NSI Assistant Director: Mathematics Study Guide
This document contains the essential mathematics topics and concepts for the NSI Assistant
Director Exam, based on common topics found in various preparation books for competitive exams
like BCS, NSI, and other similar assessments.
The following topics will be covered:
1. Number Theory
2. Algebra
3. Fractions
4. Ratios and Percentages
5. Profit and Loss
6. Time, Speed, and Distance
7. Work and Time
8. GCD & LCM
1. Number Theory
- Prime Numbers: Numbers that are divisible only by 1 and themselves.
- Composite Numbers: Numbers that are divisible by numbers other than 1 and themselves.
- GCD (Greatest Common Divisor): The largest number that divides two or more numbers.
- LCM (Least Common Multiple): The smallest number that is divisible by two or more numbers.
2. Algebra
- Solving Linear Equations: An equation in which the highest power of the variable is 1.
- Quadratic Equations: Equations of the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0.
- Factorization: Breaking down expressions into simpler factors.
3. Fractions
- Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division of fractions.
- Simplification of fractions.
- Mixed Fractions: Conversion between mixed fractions and improper fractions.
4. Ratios and Percentages
- Ratio: A relationship between two numbers showing how many times the first number contains the
second.
- Percentage: A way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100.
- Profit-Loss in percentage: Calculating profit or loss as a percentage of the cost price.
5. Profit and Loss
- Profit Formula: Profit = Selling Price - Cost Price.
- Loss Formula: Loss = Cost Price - Selling Price.
- Profit Percentage: (Profit / Cost Price) * 100.
- Loss Percentage: (Loss / Cost Price) * 100.
6. Time, Speed, and Distance
- Time = Distance / Speed
- Speed = Distance / Time
- Distance = Speed * Time
- Relative Speed: The speed at which two objects move in relation to each other.
7. Work and Time
- Work = Rate * Time
- Time taken to complete a job: Time = Work / Rate of Work
- If A can complete a task in 5 hours, and B in 10 hours, their combined work rate is 1/5 + 1/10.
8. GCD & LCM
- GCD: The largest number that divides both given numbers.
- LCM: The smallest number that both numbers divide.
- Relationship: LCM * GCD = Product of the numbers.