VTU Eligibility Test For Research (VTU-ETR) Syllabii: Syllabus in Mathematics
VTU Eligibility Test For Research (VTU-ETR) Syllabii: Syllabus in Mathematics
VTU Eligibility Test For Research (VTU-ETR) Syllabii: Syllabus in Mathematics
Syllabii
Part I: Mathematics Section
Questions carrying one mark
(Objective/multiple choice, covering full syllabus) - 30 questions
SYLLABUS IN MATHEMATICS
1. Matrices : Definition, Rank of matrix Systems of m linear equations with n
unknown, Eigen value and eigen vectors of a square matrix.
2. Calculus
a) Differential Calculus : Limits and Continuity , Differentiation and its
applications,
Partial Derivatives.(Basic)
b) Integral Calculus : Reduction formulae, Definite Integrals, Properties and
MultipleIntegrals,
3. Vector Algebra; Complex numbers; Definitions, Vector products ,
Properties; Amplitude& Modules of a complex number, De Moivere’s theorem
and examples.
4. Applied Mathematics - Laplace Transforms (Elementary transformation),
Fourier series,(Basics definition and examples.) , half range Fourier series and
harmonic analysis.
5. Numerical Analysis – Numerical Solutions of Algebraic and transcendental
equations, Finitedifferences , Interpolation (For equal and unequal intervals)
Numerical solutions of first order differential equations , Numerical Integration
6. Statistics and Probability
Measures of central tendency and dispersion curve fitting by least square
methods .Correlation and regression. analysis
Probability : Axiams , conditional probability, probability distribution-
Binomial poisson and normal distribution
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Higher Engineering Mathematics – Dr. B.S. Grewal (37th Edition)
2. Elementary Engineering Mathematics- Dr. B.S. Grewal
3. Advanced Engineering Mathematics –Erwin Kreyszig
4. Introduction to Numerical Analysis –S.S. Sastry
Electrical Sciences
(ECE/EEE/IT/TC/BM/ML and other allied branches)