MATHEMATICAL & SCIENTIFIC APTITUDE COURSE

Paper Code: 
24GSAS320
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to develop a conceptual understanding of higher mathematical aptitude, nonverbal ability, data interpretation and general science concepts & applications.

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

 Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24GSAS320

MATHEMATICAL and SCIENTIFIC APTITUDE COURSE

(Theory)

CO159:                       Prioritize and develop mathematical skills and attitude to meet   the demands of (i) daily life (ii) future mathematical work and (iii) work in the related fields of knowledge.

CO160: To improve and combine the communication between people and create a strategy that specializes in understanding others' communication and using that knowledge to interact  productively.

CO161: Develop and estimate appropriate approximations. To distinguish the concept of ratio and scale drawing, examine graphs, diagrams and tables.

CO162: Discover and develop aesthetic sensibilities and process skills.

CO163: To develop inquiring minds and curiosity about science and nature. To analyze knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skills to solve problems.

CO164: Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction.

Approach in

teaching:                             Interactive

Lectures,                             Discussion, assignments; Solving Questions.

 

Learning activities for the students: Self- learning assignments, Effective questions.

Class test, Unit end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in Assignments.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
HIGHER MATHEMATICAL APTITUDE
  • Sequence & Series
  • Permutation & Combination
  • Probability
  • Mensuration
  • Geometry
  • Coordinate Geometry
  • Trigonometry
  • Algebra

 

12.00
Unit II: 
NON VERBAL ABILITY
  • Mirror Images
  • Water Images
  • Paper Folding & Cutting
  • Non Verbal Analogy
  • Non Verbal Classification
  • Non Verbal Series
  • Embedded Figure
  • Completion of Figure
 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
DATA INTERPRETATION & GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
  • Data-Meaning & Types
  • Measures of Central Tendency
  • Graphical Analysis : Bar Graph, Line Graph
  • Pie Chart
  • Tabulation of Data

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
GENERAL SCIENCE- CONCEPTS
  • Physical Concepts
  • Chemical Concepts
  • Biological Concepts & Human Body

 

12.00
Unit V: 
GENERAL SCIENCE- APPLICATIONS
  • General Diseases & Deficiencies
  • Nutrients
  • Instruments & Innovations
 

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS:
  • Algebra & Trigonometry by Jay Abramson
  • Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang
  • Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S. Agarwal
  • NCERT Science
SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS:
  • NCERT Exemplar Mathematics
  • Physics by S.C. Verma
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • The Elements of Chemistry by Antoine Lavoisier.
E-RESOURCES:

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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