AKTU B.Tech Mathematics Syllabus 2026-27 — which book covers which unit
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU, Lucknow) is the affiliating technical university for Uttar Pradesh and one of the largest in India. It has issued a revised B.Tech syllabus effective from the 2026-27 session, with new course codes (AAS103/AAS203 in the first year) and stream-specific mathematics.
Our engineering mathematics titles cover that syllabus unit by unit — the same books, whichever stream you are in. Below is the AKTU syllabus mapped to the titles that cover each unit, with any topic outside our range called out plainly.
First Year — Core engineering streams
Civil (CE), Mechanical (ME), Electronics & Communication (ECE), Electrical (EE), Chemical (CH) and Textile (TX). AKTU issues these as separate course-code variants (AAS103A/B/C/E/G), but the five units are the same across them — only the worked engineering applications differ.
Differential Calculus and Linear Algebra
4 credits · 60 NCrF hours · Basic Science (Mathematics) · Semester 1
- Differential Calculus — limits, continuity & differentiability of functions of two variables, partial derivatives, composite functions, total derivative, Euler’s theorem for homogeneous functions, Taylor’s & Maclaurin’s expansion, Jacobians, maxima & minima
- Multiple Integrals — double & triple integrals, change of order of integration, change of variable, Beta & Gamma functions, Dirichlet’s integral, area & volume
- Matrix Algebra — elementary transformation, inverse by E-transformation, rank by echelon form, Gauss elimination & Gauss–Seidel methods, eigenvalues & eigenvectors, diagonalization
- Vector Spaces — subspaces, spanning set, linear independence, basis & dimension, linear transformations, range & null space, rank–nullity theorem
- Vector Calculus — scalar & vector point functions, gradient, directional derivatives, divergence & curl, solenoidal & irrotational vectors, Stokes’ theorem, Gauss divergence theorem
Second-semester mathematics (Numerical Methods / Multivariable Calculus / Laplace & Numerical Techniques)
3–4 credits · 45–60 NCrF hours (varies by stream) · Basic Science (Mathematics) · Semester 2
- Differential Equations — nth-order linear equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy–Euler equation, variation of parameters, change of independent variable, normal form (CE, ME, TX, CH variants)
- Series Solution & Special Functions — ordinary & singular points, Frobenius method, indicial equation and its root cases (ECE, EE, CH variants)
- Laplace Transform — existence, linearity, shifting theorems, change of scale, transforms of derivatives & integrals, periodic & unit-step functions, inverse transform, partial fractions, convolution, solving ODEs
- Fourier Series & Fourier Transform — Dirichlet’s condition, half-range sine & cosine series, Parseval’s identity, Fourier integral theorem, Fourier & inverse Fourier transform, finite sine/cosine transforms (ECE, EE, CH, TX variants)
- Sequences & Series — monotonic and Cauchy sequences, convergence & divergence, comparison, ratio, Raabe’s and logarithmic tests (CE, ME, ECE, EE variants)
- Complex Variables — analytic functions, Cauchy–Riemann equations, harmonic functions, Milne–Thomson method, complex integrals, Cauchy integral theorem & formula, Taylor & Laurent series, singularities, residues, evaluation of real definite integrals
- Applied Linear Algebra — eigenvalue & singular value decomposition, matrix factorization, LU (Doolittle) and QR decomposition, kernel & range, inner product space, norm (TX, CH variants)
First Year — Computer Science & Engineering (CSE / CS / IT)
AKTU gives the CS streams their own maths variant (AAS103D / AAS203D), reframed around AI, machine learning, data science and cyber-security applications, and reaching further into applied linear algebra than the other streams.
Calculus and Linear Algebra
4 credits · 60 NCrF hours · Basic Science (Mathematics) · Semester 1
- Calculus — limits, continuity & differentiability for functions of two variables, partial derivatives, composite functions, total derivative, Euler’s theorem, Jacobians, maxima & minima for several variables, Lagrange’s method of multipliers, approximation of errors
- Multiple Integrals — double & triple integrals, change of order, change of variable, Beta & Gamma functions, Dirichlet’s integral, area & volume
- Vector Calculus — gradient of a scalar field, directional derivatives, divergence & curl, solenoidal & irrotational vectors, integration of vectors, Stokes’ theorem, Gauss–Ostrogradsky divergence theorem
- Matrices — complex matrices (Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, unitary), elementary transformation, rank by echelon form, Gauss elimination & Gauss–Seidel, eigenvalues & eigenvectors, similarity transformation, diagonalization
- Introduction to Vector Space — definition of a field, vector spaces & subspaces, linear dependence & independence, basis and dimension
Numerical Methods
4 credits · 60 NCrF hours · Basic Science (Mathematics) · Semester 2
- Differential Equations — nth-order linear equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy–Euler equation, variation of parameters, change of independent variable, normal form
- Complex Analysis — analytic functions, Cauchy–Riemann equations (Cartesian & polar), harmonic functions, Milne–Thomson method, complex integrals, Cauchy integral theorem & formula, Taylor & Laurent series, singularities, residues, Cauchy residue theorem
- Laplace Transform — standard transforms, shifting theorems, change of scale, transforms of derivatives & integrals, periodic & unit-step functions, inverse transform, partial fractions, convolution, application to ODEs
- Fourier Series & Fourier Transform — Dirichlet’s condition, expansion over c to c+2l, change of interval, half-range sine & cosine series, Parseval’s identity, Fourier integral theorem, Fourier & inverse Fourier transform, finite sine/cosine transforms
- Applied Linear Algebra — eigenvalue & singular value decomposition, matrix factorization, LU (Doolittle) & QR decomposition, linear transformation and its matrix representation, kernel & range, inner product space, norm of a vector
First Year — Biotechnology (BT) & Agriculture (AG)
These streams get a deliberately gentler maths variant (AAS103F / AAS103H), starting from single-variable calculus and descriptive statistics rather than multivariable work — AKTU even lists NCERT Class XI–XII mathematics among the texts.
Calculus and Linear Algebra (BT) · Calculus and Statistical Techniques (AG)
4 credits · 60 NCrF hours · Basic Science (Mathematics) · Semester 1
- Statistical Techniques (AG) — measures of central tendency, mean deviation, standard deviation, skewness & Karl Pearson’s coefficient, principle of least squares, curve fitting of straight line and parabola
- Differential Calculus — limits, continuity & differentiability, derivatives of standard/composite/implicit functions, chain rule, logarithmic & parametric differentiation, maxima & minima
- Integral Calculus — integration by substitution, parts and partial fractions, definite integrals, area under simple curves
- Differential Equations — order & degree, separation of variables, homogeneous equations, exact & Bernoulli equations, higher-order linear equations with constant coefficients
- Matrices & Vector Analysis — types of matrices, determinants, minors & cofactors, adjoint & inverse, solution of linear systems; scalar & vector products, gradient, divergence, curl, directional derivatives
Calculus and Linear Algebra (Agriculture, Semester 2)
4 credits · 60 NCrF hours · Basic Science (Mathematics) · Semester 2
- Functions of a Complex Variable — limit, continuity & differentiability, analytic functions, Cauchy–Riemann equations, harmonic & conjugate functions, Milne–Thomson method
- Vector Calculus — vector differentiation, the del operator, gradient, normal & directional derivative, divergence & curl, line/surface/volume integrals, Green’s, Stokes’ and Gauss’ divergence theorems
- Matrices — types of matrices, elementary transformations, rank, reduction to normal & triangular form
- Fourier Series & Partial Differential Equations — Fourier series of periodic functions, formation and solution of PDEs
- Applications of PDE — wave, heat and steady-state flow problems
Second Year — Mathematics III, IV & V
AKTU’s second-year mathematics runs on the earlier syllabus generation (subject codes BAS302/402, BAS303/403 and BAS304/404), with a different paper for each stream family. All three are PDE-, statistics- and numerics-heavy.
Mathematics-III — PDE, Statistical and Numerical Techniques (Civil & allied)
4 credits · 3L–1T–0P · Basic Science Course
- Partial Differential Equations — origin, linear & non-linear PDEs of first order, Lagrange’s method, Charpit’s method, higher-order linear PDEs with constant coefficients
- Applications of PDE & Fourier Transform — separation of variables, one-dimensional heat and wave equations, two-dimensional heat (Laplace) equation, complex Fourier transform, Fourier sine & cosine transforms, convolution theorem
- Statistical Techniques — moments, skewness, kurtosis, curve fitting by least squares, correlation & regression, binomial/Poisson/normal distributions, tests of significance, chi-square, t-test and z-test
- Numerical Techniques I — zeroes by bisection, regula-falsi and Newton–Raphson, rate of convergence; interpolation by finite differences, Newton’s forward & backward formulae, Lagrange’s and Newton’s divided differences
- Numerical Techniques II — solution of linear systems, matrix decomposition, Jacobi and Gauss–Seidel; numerical differentiation & integration (trapezoidal, Simpson’s rules); ODEs by Picard’s and fourth-order Runge–Kutta methods
Mathematics-IV — PDE, Probability and Statistics (CS/IT, EC, EE, Mechanical, Textile & Chemical)
4 credits · 3L–1T–0P · Basic Science Course
- Partial Differential Equations — first-order linear & non-linear PDEs, Lagrange’s and Charpit’s methods, higher-order PDEs with constant coefficients
- Applications of PDE & Fourier Transform — separation of variables, heat and wave equations, Laplace equation, complex Fourier transform, sine & cosine transforms, convolution theorem
- Statistical Techniques I — measures of central tendency, moments, skewness & kurtosis, curve fitting, least squares, straight line and second-degree parabola, correlation & rank correlation, regression lines
- Statistical Techniques II — probability, discrete & continuous random variables, probability mass & density functions, expectation and variance, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions
- Statistical Techniques III — sampling theory, hypothesis testing, level of significance, confidence limits, t-test, Z-test and chi-square test, statistical quality control, control charts for variables (X̄, R) and attributes (p, np, c)
Mathematics-V — Biotechnology & Agriculture
4 credits · 3L–1T–0P · Basic Science Course
- Integral Transforms — Fourier integral & transform, complex Fourier transform, inverse transforms, convolution theorem, sine & cosine transforms, application to heat/wave/Laplace equations; Z-transform and its application to difference equations
- Probability Distributions — random variables, probability mass & density functions, binomial, Poisson and normal distributions
- Numerical Techniques — bisection, regula-falsi and Newton–Raphson methods, rate of convergence; interpolation by finite differences, Newton’s forward & backward formulae, Lagrange’s and Newton’s divided differences
- Tests of Hypothesis & ANOVA — level of significance, critical region, Student’s t-test, chi-square test, F-test, one-way and two-way analysis of variance
- Design & Quality Control — principles of experimental design, completely randomized design, randomized block design, Latin square design, statistical quality control, control charts for variables and attributes
Every title in the AKTU map
Affordable, Indian-authored engineering mathematics — written to the same topics AKTU sets, whichever stream and whichever college.





