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Integral, Vector Calculus & Statistics

(CSE, CT,IT,AIDS, IOT, RAT,ET,EC)
2023-24
Unit-I: Integral Calculus (10M)
Beta and Gamma functions and their properties. Curve Tracing: Tracing of curves (Cartesian),
Applications of definite integrals to find length of the curve, area, volume.

GAMMA FUNCTION

∞
1) Evaluate ∫0 𝑥1/4 𝑒−√𝑥 𝑑𝑥 .
∞ 2
2) Evaluate ∫0 𝑒−𝑥 . x2 . dx

1
3) Evaluate ∫0 (𝑥 log 𝑥)3 𝑑𝑥.

1 𝑑𝑥
4) Evaluate ∫0 .
√−log𝑥

∞ 4 ∞ 4 𝜋 √2
5) Show that ∫0 𝑥2 𝑒−𝑥 𝑑𝑥 . ∫0 𝑒−𝑥 𝑑𝑥 = 16
.

∞ 𝑥4
6) Evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥.
4𝑋

∞ 𝛤(𝑛)
7) Show that ∫0 e-kx . xn-1 . dx = .
𝑘𝑛

∞ 𝑥𝑐 𝛤(𝑐+1) ∞ 𝑥7
8) Prove that ∫0 𝑑𝑥 = , c > 1 . Hence evaluate ∫0 𝑑𝑥.
𝑐𝑥 (logc)𝑐+1 7𝑋

BETA FUNCTION
π
9) Evaluate ∫02 √tanθ 𝑑𝜃.
π
10) Evaluate ∫02 √cotθ 𝑑𝜃.

CURVE TRACING (CARTESIAN)

1) Trace the curve a2x2 = y2 (2a - y)

2)Trace the curve y2 = x2 - x4 and find area of one of its loop.

3)Trace the curve a2x2 = y3 (2a - y) and show that its area is equal to 𝜋𝑎2 .
4) Trace the curve ay2 = x(x –a)2 and find area of the loop of the curve.

5) Trace the curve 3 ay2 = x(x - a)2 and find area of the loop of the curve.

6) Trace the curve y2(2a - x) = x3 and find area enclosed between the curves and its asymptote.
7) Trace the curve 9𝑎𝑦2 = 𝑥(𝑥 − 3𝑎)2 , 𝑎 > 0.

UNIT II:Multiple Integrals (14M)

Double integrals (Cartesian and Polar), Change of order of integration in double
integrals,Change of variables (Cartesian to Polar).Applications: Area, Mass, Volume and
Elementary triple integrals.

DOUBLE INTEGRALS (CARTESIAN AND POLAR)

3 2
1. Evaluate ∫0 ∫1 𝑥𝑦(1 + 𝑥 + 𝑦)𝑑𝑦𝑑𝑥

2. Evaluate ∬(x2 + y2 )dx dy , over the region in the positive quadrant for which x + y < 1

3. Evaluate ∬ e2x+3y dx dy, over the triangle bounded by x = 0 ; y = 0 ; x + y = 1

4 .Evaluate∬ y dx dy , where the region is bounded by y2 = 4x and𝑥2 = 4𝑦

5.Evaluate ∬ r3 dr dθ, over the area included between the circles r = 2 cosθ and r = 4 cos θ.

CHANGING INTO POLAR COORDINATES

𝑎 𝑎 𝑥2
1. Evaluate ∫0 ∫𝑦 (𝑥2 +𝑦2 )3/2
dy dx by changing into polar coordinates.

∞ ∞ 2 +𝑦2 )
2.Change into polar coordinates and evaluate∫0 ∫0 𝑒−(𝑥 dy 𝑑𝑥.

2 √2𝑥−𝑥2 𝑥 dy 𝑑𝑥
3. Evaluate ∫0 ∫0 by changing to polar - co-ordinates.
√𝑥2 +𝑦2

APPLICATION TO FIND AREA

1. Find by double integration, the area lying between the parabola y  4 x  x and the line y = x
2

2. Evaluate the area enclosed betweenthe parabola y = 𝑥2 and the straight line y = x.

3. Find by double integration the area lying inside the cardiod r = a (1 + cosθ) and outside the circle

r = a.
16
4.Show,by double integration, that the area between the parabolas 𝑦2 = 4𝑎𝑥 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥2 = 4𝑎𝑦 is 3
𝑎2 .

UNIT III:Vector Calculus I (10 M)

Vector triple product, Product of four vectors, Scalar point function,Vector point function,Vector
differentiation, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Directional derivatives, Solenoidal and Irrotational
motions.

Vector differentiation(Component of Velocity/acceleration):

3 2
1. A particle moves along the curve x = t + 1 , y = t , z = 2t + 5 where t is the time. Find the component of its
velocity and acceleration at t = 1 in the direction i + j + 3k.
3 2
2. A particle moves along the curve x = t , y = t , z = 2t + 3 where t is the time. Find the component of its
velocity and acceleration at t = 1 in the direction 2i + 3j + 4k.
3 2 2 3
3. A particle moves along the curve𝑟 = (t - 4t) i + (t + 4t) j + (8t - 3t ) k where t is the time. Find the
magnitude of the tangential and normal components of its acceleration at t = 2.
2 3 4
4. A particle moves along the curve 𝑟 = t i + t j + t k where t is the time. Find the tangential and normal
component of acceleration when t = 1.
Directional derivatives:

2 2
1. Find the greatest rate of change of u = x + yz at the point (1, -1, 3).

2. Find the directional derivative of 𝜙 = 𝑥2 − 2𝑦2 + 4𝑧2 at the point (1,1,-1) in the direction of
In what direction will the directional derivative be maximum and what is its magnitude?
3. Find the directional derivative of 𝜙 = 𝑥2 − 𝑦2 + 4𝑧2 at P(1, 2, 3) in the direction of line PQ where Q is the
point (5, 0, 4). In what direction will the directional derivative be maximum and what is its magnitude.
2 3
4. Find the directional derivative of the function φ = xy + yz at the point (2, - 1, 1) in the direction of the
2
normal to the surface x logz - y + 4 = 0 at (- 1, 2, 1).

5. Find the directional derivative of 𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑧2 at the point (1, 1, -1) along the tangent to the curve
𝑥 = 𝑒𝑡 , 𝑦 = 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑡 + 1, 𝑧 = 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑡 at 𝑡 = 0.

UNIT IV: Vector Calculus II (10M)

Line integrals and Work done.Line, surface and volume integrals, Statement of Stoke’s theorem, Gauss
divergence theorem and Green’s theorem (without proof), Simple applications of these theorems

Line integrals and Work done:

1) Using line integral compute the work done by the force 𝐹 = (2y + 3) i + xz j + (yz - x) k when it moves

a particle fromthe point (0, 0 , 0) to the point (2, 1, 1) along the curve x = 2 t 2 , y = t , z = t3 .
2 2
2) Find the work in moving a particle once around the circle x + y = 9, z = 0, under the field of force given
2
by 𝐹 = (2x - y + z) i + (x + y - z ) j + (3x - 2y + 4z) k.

3) Find the work in moving a particle in a field of force given by 𝐹 = 3xy i – 5z j + 10x k along the curve
 x = t2+1, y =2t2, z =t3

4) Find out the work done by variable force F = 2y i+ xy j on a particle when it is displaced from the origin to
the point r = 4i + 2j along the parabola 𝑦2 =x
5) Find the total work done in moving a particle in a field of force given by F = 3xyi- 5zj +10xk along the

curve x = t2 + 1 , y = 2t2 ,z = t3 from t = 1 to t = 2.

Green’s theorem:

1) Using Green’s Theorem in the plane, evaluate ∫𝐶 [(3x2 - 8y2) dx + (4y - 6xy) dy] where C is the

boundary of the region bounded by y = √𝑥 and y = x2.

2) Evaluate ∫𝐶 [(x2 - cos hy) dx + (y + sin x ) dy] by Green’s theorem, where C is the rectangle with vertices
(0, 0), (𝜋, 0), (𝜋, 1) and (0, 1).
3) Evaluate ∫𝐶 [(2x2 – y2) dx + (x2 + y2) dy] by Green’s theorem, where C is the boundary in xy plane of the
area enclosed by x-axis and the semi-circle x2 + y2 = 1 in the upper half xy-plane.

UNIT V: Correlation and Regression (10 M)

Fitting of a Curve by Method of Least Squares : Straight line y = a+bx, Second degree parabola y =
a+bx+cx 2 and curves of the type y = ae bx , y = ab x and y = ax b , Coefficient of correlation and Lines of
regression, Rank correlation.

Fitting of Straight line y = a+bx:

1) Fit a straight line to the following data :
x 1 2 3 4 6 8
y 2.4 3 3.6 4 5 6
2) Fit a straight line to the following data :
x 0 1 3 6 8
y 1 3 2 5 4

Fitting of parabola
b
1) Fit a parabola 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 + x for the following data
x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
y 5.43 6.28 8.23 10.32 12.63 14.86 17.27 19.51

2) Fit a parabola y = ax + bx2 for the following data by least square method :
x 0 1 2 3
y 2 4 10 15

3) Fit a parabola y = a + bx2 for the following data by least square method :
x 12 16 20 24 28
 Y 7 9 15 19 23

4) Fit a curve y = ax2 + b for the following data :

x 12 16 20 22 24 26 30
y 6.44 7.5 6.9 10.76 10.76 11.76 14.0

Fitting of curves of the type y = ae bx , y = ab x and y = ax b

1) Fit the equation of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥𝑏 to the following data.

x 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 2.98 4.26 5.21 6.1 6.8 7.5

2) Fit a curve 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑒𝑏𝑥 to the following data.

X 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 2.98 4.61 7.93 18.54 51.83 128.92

3) Fit the equation of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑏𝑥 to the following data.

X 1 2 3 4 5 6
Y 1.6 4.5 13.8 40.2 125 300
𝑥
4) Using method of least squares fit a relation of the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑏 to the following data.

X 2 3 4 5 6
Y 144 172.8 207.4 298.8 298.5

Coefficient of correlation and Lines of regression

1) Calculate the coefficient of correlation and obtain the equation to the lines of regression for the
following data.

X 6 2 10 4 8
Y 9 11 5 8 7

2) Calculate the coefficient of correlation and obtain the equation to the lines of regression for the following
data.

x 1 2 3 4 5
y 2 5 3 8 7

3) Two lines of regression are given by 8𝑥 − 10𝑦 + 66 = 0 ∧ 40𝑥 − 18𝑦 = 214.

If 𝜎𝑥 2 = 9, Find i) mean values of x & y ii) Standard deviation of x & y
iii) the coefficient of correlation between x & y.
4) Two lines of regression are given by 5 y – 8 x +17 = 0 and 2 y – 5 x + 14 = 0.

If 𝜎2𝑦 = 16 find (i) mean values of x and y (ii) variance of x (iii) the coefficient of correlation

between x & y

Rank correlation
1) Obtain the rank correlation for the following data :
x 2 4 5 6 8 11
y 18 12 10 8 7 5

2) Obtain the rank correlation for the following data :

x 68 64 75 50 64 80 75 40 55 64
y 62 58 68 45 81 60 68 48 50 70

3) Find rank correlation to the following data :

x 65 63 67 64 68 62 70 66 68 67 69 71
y 68 66 68 65 69 66 68 65 71 67 68 70

4) Find rank correlation to the following data :

x 74 75 78 72 78 77 79 81 79 76 72 71
y 47 44 40 48 49 45 46 42 42 39 46 40

UNIT VI: Finite Differences (6M)

Operators E & Delta, Factorial polynomial, Lagrange’s interpolation formula for unequal

intervals of arguments.

1) Define operator E and show that E=1+Δ

2) Prove that EΔ= 𝛻E=Δ

𝛥 𝑓(𝑥)
3)Prove that 𝛥log f(x) = log [1 + 𝑓(𝑥)
]

4) Show that 𝛥2 (sin x) = C.E (sin x) , C is a constant.

ℎ
5) Prove that 𝛥4 cosx=16sin4 2 cos(x+2ℎ)

𝛥2 Ee𝑥
6) Prove that ( 𝐸 )ex . ( )= ex .
𝛥2 𝑒𝑥

7) Express f(x) = 2x4 - 5x2 + 7 in terns of factorial notation and hence find f(x) at x = 1.5

8) Express f(x) = x4 + 5x3 - 3x2 + 7x + 5 in factorial notation. Hence find its third order forward difference
9) Find the function whose first forward difference is x3 + 3 x2 + 5x + 12

10) Find the function whose first forward difference is x3 - 3 x2 + 9.

Lagrange’s interpolation formula for unequal intervals of arguments.

1) Using Lagrange’s interpolation formula find y at x = 10, using the following data.

x 5 6 9 11
y 12 13 14 16

2) Find y(5) and y(6) from the following data

x 0 1 3 8
y 1 3 13 123

3) Calculate y(7) from the following data

x 5 6 9 11
y 2.2 2.7 3.9 5

4) Find the missing terms in the following table:

x 1 3 4 8 10

y 8 - 11 32 -

5)Using Lagrange’s interpolation find f(4) from the following data.

x 0 2 3 6
y(x) -4 2 14 158

6)Apply Lagrange’s interpolation formula to find f(x) from the following data.

x 0 12 5 7
f(x) 2 3 12 147