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Integral Calculus
Question 5. The gamma function Γ(x) is defined for x > 0, by the definite integral
Z ∞
Γ(x) = tx−1 e−t dt.
0
1
Question 6. What is the value of
Z 1
x x2 x3 (−1)n xn
[1 − + − + ... + + ...]e2x dx?
0 1! 2! 3! n!
(a) 0;
(b) e − 1;
(c) −e;
(d) e.
Differential Geometry
Question 7. The nearest point on the plane 2x − 3z = 2 to the point (1, −1, 2) is
(a) (0, 0, 1);
(b) (25/13, −1, 8/13);
(c) (1/13, 0, 2/13);
(d) (8/13, 25/13, −1).
Question 8. In the theory of surfaces the second fundamental form measures;
(a) the height of the surface above the tangent plane;
(b) the length of the curve from the tangent plane to the given point;
(c) the area of the surface contained within the curve;
(d) none of these.
Computational Mathematics
Question 9. If f (x) is three times differentiable and f 0 , f 00 are not zero at a solution s
of f (x) = 0, then for the initial approximation x0 sufficiently close to s, error s − xn in
Newton’s method goes
(a) linearly;
(b) quadratically;
(c) cubically;
(d) there is no error.
Question 10. For the initial value problem,
y 0 = f (t, y), a ≤ t ≤ b, y(a) = α,
using the notation:
w0 = α,
h k1
k1 = hf (ti , wi ), k2 = hf (ti + , wi + ),
2 2
h k2
k3 = hf (ti + , wi + ), k4 = hf (ti+1 , wi + k3 ),
2 2
b−a
where h = N , i = 0, 1, 2, ...N − 1, the iterative scheme for the fourth order Runge-Kutta
method is,
1 1
(a) wi+1 = wi + [k1 + 2k2 + 2k3 + k4 ], (b) wi+1 = wi + [k1 + k2 + k3 + k4 ],
6 4
1
(c) wi+1 = wi + [k1 + 2k2 + k3 ], (d) none of these
4
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Topology
Question 11. Given the set X = {1, a, 2, c, 3, d} and its subsets A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {a, c, d}
(a) their union forms a topology;
(b) their intersection forms a topology;
(c) their set difference forms a topology;
(d) none of these.
Complex Analysis
Question 13. The analytic function with real part u(x, y) = x3 − 3xy 2 − y is
(a) f (z) = z 3 − z;
(b) f (z) = z 3 + z;
(c) f (z) = z 3 − iz;
(d) f (z) = z 3 + iz.
sin z
Question 14. The residue of f (z) = z 2 (z−π)3
at z = 0 is
(a) −1
π3
;
(b) π34 ;
(c) 2πi;
(d) 0.
Group Theory
Question 15. A cyclic group has order 24. How many elements of this group can generate
this group?
(a) 12;
(b) 6;
(c) 8;
(d) 1.
Question 16. H is a subgroup of a group G. Which of these conditions does NOT guarantee
the normality of H?
(a) gH = Hg for all g ∈ G;
(b) H contain the conjugates of all its elements;
(c) gH = Hg for all g ∈ H;
(d) H = g −1 Hg for all g ∈ G.
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Functional Analysis
Question 17. Let us consider real linear space of continuous functions on [a, b]. Which
formula can beR taken as a scalar product?
b
(a) f (x, y) = (a x(t)y(t)dt;
0 if x = y
(b) f (x, y) =
1 if x 6= y;
(c) f (x, y) = maxt∈[a,b] (x(t)y(t));
(d) f (x, y) = x + y.
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Classical Mechanics
Question 23. A particle moves in space along the path whose parametric equations are
x = 2 cos(2t), y = 2 sin(2t), z = 1,
where x, y, and z are measured in meters and time t is measured in seconds. The speed of
particle is
(a) 2t m/sec;
(b) 4√m/sec;
(c) 5 m/sec;
(d) 4t m/sec.
Question 24. The work done in moving an object along a path from the point (x0 , y0 , z0 ) =
(0, 0, 0) to the point (x1 , y1 , z1 ) = (2, 3, −5) under the applied force
F = (Fx , Fy , Fz ) = (−1, 2, −1)
is given
(a) 4 N·m;
(b) 9 N·m;
(c) 10 N·m;
(d) 13 N·m.