JEE Mathematics — Fundamentals
High-Priority Topics
JEE Mains weightage (typical):
Algebra: 30% (Complex numbers, Matrices, Sequences)
Calculus: 25% (Limits, Derivatives, Integrals)
Coordinate Geometry: 20% (Lines, Circles, Conics)
Vectors & 3D: 10%
Trigonometry: 10%
Probability: 5%
Key Formulas
Complex Numbers:
z = a + bi, |z| = √(a²+b²)
Euler: e^(iθ) = cos θ + i sin θ
De Moivre: (cos θ + i sin θ)^n = cos nθ + i sin nθ
Cube roots of unity: 1, ω, ω² where ω = e^(2πi/3)
Sequences & Series:
AP: nth term = a + (n-1)d, Sum = n/2[2a + (n-1)d]
GP: nth term = ar^(n-1), Sum = a(1-r^n)/(1-r), r≠1
Sum of infinite GP: a/(1-r), |r| < 1
1+2+...+n = n(n+1)/2
1²+2²+...+n² = n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
Binomial Theorem:
(a+b)^n = Σ C(n,r) a^(n-r) b^r
General term: T(r+1) = C(n,r) a^(n-r) b^r
Trigonometry:
sin²θ + cos²θ = 1
sin(A±B) = sinA cosB ± cosA sinB
cos(A±B) = cosA cosB ∓ sinA sinB
tan(A+B) = (tanA + tanB)/(1 - tanA tanB)
sin 2θ = 2 sinθ cosθ
cos 2θ = cos²θ - sin²θ = 1 - 2sin²θ = 2cos²θ - 1
Calculus Key Results
Limits:
lim(x→0) sin x/x = 1
lim(x→0) (1+x)^(1/x) = e
lim(x→∞) (1 + 1/x)^x = e
L'Hôpital's rule for 0/0 or ∞/∞ forms
Differentiation:
d/dx(x^n) = nx^(n-1)
d/dx(e^x) = e^x
d/dx(ln x) = 1/x
d/dx(sin x) = cos x
Chain rule: d/dx f(g(x)) = f'(g(x))·g'(x)
Integration:
∫x^n dx = x^(n+1)/(n+1) + C
∫e^x dx = e^x + C
∫sin x dx = -cos x + C
∫cos x dx = sin x + C
Integration by parts: ∫u dv = uv - ∫v du