On completion of this subject the student should be able to:
Scalars and vectors, vector multiplication, differentiation and integration of vector functions: line integral, surface integral and volume integral of a vector, concept of gradient of a scalar field, divergence and curl of a vector field, solenoidal and irrotational vectors, Gauss’s divergence theorem and Stoke’s theorem, application of differential and integral calculus in mechanics, wave theory, electricity and magnetism, introduction of differential equation; Legendre and Bessel functions; gamma functions, series expansions and approximations, complex numbers and complex functions, integration of complex quantities, Laplace transform, Z-transform and Fourier transform.
Allendoerfer, C. B. Oakley, C. O., Principles of mathematics, McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, 1963.
Anton, H., Calculus with analytic geometry, Wiley, New York, USA, 1999.
Stroud, K. A., Engineering mathematics, Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, 1987
Dalven, Richard, Calculus for physics, McGraw-Hill, New York, USA, 1984.
Continuous assessment 40%
Written examination 60% (1×3 hrs.)
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