VITEEE Mathematics Syllabus

VITEEE Mathematics Syllabus

Given below are some of the important point of VITEEE Mathematics Syllabus.

  • Mathematics is an optional subject. Candidates can choose between Mathematics and Biology.
  • Total 40 questions will be asked from Mathematics. 
  • Each correct answer will be awarded 1 mark.
  • There is no negative marking.

Read this article to know VITEEE Mathematics  Syllabus 2022, mathematics  topics wise weightage and popular books for VITEEE mathematics preparation

VITEEE 2022 Mathematics Syllabus

Applications of matrices and determinants

Adjoint, inverse – properties, computation of inverses, solution of system of linear equations by matrixinversion method.

Rank of a matrix – elementary transformation on a matrix, consistency of a system of linear equations, Cramer’s rule, non-homogeneous equations, homogeneous linear system and rank method.

Vector algebra

Scalar Product – angle between two vectors, properties of scalar product, applications of dot products. vector product, right handed and left handed systems, properties of vector product, applications of cross product.

Product of three vectors – Scalar triple product, properties of scalar triple product, vector triple product, vector product of four vectors, scalar product of four vectors.

Complex numbers

Complex number system – conjugate, properties and ordered pair representation.

Modulus – properties, geometrical representation, polar form, principal value, conjugate, sum, difference, product, quotient, vector interpretation, solutions of polynomial equations, De Moivre’s theorem and its applications. Roots of a complex number – nth roots, cube roots, fourth roots.

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Analytical geometry of two dimensions

Definition of a conic – general equation of a conic, classification with respect to the general equation of a conic, classification of conics with respect to eccentricity.

Equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms and general forms- Directrix, Focus and Latus rectum – parametric form of conics and chords. – Tangents and normals -cartesian form and parametric form- equation of chord of contact of tangents from a point (x1, y1 ) to all the above said curves. Asymptotes, Rectangular hyperbola – Standard equation of a rectangular hyperbola.

Analytical geometry of three dimensions

Direction cosines – direction ratios – equation of a straight line passing through a given point and parallel to a given line, passing through two given points, angle between two lines.

Planes – equation of a plane, passing through a given point and perpendicular to a line, given the distance from the origin and unit normal, passing through a given point and parallel to two given lines, passing through two given points and parallel to a given line, passing through three given non-collinear points, passing through the line of intersection of two given planes, the distance between a point and a plane, the plane which contains two given lines (co-planar lines), angle between a line and a plane.

Skew lines – shortest distance between two lines, condition for two lines to intersect, point of intersection, collinearity of three points.

Sphere – equation of the sphere whose centre and radius are given, equation of a sphere when the extremities of the diameter are given.

Integral calculus and its applications

Simple definite integrals – fundamental theorems of calculus, properties of definite integrals.

Reduction formulae – reduction formulae for ∫ sinn x dx and ∫ cosn x dx, Bernoulli’s formula. Area of bounded regions, length of the curve.

Differential calculus

Derivative as a rate measurer – rate of change, velocity, acceleration, related rates, derivative as a measure of slope, tangent, normal and angle between curves, maxima and minima.

Mean value theorem- Rolle’s Theorem, Lagrange Mean Value Theorem, Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s series, L’ Hospital’s Rule, stationary points, increasing, decreasing, maxima, minima, concavity, convexity and points of inflexion. Errors and approximations – absolute, relative, percentage errors- curve tracing, partial derivatives, Euler’s theorem.

Discrete mathematics

Mathematical logic – logical statements, connectives, truth tables, logical equivalence, tautology and contradiction.

Groups-binary operations, semigroups, monoids, groups, order of a group, order of an element, properties of groups.

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Probability distributions

Probability, axioms, addition law, conditional probability, multiplicative law, Baye’s Theorem. Random variable, probability density function, distribution function, mathematical expectation and variance.

Theoretical distributions – discrete distributions, Binomial, Poisson distributions. Continuous distributions and normal distribution.

Differential equations

Differential equations – formation of differential equations, order and degree, solving differential equations (1st order), variables separable, homogeneous and linear equations.

Second order linear differential equations – second order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, finding the particular integral if f (x) = emx, sin mx, cos mx, x, x2.

VITEEE Mathematics Syllabus: Chapter-wise weightage

Topic
Number of expected questions
Applications of Matrices and Determinants4
Complex Numbers3
Analytical Geometry of Two Dimensions6
Vector Algebra2
Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions4
Differential Calculus5
Integral Calculus and its Applications6
Differential Equations3
Probability Distributions4
Discrete Mathematics3

VITEEE Mathematics Syllabus: Best books for preparation

Book Name
Author/Publisher
Integral Calculus For JEE main & AdvancedDr. S.K. Goyal
VITEEE Mock Tests and solved papersArihant
Objective Mathematics Part I and Part 2R.D. Sharma

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