NDA Maths Syllabus
NDA Maths Syllabus for Algebra
- Concept of set, operations on sets, Venn diagrams.
- De Morgan laws, Cartesian product, relation, equivalence relation.
- Representation of real numbers on a line.
- Complex numbers—basic properties, modulus, argument, cube roots of unity.
- Binary system of numbers.
- Conversion of a number in decimal system to binary system and vice-versa. Arithmetic, Geometric and Harmonic progressions.
- Quadratic equations with real coefficients.
- Solution of linear inequations of two variables by graphs.
- Permutation and Combination.
- Binomial theorem and its applications.
- Logarithms and their applications.
NDA Maths Syllabus for Matrices and Determinants
- Types of matrices, operations on matrices.
- Determinant of a matrix, basic properties of determinants. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix, Applications-Solution of a system of linear equations in two or three unknowns by Cramer’s rule and by Matrix Method.
NDA Maths Syllabus: Trignometry
- Angles and their measures in degrees and in radians. Trigonometrical ratios.
- Trigonometric identities Sum and difference formulae.
- Multiple and Sub-multiple angles.
- Inverse trigonometric functions.
- Applications-Height and distance, properties of triangles.
NDA Maths Syllabus: Geometry of Two or Three Dimensions
- Rectangular Cartesian Coordinate system.
- Distance formula.
- Equation of a line in various forms.
- The angle between two lines.
- Distance of a point from a line.
- Equation of a circle in standard and in a general form. Standard forms of parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola. Eccentricity and axis of a conic.
- Point in a three-dimensional space, the distance between two points.
- Direction Cosines and direction ratios.
- Equation two points.
- Direction Cosines and direction ratios.
- Equation of a plane and a line in various forms.
- Angle between two lines and angle between two planes. Equation of a sphere
NDA Maths Syllabus for Differential Calculas
- Concept of a real valued function–domain, range and graph of a function.
- Composite functions, one to one, onto and inverse functions. Notion of limit, Standard limits—examples.
- Continuity of functions—examples, algebraic operations on continuous functions.
- Derivative of function at a point, geometrical and physical interpretation of a derivative—applications.
- Derivatives of sum, product and quotient of functions, derivative of a function with respect to another function, derivative of a composite function.
- Second order derivatives.
- Increasing and decreasing functions.
- Application of derivatives in problems of maxima and minima.
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NDA Maths Syllabus: Integral Calculas and Differential Equations
- Integration as inverse of differentiation, integration by substitution and by parts, standard integrals involving algebraic expressions, trigonometric, exponential and hyperbolic functions.
- Evaluation of definite integrals—determination of areas of plane regions bounded by curves—applications.
- Definition of order and degree of a differential equation, formation of a differential equation by examples.
- General and particular solution of a differential equations, solution of first order and first degree differential equations of various types—examples. Application in problems of growth and decay.
NDA Maths Syllabus for Vector Algebra
- Vectors in two and three dimensions, magnitude, and direction of a vector.
- Unit and null vectors, the addition of vectors, scalar multiplication of a vector, scalar product or dot product of two vectors.
- Vector product or cross product of two vectors. Applications—work done by a force and moment of a force and in geometrical problems.
NDA Maths Syllabus: Statistics and Probability
- Classification of data, Frequency distribution, cumulative frequency distribution—examples.
- Graphical representation—Histogram, Pie Chart, frequency polygon— examples.
- Measures of Central tendency—Mean, median, and mode. Variance and standard deviation—determination and comparison.
- Correlation and regression.
Probability :
- Random experiment, outcomes and associated sample space, events, mutually exclusive and exhaustive events, impossible and certain events.
- Union and Intersection of events.
- Complementary, elementary and composite events. Definition of probability—classical and statistical—examples.
- Elementary theorems on probability—simple problems.
- Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem—simple problems.
- Random variable as function on a sample space.
- Binomial distribution, examples of random experiments giving rise to Binominal distribution.
NDA Maths Syllabus: Topic-wise Distribution of Marks
Topic | Marks (Approximately) |
---|---|
Algebra and Vector Algebra |
100 |
Trigonometry |
50 |
Determinants and Matrices |
25 |
Statistics and Probability |
25 |
Analytical Geometry |
50 |
Differential and Integral Calculus |
50 |
Best Books for NDA Maths
NCERT Mathematics Textbook of Class 11 and Class 12 | NCERT |
Mathematics | R.S. Aggarwal |
Mathematics for NDA and NA | S Chand publication |
R.S. Agarwal | |
NDA Entrance Exam | E. S. Ramasamy |