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Analysis and Expected Questions of Engineering Mathematics

in GATE

Linear Algebra (Included for All GATE streams)

Important topics:
Eigen values and vectors
Finding rank and determinant of matrices
Systems of Linear Equations
Model questions:
Find the Matrix for given Eigen values and Eigen
vectors.
Properties of Eigen values for symmetrical matrices.
Find the rank or determinant for given matrix.
Properties of Matrices based on determinant, rank, etc.
Find the solution for given system of linear equations
Calculus (Included for All streams but some topics are Excluded for
GATE CS syllabus)

Important topics:
Limit
Maxima and Minima
Gradient, Divergence, and Curl (Vector Analysis in
GATE EC)
Model questions:
Find the maximum and minimum values for the given
functions.
Simple questions on limit and continuity
Find the Divergence of Given vector field.

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Differential Equations (Included for All GATE streams)

Important topics:
First order equations (linear and nonlinear)
Cauchys and Eulers equations
Model questions:
Find the solution of given differential equation
Complex Analysis (Excluded for GATE CS)

Important topics:
Analytic Functions
Cauchy-Riemann equations
Taylors Series
Model questions:
Find the expression for one of u(x,y) and v(x,y), for
given analytical function f(z) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y) and
also provided value of i with other expression.
Integration of given complex function in either
counterclockwise or anticlockwise direction.
Numerical Methods (Excluded for GATE CS)

Important topics:
Newton-Raphson method
Integration by trapezoidal and Simpsons rules
Model questions:
Find the iteration value of equation using Newton-
Raphson method.
Find the value of the given integral using Trapezoidal
and Simpsons rules.

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Probability and Statistics (Included for All GATE streams)

Important topics:
Joint and Conditional Probability
Uniform, Normal, Exponential Distributions
Model questions:
Finding the probability for coin based problems, dice
based problems, etc.
Finding the probability using distributions
Transform Theory (for GATE EE and ME)

Important topics:
Laplace transform
Model questions:
Find the Laplace transform and Inverse Laplace
transform of the given function.
Discrete Mathematics (only included for GATE CS)

Important topics:
Mathematical Logic (Propositions, and Predicate logic)
Relations and Functions
Graph Connectivity, and coloring
Model questions:
Find the first order logic sentence for the given English
statement and with predicates.
Finding tautology, satisfiability, equivalences of given
propositional statements.
Find the given relation is reflexive, symmetric, transitive,
equivalence, etc.
Finding the number of edges, vertices, or components for
the given connected or disconnected graph.

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Checking isomorphism, Euler circuit, Hamiltonian cycle

for given graphs.
Simple properties of various graphs such as complete
graph, bipartite graph, regular graph, cycle graph and
line graph.

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