Mathematics (Hons.

)
Syllabus

Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)

w.e.f. ACADEMIC SESSION 2016-17

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY, CUTTACK, ODISHA
753003
Scheme of UG Course Mathematics
Under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
Courses for Honours Students
 Scheme of UG Courses in Mathematics
Under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS)
A: Course for Honors Students
Sem Course Course Title Remarks
Code
I Core C101 Calculus Compulsory
C102 Algebra
Generic Elective G101 _____ Students from Arts stream to choose course
from School of Social Sciences/Statistics

Students from Science stream to choose

course from Physics/Chemistry/Statistics
/Geology/Economics
Ability AE101 Environmental Science Compulsory
Enhancement
II Core C203 Real Analysis Compulsory

C204 Differential Equations

Generic Elective G202 _____ Students from Arts stream to choose course
from School of Social Sciences/Statistics

Students from Science stream to choose

course from Physics/Chemistry/
Statistics/Geology/Economics
Ability AE202 Communicative English Compulsory
Enhancement
Skill SE201 MIL (Odia/Hindi/Alt. Compulsory; the students will have to
Enhancement English) choose one of the courses
III Core C305 Theory of Real Functions Compulsory
C306 Group Theory-I
C307 PDE and Systems of ODE
Generic Elective G303 _____ Students from Arts stream to choose course
from School of Social Sciences/Statistics

Students from Science stream to choose

course from Physics/Chemistry/Statistics
/Geology/Economics
Skill SE302 Computer Science Compulsory
Enhancement
IV Core C408 Numerical Methods Compulsory
C409 Riemann Integration and
Series of Functions

C410 Ring Theory and Linear

Algebra I
Generic Elective G404 _____ Students from Arts stream to choose course
from School of Social Sciences/Statistics
 Students from Science stream to choose
course from Physics/Chemistry/Statistics/
Geology/Economics
Skill SE403 Programming in C Compulsory
Enhancement
V Core C511 Multivariate Calculus Compulsory
C512 Group Theory-II
Discipline D501 A. Number Theory
Specific B. Mechanics Students will have to choose any one of the
Elective two courses
D502 A. Probability and Students will have to choose any one of the
Statistics two courses

B. Differential Geometry

Skill SE504 Logic and Sets Compulsory

Enhancement
VI Core C613 Metric Spaces and Compulsory
Complex Analysis
C614 Ring Theory and Linear
Algebra-II
Discipline D603 A. Linear Programming Students will have to choose any one of the
Specific B. Theory of Equations two courses
Elective D604 Project Compulsory
 B: Generic Electives
For students opting Mathematics as Generic Elective.
Semester Code Course Title Remarks
I G101 Calculus and For the students who will choose Mathematics as
Differential Equations Generic Elective
II G202 Group Theory For the students who will choose Mathematics as
Generic Elective

III G303 Numerical Methods For the students who will choose Mathematics as
Generic Elective

IV G404 Linear Programming For the students who will choose Mathematics as
Generic Elective

Mark Distribution of the mentioned papers is as follows:

COURSE CREDIT MARKS

Core Course 14 x 6 = 84 14 x 100 =1400
Discipline Specific 4 x 6 = 24 4 x 100 = 400
Elective Course
Generic Elective Course 4 x 6 = 24 4 x 100 = 400
Ability Enhancement 2x2=4 2 x 50 = 100
Course
Skill Enhancement 4x2=8 4 x 50 = 200
Course
TOTAL 144 2500
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER I
CORE COURSE
C101 – Calculus (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Theory-70, Practical-30)

Theory (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 50)

Unit-I
Hyperbolic functions, higher order derivatives, Leibniz rule and its applications to problems of
, , (ax + b) sin x, (ax + b) cos x, concavity and inflection points,
asymptotes, curve tracing in Cartesian coordinates, tracing in polar coordinates of standard
curves
Unit-II
L’Hospital’s rule, applications in business, economics and life [Link] formulae,
derivations and illustrations of reduction formulae of the type
sin nxdx , cosnx dx , tan nx dx , sec nx dx , (log x) dx , cos x dx
Unit-III
volumes by slicing, disks and washers methods, volumes by cylindrical shells, parametric
equations, parameterizing a curve, arc length, arc length of parametric curves, area of surface of
revolution.
Unit-IV
Techniques of sketching conics, reflection properties of conics, rotation of axes and second
degree equations, classification into conics using the discriminant, polar equations of conics.

Unit-V
Triple product, introduction to vector functions, operations with vector-valued functions, limits
and continuity of vector functions, differentiation and integration of vector functions, tangent and
normal components of acceleration, modeling ballistics and planetary motion, Kepler’s second
law.

Practical-30 (End Semester evaluation)

List of Practicals (using any software)

(i) Plotting of graphs of function
1
, ( + ), , ( + ), ( + ), | + |
( + )
and to illustrate the effect of and on the graph.
(ii) Plotting the graphs of polynomial of degree 4 and 5, the derivative graph, the second
derivative graph and comparing them.
(iii) Sketching parametric curves (Eg. Trochoid, cycloid, epicycloids, hypocycloid,
SkekchingFolim of Descartes, lemniscate of Bernoulli, Astroid).
(iv) Obtaining surface of revolution of curves.
(v) Tracing of conics in cartesian coordinates/ polar coordinates.
(vi) Sketching ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets, elliptic cone, elliptic, paraboloid,
hyperbolic paraboloid using cartesian coordinates.
(vii) Matrix operation (addition, multiplication, inverse, transpose).

Books Recommended

1. M.J. Strauss, G.L. Bradley and K. J. Smith, Calculus, 3rd Ed., Dorling Kindersley (India)
P. Ltd.(Pearson Education), Delhi, 2007: Chapters:4(4.3,4.4,4.5 and 4.7), 9(9.4), 10(10.1-
10.4).
2. H. Anton, I. Bivens and S. Davis, Calculus, 7th Ed., JohnWiley and Sons (Asia) P. Ltd.,
Singapore, 2002: Chapters: 6, (6.2-6.5),7(7.8), 8(8.2-8.3, Pages:532-538),
11(11.1),13(13.5)

Books for Reference

1. G.B. Thomas and R.L. Finney, Calculus, 9th Ed., Pearson Education, Delhi, 2005.
2. R. Courant and F. John, Introduction to Calculus and Analysis (Volumes I & II), Springer-
Verlag, New York, Inc., 1989.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER I
CORE COURSE
C102 – Algebra(6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Polar representation of complex numbers, n throots of unity, De Moivre’s theorem for rational
indices and its applications.

Unit-II
Equivalence relations, Functions, Composition of functions, Invertible functions, One to one
correspondence and cardinality of a set, Well-ordering property of positive integers.

Unit-III
Division algorithm, Divisibility and Euclidean algorithm, Congruence relation between integers,
Principles of Mathematical Induction, statement of Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.

Unit-IV

Systems of linear equations, row reduction and echelon forms, vector equations, the matrix
equation Ax=b, solution sets of linear systems, applications of linear systems, linear
independence.

Unit-V
Introduction to linear transformations, matrix of a linear transformation, inverse of a matrix,
characterizations of invertible matrices. Subspaces of R n, dimension of subspaces of R n
and rank of a matrix, Eigen values, Eigen Vectors and Characteristic Equation of a matrix.

Books Recommended:
1. TituAndreescu and DorinAndrica, Complex Numbers from A to Z, Birkhauser, 2006:
Chapter:2
2. Edgar G. Goodaire and Michael M. Parmenter, Discrete Mathematics with Graph Theory, 3rd
Ed., Pearson Education (Singapore) P. Ltd., Indian Reprint, 2005: Chapters:2(2.4), 3,4(4.1-4.1.6,
4.2-4.2.11, 4.4(4.1-4.4.8),4.3-4.3.9, 5(5.1-5.1.4).
3. David C. Lay, Linear Algebra and its Applications, 3rd Ed., Pearson Education Asia, Indian
Reprint,2007: Chapters:1(1.1-1.9), 2(2.1-2.3, 2.8, 2.9), 5(5.1,5.2)
 MATHEMATICS
Semester – I
Generic Elective Course
G101 - Calculus and Differential Equations (6 Credit)
Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20+End Term-80)

UNIT-I

Concavity and inflection points, asymptotes, curve tracing in Cartesian coordinates, tracing in
polar coordinates of standard curves

UNIT-II

Functions of several variables, limit and continuity of functions of two variables, Partial
differentiation, total differentiability and differentiability, sufficient condition for
differentiability. Chain rule for one and two independent parameters, directional derivatives, the
gradient, maximal and normal property of the gradient, tangent planes

UNIT-III
Differential equations and mathematical models. General, particular, explicit, implicit and
singular solutions of a differential equation. Exact differential equations and integrating factors,
separable equations and equations reducible to this form, linear equation and Bernoulli
equations, special integrating factors and transformations.

UNIT-IV
General solution of homogeneous equation of second order, principle of super position for
homogeneous equation, Wronskian: its properties and applications, Linear homogeneous and
non-homogeneous
UNIT-V
Equations of higher order with constant coefficients, Euler’s equation, method of undetermined
coefficients, method of variation of parameters.

Books Recommended
1. M.J. Strauss, G.L. Bradley and K. J. Smith, Calculus, 3rd Ed., Dorling Kindersley (India)
P. Ltd.(Pearson Education), Delhi, 2007
2. S. L. Ross, Differential Equations, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, India, 2004.
3. H. Anton, I. Bivens and S. Davis, Calculus, 7th Ed., JohnWiley and Sons (Asia) P. Ltd.,
Singapore, 2002

Books for Reference:

1. [Link] Roy and S. Padhy, A Course of Ordinary and Partial Di
erential Equations, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER I
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course
AE101- Environmental Science (2 Credits)
Full Mark: 50 (End semester evaluation)
Unit I: Ecosystems
Ecosystem- Structure and function of ecosystem (Abiotic and Biotic factors); Energy flow in an
ecosystem.

Environmental Problems: global warming and Climate change, ozone layer depletion.
Deforestation, acid rain; impacts of environmental disturbances.

Unit II: Natural Resources and Biodiversity

Energy resources: Renewable and non-renewable energy sources. Biodiversity patterns and
global biodiversity hot spots, India as a mega-biodiversity nation; Endangered and endemic
species of India, Threats to biodiversity, Conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-
situ conservation of biodiversity.

Unit III: Environmental Pollution, Impact and Management

Environmental pollution: Air, water, soil and noise pollution, Nuclear hazards and human health
risks, Solid waste management: Control measures of urban and industrial waste.
Environment Protection Act and International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto protocols and
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Suggested Readings:
1. Carson, R. 2002. Silent Spring. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
2. Gadgil, M., & Guha, R. 1993. This Fissured Land: An Ecological History of India. Univ. of
California Press.
3. Gleeson, B. and Low, N. (eds.) 1999. Global Ethics and Environment, London, Routledge.
4. Gleick, P. H. 1993. Water in Crisis. Pacific Institute for Studies in Dev., Environment &
Security. Stockholm Env. Institute, Oxford Univ. Press.
5. Groom, Martha J., Gary K. Meffe, and Carl Ronald Carroll. Principles of Conservation
Biology. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 2006.
6. Grumbine, R. Edward, and Pandit, M.K. 2013. Threats from India’s Himalaya
dams. Science, 339: 36-37.
7. McCully, P. 1996. Rivers no more: the environmental effects of dams (pp. 29-64). Zed Books.
8. McNeill, John R. 2000. Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the
Twentieth Century.
9. Odum, E.P., Odum, H.T. & Andrews, J. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. Philadelphia:
Saunders.
10. Pepper, I.L., Gerba, C.P. & Brusseau, M.L. 2011. Environmental and Pollution Science.
Academic Press.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER II
CORE COURSE
C203 – Real Analysis (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Review of Algebraic and Order Properties of R, -neighborhood of a point in , Idea of
countable sets, uncountable sets and uncountability of R. Bounded above sets, Bounded below
sets, Bounded Sets, Unbounded sets, Suprema and Infima.

Unit-II
The Completeness Property of R, The Archimedean Property, Density of Rational (and
Irrational) numbers in R, Intervals.
Unit-III
Interior point, Limit point, boundary pointsof a set, Isolated points, open sets, closed sets,
closure, derived set, cantor set, compact sets, Heine Borel Theorem, Bolzano-Weierstrass
theorem for sets.
Unit-IV
Sequences, Bounded sequence, Convergent sequence, Limit of a sequence. Limit Theorems,
Monotone Sequences, Monotone Convergence Theorem. Subsequences, Divergence Criteria,
Monotone Subsequence Theorem (statement only), Bolzano Weierstrass Theorem for Sequences.
Cauchy sequence, Cauchy’s Convergence Criterion.

Unit-V
Infinite series, convergence and divergence of infinite series, Cauchy Criterion, Tests for
convergence: Comparison test, Limit Comparison test, Ratio Test, Cauchy’s nthroot test, Integral
test, Alternating series, Leibniz test, Absolute and Conditional convergence.
Books Recommended
1. R.G. Bartle and D. R. Sherbert, Introduction to Real Analysis, 3rd Ed., John Wiley and
Sons (Asia) Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, 2002. (Chapter 1(1.3), 2,3, 4(4.1.1,4.1.2,4.1.3),
9(9.1,9.2,9.3), 11(11.1-11.2,11.3),Appendix B)
Books for Reference
1. G. Das and S. Pattanayak, Fundamentals of Mathematics Analysis, TMH Publishing
Co.
2. Gerald G. Bilodeau , Paul R. Thie, G.E. Keough, An Introduction to Analysis, 2nd
Ed., Jones & Bartlett, 2010.
3. Brian S. Thomson, Andrew. M. Bruckner and Judith B. Bruckner, Elementary Real
Analysis, Prentice Hall, 2001.
4. S.K. Berberian, A First Course in Real Analysis, Springer Verlag, New York, 1994.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER II
CORE COURSE
C204 – Differential Equations (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Theory-70, Practical-30)

Theory (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 50)

Unit-I
Differential equations and mathematical models. General, particular, explicit, implicit and
singular solutions of a differential equation. Exact differential equations and integrating factors,
separable equations and equations reducible to this form, linear equation and Bernoulli
equations, special integrating factors and transformations.
Unit-II
Applications of first order equations: Problems in mechanics(Falling body problem, Frictional
forces), rate problems( Rate of growth and decay, population growth, mixture problem).

Unit-III
General solution of homogeneous equation of second order, principle of super position for
homogeneous equation, Wronskian: its properties and applications, Linear homogeneous and
non-homogeneous
Unit-IV
Equations of higher order with constant coefficients, Euler’s equation, method
of undetermined coefficients, method of variation of parameters.
Unit-V
Series Solutions of linear differential equations: Power series solutions about an ordinary point,
solutions about singular points; method of Frobenius, Bessel’s equation and Bessel functions.
Practical-30 (End Semester evaluation)

List of Practicals (using any software)

1. Plotting of second order solution family of differential equation.
2. Plotting of third order solution family of differential equation.
3. Growth model (exponential case only).
4. Decay model (exponential case only).
5. Economic problems.
6. Mixture problems.
7. Vibration problems.
8. Oxygen debt model.
9. Falling body problems.
10. Frictional forces problems.
Books Recommended:
1. S. L. Ross, Differential Equations,3 rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, India, 2004.
Chapters:1, 2, 3(3.2-3.3), 4(4.1-4.5), 5,6

Books for Reference:

1. [Link] Roy and S. Padhy, A Course of Ordinary and Partial Di
erential Equations, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi. Chapters: 1, 2(2.1 to 2.7), 3, 4(4.1 to
4.7), 5, 7(7.1-7.4), 9(9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.10, 9.11, 9.13)
2. Belinda Barnes and Glenn R. Fulford, Mathematical Modeling with Case Studies, A
Differential Equation Approach using Maple and Matlab, 2nd Ed., Taylor and Francis
group, London and New York, 2009.
3. C.H. Edwards and D.E. Penny, Differential Equations and Boundary Value problems
Computing and Modeling, Pearson Education India, 2005.
4. Martha L Abell, James P Braselton, Differential Equations with MATHEMATICA, 3rd
Ed., Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.
 MATHEMATICS
Semester – II
Generic Elective Course
G202 - Group Theory (6 Credit)
Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20+ End Term-80)

Unit-I
Symmetries of a square, Dihedral groups, definition and examples of groups including
permutation groups and quaternion groups (illustration through matrices), elementary properties
of groups.
Unit-II
Subgroups and examples of subgroups, centralizer, normalizer, center of a group, product of two
subgroups.

Unit-III
Properties of cyclic groups, classification of subgroups of cyclic [Link] notation for
permutations, properties of permutations, even and odd permutations, alternating group.

Unit-IV
Properties of cosets, Lagrange’s theorem and consequences, normal subgroups, factor groups,

Unit-V
Group homomorphisms, properties of homomorphisms, Cayley’s theorem, properties of
isomorphisms, First, Second and Third isomorphism theorems.

Books Recommended
1. Joseph A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, 8th Ed., Cengage Learning India Private
Limited, Delhi, 2013. (Chapter 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10)

Books for Reference

1. John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2002.
2. M. Artin, Abstract Algebra, 2nd Ed., Pearson, 2011.
3. Joseph J. Rotman, An Introduction to the Theory of Groups, 4th Ed., Springer Verlag, 1995.
4. I.N. Herstein, Topics in Algebra, Wiley Eastern Limited, India, 1975.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER II
Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course
AE202 - Communicative English (2 Credits)
Full Mark: 50 (End semester evaluation)

This is a need based course. It aims to develop the communicative ability of the students in
speaking, reading and writing skills. The course also aims to equip the students in use of
grammar in meaningful contexts and express themselves in day to day life’s practical situations.

Unit I

Basics of Communication:

The process of Communication; Language as a Tool of Communication; Levels of

Communication, The Flow of Communication; Communication Networks; Barriers to
Communication; Technology in Communication
Verbal and Non-verbal Communication: Spoken and written; Formal and Informal Style; Use of
bias free English

Unit II

Principles and Practices of Writing.

Grammar and Punctuation: Subject-Verb Agreement; Common Mistakes; Punctuation.
Sentence Construction

Unit III
Reading and Writing

Comprehension; Art of Condensation; Note making; Summarizing; Paragraph Writing; Writing a

Review; Dialogue Writing
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER II
Skill Enhancement Compulsory Course
SE201- MIL(Odia/Hindi/Alternative English)(2 Credits)
Full Mark: 50 (End semester evaluation)
 HINDI

ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH
Unit I
Poetry: Shakespeare: Sonnet CXXX; William Blake: London;
T S Eliot: Preludes; Thomas Hardy: The Darkling Thrush
Wordsworth: It’s a Beauteous Evening
Unit II
Short Story: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Balthazar’s Marvellous Afternoon
Amitav Ghosh: Ghost’s of Mrs Gandhi; Omprakash Valmiki: Jhootan
Unit III
Essays: Virginia Woolf: Shakespeare’s Sister
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Indian Movie, New Jersey
B. R. Ambedkar: Who are the Shudras?

Prescribed Text: The Individual and Society: Essays Stories and Poems. New Delhi: Pearson,
2006
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER III
CORE COURSE
C305 – Theory of Real Functions (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Limits of functions ( − approach), sequential criterion for limits, divergence criteria. Limit
theorems, one sided limits. Infinite limits and limits at infinity. Continuous functions, sequential
criterion for continuity and discontinuity.

Unit-II
Algebra of continuous functions. Continuous functions on an interval, intermediate value
theorem, location of roots theorem, preservation of intervals theorem. Uniform continuity, non-
uniform continuity criteria, uniform continuity theorem, Monotone and Inverse Functions

Unit-III
Differentiability of a function at a point and in an interval, Caratheodory’s theorem, algebra of
differentiable [Link] extrema, interior extremum theorem.L’Hospital Rules

Unit-IV

Rolle’s theorem, Mean value theorem, intermediate value property of derivatives, Darboux’s
theorem. Applications of mean value theorem to inequalities and approximation of polynomials,
Taylor’s theorem to [Link]’s mean value theorem.

Unit-V
Taylor’s theorem with Lagrange’s form of remainder, Taylor’s theorem with Cauchy’s form of
remainder, application of Taylor’s theorem to convex functions, relative extrema. Taylor’s series
and Maclaurin’s series expansions of exponential and trigonometric functions,
(1 + ), 1/ + and(1 + )
. Books Recommended
1. R. Bartle and D.R. Sherbert, Introduction to Real Analysis, John Wiley and Sons,
2003.(Chapter 4(4.1, 4.2, 4.3), 5 (excluding 5.5), 6)
Books for Reference
1. G. Das and S. Pattanayak, Fundamentals of Mathematics Analysis, TMH Pub-lishing Co.,
Chapters:6(6.1-6.8), 7(7.1-7.7)
2. A. Mattuck, Introduction to Analysis, Prentice Hall, 1999.
3. K.A. Ross, Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus, Springer, 2004.
4. S.R. Ghorpade and B.V. Limaye, A Course in Calculus and Real Analysis, Springer, 2006.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER III
CORE COURSE
C306 – Group Theory-I (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Symmetries of a square, Dihedral groups, definition and examples of groups including
permutation groups and quaternion groups (illustration through matrices), elementary properties
of groups. Subgroups and examples of subgroups, centralizer, normalizer, center of a group,
product of two subgroups.

Unit-II
Properties of cyclic groups, classification of subgroups of cyclic groups. Cycle notation for
permutations, properties of permutations, even and odd permutations, alternating group

Unit-III
Properties of cosets, Lagrange’s theorem and consequences including Fermat’s Little theorem.

Unit-IV

Normal subgroups, factor groups, Cauchy’s theorem for finite abelian groups.
Unit-V

Group homomorphisms, properties of homomorphisms, Cayley’s theorem, properties of

isomorphisms, First, Second and Third isomorphism theorems.

Books Recommended
1. Joseph A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, 8th Ed., Cengage Learning India Private
Limited, Delhi, 2013. (Chapter 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10)

Books for Reference

1. John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2002.
2. M. Artin, Abstract Algebra, 2nd Ed., Pearson, 2011.
3. Joseph J. Rotman, An Introduction to the Theory of Groups, 4th Ed., Springer Verlag, 1995.
4. I.N. Herstein, Topics in Algebra, Wiley Eastern Limited, India, 1975.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER III
CORE COURSE
C307 – PDE and Systems of ODE (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Theory-70, Practical-30)

Theory (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 50)

Unit-I
Partial Differential Equations – Basic concepts and Definitions, Mathematical Problems. First-
Order Equations: Classification, Construction and Geometrical Interpretation. Method of
Characteristics for obtaining General Solution of Quasi Linear Equations. Canonical Forms of
First-order Linear Equations. Method of Separation of Variables for solving first order partial
differential equations.
Unit-II
Classification of Second-Order linear Equations: Second- Order equations in two independent
variables, Canonical forms, equations with constant coefficients, general solutions.

Unit-III
The Cauchy problem and Wave Equations: The Cauchy problem, the Cauchy-Kowaleewskaya
theorem, homogeneous Wave Equations, Initial Boundary Value Problems, Equations with non-
homogeneous boundary conditions, Vibration of finite String with fixed ends, Non-
Homogeneous Wave Equations.

Unit-IV
Systems of linear differential equations, types of linear systems, differential operators, an
operator method for linear systems with constant coefficients, Basic Theory of linear systems in
normal form, homogeneous linear systems with constant coefficients: Two Equations in two
unknown functions.
Unit-V
Matrices and Vectors, the matrix method forhomogeneous linear systems with constant
coefficients: two equations in two unknown functions, the matrix method forhomogeneous linear
systems with constant coefficients: n equations in two unknown functions.

Practical-30 (End Semester evaluation)

List of Practicals (using any software)

(i) Solution of Cauchy problem for first order PDE.
(ii) Finding the characteristics for the first order PDE.
 (iii) Plot the integral surfaces of a given first order PDE with initial data.
(iv) Solution of wave equation − = 0 for the following associated conditions
(a) ( , 0) = ( ), ( , 0) = ( ), ∈ ℝ, > 0.
(b) ( , 0) = ( ), ( , ) = ( ), (0, ) = 0, ∈ (0, ∞), > 0
(c) ( , 0) = ( ), ( , 0) = ( ), (0, ) = 0, ∈ (0, ∞), > 0
(d) ( , 0) = ( ), ( , 0) = ( ), (0, ) = 0, ( , ) = 0, 0 < < , > 0
(v) Solution of wave equation − = 0 for the following associated conditions
(a) ( , 0) = ( ), (0, ) = , ( , ) = , 0 < < , > 0.
(b) ( , 0) = ( ), ∈ ℝ, 0 < <
(c) ( , 0) = ( ), (0, ) = , ∈ (0, ∞), ≥ 0.

Books Recommended:
1. S. L. Ross, Differential Equations,3 rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, India, 2004.
Chapters:7(7.1, 7.3-7.7).
2. TynMyint-U and LokenathDebnath, Linear Partial Differential Equations for Scientists
and Engineers, 4th edition, Springer, Indian reprint, 2006. Chapters:1, 2, 4(4.1-4.4),
5(5.1-5.7)

Books for Reference

[Link] Roy and S. Padhy, A Course on Ordinary and Partial Di
erential EquationPublishers, New Delhi, Ludhiana, [Link], 12, 13(13.1-13.5),
15(15.1,15.5), 16(16.1, 16.1.1), 17(17.1, 17.2, 17.3).
2. Martha L Abell, James P Braselton, Differential equations with MATHEMATICA, 3rd
Ed., Elsevier Academic Press, 2004.
 MATHEMATICS
Semester – III
Generic Elective Course
G303- Numerical Methods (6 Credit)
Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20+ End Term-80)

(Use of non-programmable Scientific Calculator is allowed.)

Unit-I
Algorithms, Convergence, Errors: Relative, Absolute, Round off, Truncation.

Unit-II
Transcendental and Polynomial equations: Bisection method, Newton’s method, Secant method.
Rate of convergence of these methods.
Unit-III
System of linear algebraic equations: Gaussian Elimination and Gauss Jordan methods. Gauss
Jacobi method, Gauss Seidel method and their convergence analysis.

Unit-IV
Interpolation: Lagrange and Newton’s methods. Error [Link] difference operators.
Gregory forward and backward difference interpolation.

Unit-V
Numerical Integration: Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s rule, Simpsons 3/8th rule, Gauss- Legenre
Rule, Midpoint rule, Composite Trapezoidal rule, Composite Simpson’s rule. Ordinary
Differential Equations: Euler’s method. Runge-Kutta methods of orders two and four.

Books Recommended:
1. M.K. Jain, S.R.K. Iyengar and R.K. Jain, Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering
Computation, 5th Ed., New age International Publisher, India, 2007. Chapters: 1, 2(2.1-2.3, 2.5),
3(3.1-3.4), 4(4.1-4.4), 5(5.6-5.9), 6(6.3-6.4).

Books for Reference:

1. John H. Mathews and Kurtis D. Fink, Numerical Methods using Matlab, 4th Ed., PHI
Learning Private Limited, 2012.
2. C.F. Gerald and P.O. Wheatley, Applied Numerical Analysis, Pearson Education, India, 2008.
3. Uri M. Ascher and Chen Greif, A First Course in Numerical Methods, 7th Ed., PHI Learning
Private Limited, 2013.
4. Brian Bradie, A Friendly Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Pearson Education, India, 2007.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
Semester – III
Skill Enhancement Course
SE302 – Computer Science (2 Credits)
Full marks: 50 (End Term evaluation)

UNIT-I
Introduction: Introduction to computer system, uses, types. Data Representation: Number
systems and character representation, binary arithmetic. Human Computer Interface: Types of
software, Operating system as user interface, utility programs.

UNIT-II
Devices: Input and output devices (with connections and practical demo), keyboard, mouse,
joystick, scanner, OCR, OMR, bar code reader, web camera, monitor, printer, plotter.
Memory: Primary, secondary, auxiliary memory, RAM, ROM, cache memory, hard disks,
optical disks

UNIT-III
Computer Organisation and Architecture: C.P.U., registers, system bus, main memory unit,
cache memory, Inside a computer, SMPS, Motherboard, Ports and Interfaces, expansion cards,
ribbon cables, memory chips, processors.

Reference Books:

1. Goel, Computer Fundamentals, Pearson Education, 2010.

2. P. Aksoy, L. DeNardis, Introduction to Information Technology, Cengage Learning, 2006
3. P. [Link], P. Sinha, Fundamentals of Computers, BPB Publishers, 2007.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER IV
CORE COURSE
C408 – Numerical Methods (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Theory-70, Practical-30)

(Use of non-programmable Scientific Calculator is allowed)

Theory (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 50)

Unit-I
Algorithms, Convergence, Errors: Relative, Absolute, Round off, Truncation.

Unit-II
Transcendental and Polynomial equations: Bisection method, Newton’s method, Secant method.
Rate of convergence of these methods.
Unit-III
System of linear algebraic equations: Gaussian Elimination and Gauss Jordan methods. Gauss
Jacobi method, Gauss Seidel method and their convergence analysis.

Unit-IV
Interpolation: Lagrange and Newton’s methods. Error [Link] difference operators.
Gregory forward and backward difference interpolation.

Unit-V
Numerical Integration: Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s rule, Simpsons 3/8th rule, Gauss- Legenre
Rule, Midpoint rule, Composite Trapezoidal rule, Composite Simpson’s rule. Ordinary
Differential Equations: Euler’s method. Runge-Kutta methods of orders two and four.

Practical-30 (End Semester evaluation)

List of Practicals (Writing C-Programs for implementing the following methods)

(i) Bisection Method.
(ii) Newton Raphson Method.
(iii) Secant Method.
(iv) RegulaiFalsi Method.
(v) Gauss-Jacobi Method.
(vi) Gauss-Siedel Method.
(vii) Lagrange Interpolation or Newton Interpolation.
(viii) Simpson’s rule.
(ix) Euler’s method of solution for IVP.
Books Recommended:
1. M.K. Jain, S.R.K. Iyengar and R.K. Jain, Numerical Methods for Scientific and Engineering
Computation, 5th Ed., New age International Publisher, India, 2007. Chapters: 1, 2(2.1-2.3, 2.5),
3(3.1-3.4), 4(4.1-4.4), 5(5.6-5.9), 6(6.3-6.4).

Books for Reference:

1. John H. Mathews and Kurtis D. Fink, Numerical Methods using Matlab, 4th Ed., PHI
Learning Private Limited, 2012.
2. C.F. Gerald and P.O. Wheatley, Applied Numerical Analysis, Pearson Education, India, 2008.
3. Uri M. Ascher and Chen Greif, A First Course in Numerical Methods, 7th Ed., PHI Learning
Private Limited, 2013.
4. Brian Bradie, A Friendly Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Pearson Education, India, 2007.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER IV
CORE COURSE
C409 – Riemann Integration and Series of Functions (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Riemann integration; inequalities of upper and lower sums; Riemann conditions of integrability.
Riemann sum and definition of Riemann integral through Riemann sums; equivalence of two
definitions; Riemann integrability of monotone and continuous functions, Properties of the
Riemann integral; definition and integrability of piecewise continuous and monotone functions.
Intermediate Value theorem for Integrals; Fundamental theorems of Calculus.

Unit-II
Generalized Riemann Integral, Improper integrals, Lebesgue Integrals, Convergence of Beta and
Gamma functions.

Unit-III
Pointwise and uniform convergence of sequence of functions. Theorems on continuity,
derivability and integrability of the limit function of a sequence of functions.

Unit-IV
Series of functions; Theorems on the continuity and derivability of the sum function of a series
of functions; Cauchy criterion for uniform convergence and Weierstrass M-Test.

Unit-V
Limit superior and Limit inferior. Power series, radius of convergence, Cauchy Hadamard
Theorem, Differentiation and integration of power series; Abel’s Theorem; Weierstrass
Approximation Theorem.
Books Recommended
1. R.G. Bartle and D.R. Sherbert, Introduction to Real Analysis, 3rd Ed., John Wiley and
Sons (Asia) Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, 2002. (Chapter 7,8, 9(9.4),10)

2. S.C Malik and Savita Arora, Mathematical Analysis, 4th Ed., New Age International
Publishers, 2014 (Chapter 11, Appendix I)
Books for Reference
1. G. Das and S. Pattanayak-Fundamentals of Mathematics Analysis, TMH Publishing Co.,
Chapters:8, 9.
2. Charles G. Denlinger, Elements of Real Analysis, Jones & Bartlett (Student Edition), 2011.
3. K.A. Ross, Elementary Analysis, The Theory of Calculus, Undergraduate Texts in
Mathematics, Springer (SIE), Indian reprint, 2004.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER IV
CORE COURSE
C410 – Ring Theory and Linear Algebra I (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Definition and examples of rings, properties of rings, subrings, integral domains and fields,
characteristic of a ring.

Unit-II
Ideal, ideal generated by a subset of a ring, factor rings, operations on ideals, prime and maximal
ideals.
Unit-III
Ring homomorphisms, properties of ring homomorphisms, Isomorphism theorems I, II and III,
field of quotients.
Unit-IV
Vector spaces, subspaces, algebra of subspaces, quotient spaces, linear combination of vectors,
linear span, linear independence, basis and dimension, dimension of subspaces.

Unit-V
Linear transformations, null space, range, rank and nullity of a linear transformation, matrix
representation of a linear transformation, algebra of linear transformations. Isomorphisms,
Isomorphism theorems, invertibility and isomorphisms, change of coordinate matrix.

Books Recommended
[Link] A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, 8th Ed., Cengage Learning India Private
Limited, Delhi, 2013. (Chapter 12,13,14,15)
[Link] Hoffman, Ray Alden Kunze, Linear Algebra, 2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.
Ltd., 1971.(Chapter 2(2.1-2.3),3 (3.1-3.4))
Books for Reference
1. John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2002.
2. M. Artin, Abstract Algebra, 2nd Ed., Pearson, 2011.
3. Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel, Lawrence E. Spence, Linear Algebra, 4th Ed., Prentice-
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2004.
4. S. Lang, Introduction to Linear Algebra, 2nd Ed., Springer, 2005.
5. Gilbert Strang, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Thomson, 2007.
6. S. Kumaresan, Linear Algebra- A Geometric Approach, Prentice Hall of India,1999.
7. D.A.R. Wallace, Groups, Rings and Fields, Springer Verlag London Ltd., 1998.
 MATHEMATICS
Semester – IV
Generic Elective Course
G404 - Linear Programming (6 Credit)
Full marks: 100 (Mid Term-20+ End Term-80)

Unit-I
Introduction to linear programming problem, Theory of simplex method, optimality and
unboundedness, the simplex algorithm, simplex method in tableau format.

Unit-II
Introduction to artificial variables, two‐phase method, Big‐M method and their comparison.

Unit-III
Duality, formulation of the dual problem, primal‐dual relationships, economic interpretation of
the dual.

Unit-IV
Transportation problem and its mathematical formulation, northwest‐corner method least cost
method and Vogel approximation method for determination of starting basic solution, algorithm
for solving transportation problem, assignment problem and its mathematical formulation,
Hungarian method for solving assignment problem.

Unit-V
Game theory: formulation of two person zero sum games, solving two person zero sum games,
games with mixed strategies, graphical solution procedure, linear programming solution of
games.

Books Recommended
1. Mokhtar S. Bazaraa, John J. Jarvis and Hanif D. Sherali, Linear Programming and
Network Flows,2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, India, 2004. Chapters:3(3.2-3.3, 3.5-3.8),
4(4.1-4.4), 6(6.1-6.3).
2. F.S. Hillier and G.J. Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research, 9th Ed., Tata
McGraw Hill,Singapore, 2009. Chapter:14
3. Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research, An Introduction, 8th Ed., PrenticeHall India,
2006. Chapter:5(5.1, 5.3, 5.4).
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
Semester – IV
Skill Enhancement Course
SE403 – PROGRAMMING IN C (2 Credits)
Full marks: 50 (End Term evaluation)

UNIT-I
Overview of C, Constants, variables and key words, data types, Rules for constructing variables,
operations and Expressions, Managing Input and output operation. Writing simple programs.

UNIT-II
Decision making and [Link] if statement, if-else statement, nested if, use of logical
operators, hierarchy of logical operators, the conditional operator. The Case Control
Structure,Decisions Using switch, switch Versus if-else, The goto Keyword. The Loop Control
Structure, Loops ,Thewhile Loop ,The for Loop ,Nesting of Loops Multiple Initializations in the
for Loop ,The break Statement, The continue Statement The do-while Loop

UNIT-III

What is a Function ,Why Use Functions, Passing Values between Functions, Scope Rule of
Functions, Calling Convention, Advanced Features of Functions, Function Declaration and
Prototypes, Call by Value and Call by Reference, Arrays, A Simple Program Using Array, More
on Arrays,Array Initialization, use of numerical array, use of character array, Bounds Checking,
Passing Array Elements to a Function Two Dimensional Arrays, Initializing a 2-Dimensional
Array.

Books Recommended
Programming in ANSI C(6 th Edition), [Link] (Tata Mc. Graw Hill)

Books for Reference

Yashawant Kanetkar, Let Us C, 13th Ed., Bpb Publishers, 2013, New-Delhi.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER V
CORE COURSE
C511– Multivariate Calculus (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Functions of several variables, limit and continuity of functions of two variables Partial
differentiation, total differentiability and differentiability, sufficient condition for
differentiability. Chain rule for one and two independent parameters, directional derivatives, the
gradient, maximal and normal property of the gradient, tangent planes

Unit-II
Extrema of functions of two variables, method of Lagrange multipliers, constrained optimization
problems, Definition of vector field, divergence and curl
Unit-III
Double integration over rectangular region, double integration over non-rectangular region,
Double integrals in polar co-ordinates, Triple integrals, Triple integral over a parallelepiped and
solid regions. Volume by triple integrals, cylindrical and spherical co-ordinates.
Change of variables in double integrals and triple integrals.

Unit-IV
Line integrals, Applications of line integrals: Mass and Work. Fundamental theorem for line
integrals, conservative vector fields, independence of path.

Unit-V
Green’s theorem, surface integrals, integrals over parametrically defined surfaces. Stoke’s
theorem, The Divergence theorem.
Books Recommended:
1. M.J. Strauss, G.L. Bradley and K. J. Smith, Calculus, 3rd Ed., Dorling Kindersley (India)
Pvt. Ltd.(Pearson Education), Delhi, 2007. Chapters: 11(11.1(Pages: 541-543), 11.2-11.6,
11.7(Pages:598-605), 11.8(Pages:610-614)), 12 (12.1, -12.3, 12.4(Pages:652-660), 12.5,
12.6), 13 (13.2,13.3,13.4(Pages:712-716), 13.5(Pages:723-726; 729-730), 13.6
(Pages:733-737), 13.7(Pages:742-745)).
Books for Reference:
1. G.B. Thomas and R.L. Finney, Calculus, 9th Ed., Pearson Education, Delhi, 2005.
2. E. Marsden, A.J. Tromba and A. Weinstein, Basic Multivariable Calculus, Springer (SIE),
Indianreprint, 2005.
3. James Stewart, Multivariable Calculus, Concepts and Contexts, 2nd Ed., Brooks /Cole,
Thomson Learning, USA, 2001.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER V
CORE COURSE
C512 – Group Theory-II (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Automorphism, inner automorphism, automorphism groups, automorphism groups of finite and
infinite cyclic groups, applications of factor groups to automorphism groups, Characteristic
subgroups, Commutator subgroup and its properties.

Unit-II
External direct products, Properties of external direct products, the group of units modulo as an
external direct product, internal direct products, Fundamental Theorem of finite abelian groups.

Unit-III
Group actions, stabilizers and kernels, permutation representation associated with a given group
action

Unit-IV
Applications of group actions: Generalized Cayley’s theorem, Index theorem. Groups acting on
themselves by conjugation, class equation and consequences, conjugacy in , p-groups

Unit-V
Sylow’s theorems and consequences, Cauchy’s theorem, Simplicity of An for n ≥ 5, non-
simplicity tests.

Books Recommended
1. Joseph A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, 8th Ed., Cengage Learning India
Private Limited, Delhi, 2013. (Chapter 6(6.2-6.5), 8), 11, 24,25,29
Books for Reference
1. John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2002.
2. M. Artin, Abstract Algebra, 2nd Ed., Pearson, 2011.
3. David S. Dummit and Richard M. Foote, Abstract Algebra, 3rd Ed., John Wiley and Sons
(Asia) Pvt. Ltd., Singapore, 2004.
4. J.R. Durbin, Modern Algebra, John Wiley & Sons, New York Inc., 2000.
5. D. A. R. Wallace, Groups, Rings and Fields, Springer Verlag London Ltd., 1998.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER V
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D501A – Number Theory (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Linear Diophantine equation, Goldbach conjecture, linear congruences, complete set of residues,
Chinese Remainder theorem, Fermat’s Little theorem, Wilson’s theorem, statement of prime
number theorem
Unit-II
Number theoretic functions, sum and number of divisors (statement of theorems with
applications), totally multiplicative functions, the Mobius Inversion formula.

Unit-III
The greatest integer function, Euler’s phi‐function, Euler’s theorem, reduced set of residues,
some properties of Euler’s phi-function.

Unit-IV
Order of an integer modulo n, primitive roots for primes, the equation + = , Fermat’s
Last theorem ( the equation + = ).

Unit-V
The Legendre symbol and its properties, quadratic reciprocity, quadratic congruences with
composite moduli.

Books Recommended
1. David M. Burton, Elementary Number Theory, 6th Ed., Tata McGraw‐Hill, Indian reprint,
2007. Chapter 2(2.5), 3 (3.3), 4(4.2, 4.4)), 5 (5.2,5.3), 6(6.1,6.2,6.3), 7(7.2,7.3,7.4), 8(8.1,8.2),9
(9.2, 9.3, 9.4), 16(16.4)

Books for Reference

1. Neville Robinns, Beginning Number Theory, 2nd Ed., Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,
Delhi, 2007.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER V
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D501B – Mechanics (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Moment of a force about a point and an axis, couple and couple moment, Moment of a couple
about a line, resultant of a force system, distributed force system, free body diagram, free body
involving interior sections, general equations of equilibrium, two point equivalent loading,
problems arising from structures, static indeterminacy.

Unit-II
Laws of Coulomb friction, application to simple and complex surface contact friction problems,
transmission of power through belts, screw jack, wedge, first moment of an area and the
centroid, other centers,

Unit-III
Theorem of Pappus-Guldinus, second moments and the product of area of
a plane area, transfer theorems, relation between second moments and products of area, polar
moment of area, principal axes.
Unit-IV
Conservative force field, conservation for mechanical energy, work energy equation, kinetic
energy and work kinetic energy expression based on center of mass, moment of momentum
equation for a single particle and a system of particles, translation and rotation of rigid bodies

Unit-V
Chasles’ theorem, general relationship between time derivatives of a vector for different
references, relationship between velocities of a particle for different references, acceleration of
particle for different references.

Book Recommended:
1. I.H. Shames and G. Krishna Mohan Rao, Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, (4th
Ed.), Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson Education), Delhi, 2009. Chapters:3, 4, 5,
6(6.1-6.7), 7, 11, 12(12.5, 12.6), 13.

Books for Reference:

1. R.C. Hibbeler and Ashok Gupta, Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 11th Ed.,
DorlingKindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson Education), Delhi.
2. Grant R Fowles, Analytical Mechanics, Cengage Learning India Pvt. Ltd.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER V
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D502A – Probability and Statistics (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Sample space, probability axioms, real random variables (discrete and continuous), cumulative
distribution function, probability mass/density functions, mathematical expectation, moments,
moment generating function, characteristic function,

Unit-II
discrete distributions: uniform, binomial, Poisson, geometric, negative binomial, continuous
distributions: uniform, normal, exponential.

Unit-III
Joint cumulative distribution function and its properties, joint probability density functions,
marginal and conditional distributions, expectation of function of two random variables,
conditional expectations, independent random variables, bivariate normal distribution,
correlation coefficient, joint moment generating function (jmgf) and calculation of covariance
(fromjmgf), linear regression for two variables.

Unit-IV
Chebyshev’s inequality, statement and interpretation of (weak) law of large numbers and strong
law of large numbers, Central Limit theorem for independent and identically distributed random
variables with finite variance.
Unit-V
Markov Chains, Chapman-Kolmogorov equations, classification of states.

Books Recommended
1. Robert V. Hogg, Joseph W. McKean and Allen T. Craig, Introduction to Mathematical
Statistics,Pearson Education, Asia, 2007. Chapters: 1(1.1, 1.3. 1.5-1.9), 2(2.1, 2.3-2.5).
2. Irwin Miller and Marylees Miller, John E. Freund, Mathematical Statistics with
Applications, 7thEd., Pearson Education, Asia, 2006. Chapters: 4, 5(5.1-5.5, 5.7),
6(6.2,6.3, 6.5-6.7), 14(14.1,14.2)
3. Sheldon Ross, Introduction to Probability Models, 9th Ed., Academic Press, Indian
Reprint, [Link](2.7), 4(4.1-4.3).
Books for Reference
1. Alexander M. Mood, Franklin A. Graybill and Duane C. Boes, Introduction to the
Theory of Statistics, 3rd Ed., Tata McGraw- Hill, Reprint 2007
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER V
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D502B– Differential Geometry (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Theory of Space Curves: Space curves, Planer curves, Curvature, torsion and Serret-Frenet
formulae. Osculating circles, Osculating circles and spheres. Existence of space curves. Evolutes
and involutes of curves.

Unit-II
Theory of Surfaces: Parametric curves on surfaces. Direction coefficients. First and second
Fundamental [Link] and Gaussian [Link] of curvature, Euler’s theorem.
Rodrigue’s formula, Conjugate and Asymptotic lines.
Developables: Developable associated with space curves and curveson surfaces, Minimal
surfaces.

Unit-III
Geodesics: Canonical geodesic equations. Nature of geodesics on a surface of revolution.
Clairaut’s [Link] property of [Link] of a [Link]
[Link]-Bonnet [Link] of constant [Link] [Link]
[Link]’s theorem.
Unit-IV
Tensors: Summation convention and indicial notation, Coordinate transformation and Jacobian,
Contra-variant and Covariant vectors, Tensors of different type, Algebra of tensors and
contraction, Metric tensor and 3-index Christoffel symbols

Unit-V
Parallel propagation of vectors, Covariant and intrinsic derivatives, Curvature tensor and its
properties, Curl, Divergence and Laplacian operators in tensor form, Physical components.
Books Recommended
1. T.J. Willmore, An Introduction to Differential Geometry, Dover Publications, 2012.
Books for Reference
1. B. O'Neill, Elementary Differential Geometry, 2nd Ed., Academic Press, 2006.
2. C.E. Weatherburn, Differential Geometry of Three Dimensions, Cambridge University Press
2003.
3. D.J. Struik, Lectures on Classical Differential Geometry, Dover Publications, 1988.
4. S. Lang, Fundamentals of Differential Geometry, Springer, 1999.
5. B. Spain, Tensor Calculus: A Concise Course, Dover Publications, 2003.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
Semester – V
Skill Enhancement Course
SE504 – Logic and Sets (2 Credits)
Full marks: 50 (End Term evaluation)

UNIT-I

Introduction, propositions, truth table, negation, conjunction and disjunction. Implications,

biconditional propositions, converse, contra positive and inverse propositions and precedence of
logical [Link] equivalence: Logical equivalences. Predicates and quantifiers:
Introduction, Quantifiers, Binding variables and Negations.

UNIT-II
Sets, subsets, Set operations and the laws of set theory and Venn diagrams. Examples of finite
and infinite sets. Finite sets and counting principle. Empty set, properties of empty set. Standard
set operations. Classes of sets. Power set of a set. Difference and Symmetric difference of two
sets. Set identities, Generalized union and intersections.
UNIT-III
Relation: Product set, Composition of relations, Types of relations, Partitions, Equivalence
Relations with example of congruence modulo relation, Partial ordering relations, n-ary relations.

Books Recommended

R.P. Grimaldi, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorial Mathematics, Pearson Education, 1998.

Books for Reference

1. P.R. Halmos, Naive Set Theory, Springer, 1974.

2. E. Kamke, Theory of Sets, Dover Publishers, 1950.

 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER VI
CORE COURSE
C613-Metric Spaces and Complex Analysis (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Metric spaces: definition and examples. Sequences in metric spaces, Cauchy sequences.
Complete Metric Spaces. Open and closed balls, neighbourhood, open set, interior of a set. Limit
point of a set, closed set, diameter of a set, Cantor’s theorem. Subspaces, dense sets, separable
spaces.
Unit-II
Continuous mappings, sequential criterion and other characterizations of continuity. Uniform
continuity. Homeomorphism, Contraction mappings, Banach Fixed point Theorem.
Connectedness, connected subsets of R.
Unit-III
Functions of a complex variable, mappings, Limits, Limits involving the point at infinity,
continuity. Properties of complex numbers, regions in the complex plane, functions of complex
variable, mappings. Derivatives, differentiation formulas, Cauchy-Riemann equations, sufficient
conditions for differentiability. Analytic functions, examples of analytic functions, exponential
function, Logarithmic function, trigonometric function
Unit-IV
Derivatives of functions, Definite integrals of [Link], Contour integrals and its
examples, upper bounds for moduli of contour [Link]-Goursat theorem, Cauchy
integral [Link]’s theorem and the fundamental theorem of algebra.

Unit-V
Convergence of sequences and series, Taylor series and its [Link] series and its
examples, absolute and uniform convergence of power series.
Books Recommended
1.S. Kumaresan, Topology of Metric Spaces, 2nd Ed., Narosa Publishing House, 2011. (Chapter
1(1.1,1.2), 2(2.1 to 2.5), 3(3.1 to 3.4),5(5.1), 6(6.4))
2. James Ward Brown and Ruel V. Churchill, Complex Variables and Applications, 8th Ed.,
McGraw – Hill International Edition, 2009.(Chapter 2 (12-26), Chapter 3 (29-34), Chapter 4(37-
41, 43,44,46-53), Chapter 5 (55-57, 59,60, 62-63))
Books for Reference
1. Satish Shirali and Harikishan L. Vasudeva, Metric Spaces, Springer Verlag, London, 2006.
2. G.F. Simmons, Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 2004.
3. Joseph Bak and Donald J. Newman, Complex Analysis, 2nd Ed., Undergraduate Texts in
Mathematics, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., NewYork, 1997.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER VI
CORE COURSE
C614-Ring Theory and Linear Algebra II (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Polynomial rings over commutative rings, division algorithm and consequences, principal ideal
domains,
Unit-II
Factorization of polynomials, reducibility tests, irreducibility tests, Eisenstein criterion,
unique factorization in Z[x]. Divisibility in integral domains, irreducibles, primes, unique
factorization domains, Euclidean domains.
Unit-III
Dual spaces, dual basis, double dual, Statement of theorems (without proof and its applications
to problem) related totranspose of a linear transformation and its matrix in the dual basis,
annihilators, Eigen spaces of a linear operator, diagonalizability, statement of Cayley-Hamilton
theorem and its applications to problem, the minimal polynomial for a linear operator.

Unit-IV
Inner product spaces and norms, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalisation process, orthogonal
complements, Bessel’s inequality, the adjoint of a linear operator
Unit-V
Normal and self-adjoint operators, Orthogonal projections and Spectral theorem.

Books Recommended
[Link] A. Gallian, Contemporary Abstract Algebra, 8th Ed., Cengage Learning India Private
Limited, Delhi, 2013. (Chapter 16,17,18)
[Link] Hoffman, Ray Alden Kunze, Linear Algebra, 2nd Ed., Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.
Ltd., 1971.(Chapter 3(3.5,3.6,3.7), 6(6.2, 6.3), 8 (8.2-8.3, 8.5), 9(9.5(Spectral theorem only))
Books for Reference
1. John B. Fraleigh, A First Course in Abstract Algebra, 7th Ed., Pearson, 2002.
2. M. Artin, Abstract Algebra, 2nd Ed., Pearson, 2011.
3. Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel, Lawrence E. Spence, Linear Algebra, 4th Ed., Prentice-
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2004.
4. S. Lang, Introduction to Linear Algebra, 2nd Ed., Springer, 2005.
5. Gilbert Strang, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Thomson, 2007.
6. S. Kumaresan, Linear Algebra- A Geometric Approach, Prentice Hall of India, 1999.
7. S.H. Friedberg, A.L. Insel and L.E. Spence, Linear Algebra, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.,
2004.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER VI
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D603A – Linear Programming (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
Introduction to linear programming problem, Theory of simplex method, optimality and
unboundedness, the simplex algorithm, simplex method in tableau format.

Unit-II
Introduction to artificial variables, two‐phase method, Big‐M method and their comparison.

Unit-III
Duality, formulation of the dual problem, primal‐dual relationships, economic interpretation of
the dual.

Unit-IV
Transportation problem and its mathematical formulation, northwest‐corner method least cost
method and Vogel approximation method for determination of starting basic solution, algorithm
for solving transportation problem, assignment problem and its mathematical formulation,
Hungarian method for solving assignment problem.

Unit-V
Game theory: formulation of two person zero sum games, solving two person zero sum games,
games with mixed strategies, graphical solution procedure, linear programming solution of
games.

Books Recommended
1. Mokhtar S. Bazaraa, John J. Jarvis and Hanif D. Sherali, Linear Programming and
Network Flows,2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, India, 2004. Chapters:3(3.2-3.3, 3.5-3.8),
4(4.1-4.4), 6(6.1-6.3).
2. F.S. Hillier and G.J. Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research, 9th Ed., Tata
McGraw Hill,Singapore, 2009. Chapter:14
3. Hamdy A. Taha, Operations Research, An Introduction, 8th Ed., PrenticeHall India,
2006. Chapter:5(5.1, 5.3, 5.4).
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER VI
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D603B – Theory of Equations (6 Credits)
Full Mark 100 (Mid Semester 20, End Semester 80)

Unit-I
General properties of polynomials, Graphical representation of a polynomial, maximum and
minimum values of a polynomials, General properties of equations, Descarte’s rule of signs
positive and negative rule,

Unit-II
Relation between the roots and the coefficients of [Link] functions, Applications
of symmetric function of the roots, Transformation of equations. Solutions of reciprocal and
binomial equations.
Unit-III

Algebraic solutions of the cubic and [Link] of the derived [Link]

functions of the roots, Newton’s theorem on the sums of powers of roots, homogeneous
products, limits of the roots of equations.

Unit-IV
Separation of the roots of equations, Strums theorem, Applications of Strum’s theorem,

Unit-V
Conditions for reality of the roots of an equation and biquadratic. Solution of numerical
equations.

Books Recommended
1. W.S. Burnside and A.W. Panton, The Theory of Equations, Dublin University Press, 1954.

Books for Reference

C. C. MacDuffee, Theory of Equations, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1954.
 MATHEMATICS (HONOURS)
SEMESTER VI
Discipline Specific Elective Course
D604 – Project (6 Credit)
Full marks: 100 (End Term Evaluation)