UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

Model Question Paper

First Degree Programme in Physics and Computer Applications
Semester IV
MM 1431.4 Complementary Course for Physics
and Computer Applications
Mathematics – IV (Linear Transformations, Vector Integration and
Complex Analysis)
Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

Section-I
All the first 10 questions are compulsory. They carry 1 mark each.
1. Define a contraction from to
2. Let be a matrix. What must and be in order to define by ( )
3. Write down the standard matrix corresponding to the transformation of horizontal shear.

4. Using Stoke’s theorem find the value of ∫ ⃗ ⃗ where is a simple closed curve in 2-space.

5. If is the volume enclosed by a surface , then find the value of ∬ ⃗ ⃗⃗

6. Find all roots of the equation

7. Give an example of a function which is analytic everywhere.

8. If is a harmonic function, find the value of .
9. Find an analytic function whose real part is .

10. Evaluate ∫ where is the circle .

Section-II
Answer any 8 questions from among the questions 11 to 22.
These questions carry 2 marks each.
11. Define a linear transformation and check whether the transformation is linear if is defined by:
( ) ( ).

12. Let be the linear transformation defined by ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) and

( ) ( ), where are columns of the identity matrix. Check whether
is one-one or not.
13. Find the dimension of the null space and the column space of:

( )

14. Using Green’s theorem evaluate ∫ ( ) ( ) where is an arbitrary simple closed curve

in an open connected set . What do you infer about the vector field ⃗ ( ) ( ) ̂ ( ) ̂.
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15. Evaluate the flux of the vector field ⃗ ( ) ̂ across the outward oriented sphere

16. Find the work done by the force field ⃗ ( ) ̂ ̂ on a particle that that moves along

the parabola from ( ) to ( )

17. Prove that the real and imaginary parts of an analytic function are harmonic.
18. Find an analytic function ( ) whose real part is ( )

19. Show that an analytic function is constant if its modulus is constant.

20. Evaluate ∫ ( ) where and is the straight line joining to .

21. State Cauchy’s integral formula. Hence evaluate ∫ where is the circle .
( )
22. Evaluate ∫ ( )
where is the circle described counter clockwise.

Section-III
Answer any 6 questions from among the questions 23 to 31.
These questions carry 4 marks each.
23. Let , - , , - , , - , , - . Consider the bases of
given by * + and * +. Find the change of co-ordinate matrix from to
and the change of co-ordinate matrix from to .

24. Let [ ] and * +; for , - , , - . Define from to

by ( ) . Show that is an Eigen vector of . Is diagonalizable?

25. Evaluate the surface integral ∬ where is the part of the plane that lies
in the first octant. What happens if the integrand is ?
26. Check whether ⃗ ( ) ̂ ̂ is conservative or not. If it is so, find the
corresponding scalar potential.
( ̅)
27. Show that the function ( ) { is not differentiable at even though

Cauchy-Riemann equations are satisfied there.

28. If a function is analytic, show that it is independent of ̅.
( )
29. Evaluate ∫ ( )
where is the circle described counter clockwise.
( )
30. Evaluate ∫ ( )( )
where is the circle described counter clockwise.

31. Verify Cauchy’s integral theorem for the function ( ) , the integral may be done along
the circle
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Section-IV
Answer any 2 questions from among the questions 32 to 35.
These questions carry 15 marks each.

32. Define from to by ( ) where [ ]. Find a basis for with the

property that , - is diagonal.

33. a. Let ( ) ( ). Show that is one-one. Does map
onto ?
b. Check whether {(−1, 1, 2), (2, −3, 1), (10, −14, 0)} is a basis for over or not.
34. Consider the function ⃗( ) ( ) ̂ ( ) ̂ ( )̂ over the volume
enclosed by the rectangular parallelepiped and . Verify
Gauss’s divergence theorem for ⃗ .
35. a. Define an analytic function. Is ( ) ̅ analytic? Why?
b. If ( )( ), find an analytic function ( ) in terms of
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