Math Imp
(i) Sets
Sets and their representations. Empty set. Finite and Infinite sets. Equal sets.
Subsets. Subsets of a set of real numbers especially intervals (with notations).
Power set. Universal set. Venn diagrams. Union and Intersection of sets. Practical
problems on union and intersection of two and three sets. Difference of sets.
Complement of a set. Properties of Complement of Sets.
Function as a type of mapping, types of functions (one to one, many to one, onto,
into) domain, co-domain and range of a function. Real valued functions, domain and
range of these functions, constant, identity, polynomial, rational, modulus, signum,
exponential, logarithmic and greatest integer functions, with their graphs. Sum,
difference, product and quotient of functions.
(iii) Trigonometry
Positive and negative angles. Measuring angles in radians and in degrees and
conversion from one measure to another. Definition of trigonometric functions with
the help of unit circle. Truth of the identity sin2x+cos2x=1, for all x. Signs of
trigonometric functions. Domain and range of trigonometric functions and their
graphs. Expressing sin (x±y) and cos (x±y) in terms of sinx, siny, cosx & cosy and
their simple applications.
Identities related to sin 2x, cos2x, tan 2x, sin3x, cos3x and tan3x. General solution of
trigonometric equations of the type siny = sina, cosy = cosa and tany = tana.
Properties of triangles (proof and simple applications of sine rule cosine rule and
area of triangle).
2. Algebra
Process of the proof by induction, motivating the application of the method by looking
at natural numbers as the least inductive subset of real numbers. The principle of
mathematical induction and simple applications.
History, statement and proof of the binomial theorem for positive integral indices.
Pascal's triangle, General and middle term in binomial expansion, simple
applications.
Sequence and Series. Arithmetic Progression (A. P.). Arithmetic Mean (A.M.)
Geometric Progression (G.P.), general term of a G.P., sum of first n terms of a G.P.,
infinite G.P. and its sum, geometric mean (G.M.), relation between A.M. and G.M.
Formulae for the following special sums.
3. Coordinate Geometry
Brief recall of two-dimensional geometry from earlier classes. Shifting of origin. Slope
of a line and angle between two lines. Various forms of equations of a line: parallel to
axis, point-slope form, slope intercept form, two-point form, intercept form and
normal form. General equation of a line. Equation of family of lines passing through
the point of intersection of two lines. Distance of a point from a line.
(ii) Circles
Standard form.
Diameter form.
General form.
Parametric form.
Given the equation of a circle, to find the centre and the radius.
Tangents
4. Calculus
(i) Statistics
(ii) Probability
Section B
6. Conic Section
Sections of a cone, ellipse, parabola, hyperbola, a point, a straight line and a pair of
intersecting lines as a degenerated case of a conic section. Standard equations and
simple properties of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola.
8. Mathematical Reasoning
Section C
9. Statistics