Maths Syllabus Sequence
Maths Syllabus Sequence
Formulation of differential equations; Equations of first order and first degree, integrating factor;
Orthogonal trajectory; Equations of first order but not of first degree, Clairaut’s equation, singular
Solution. Second and higher order liner equations with constant coefficients, complementary
function, particular integral and general solution. Section order linear equations with variable
coefficients, Euler-Cauchy equation; Determination of complete solution when one solution is
known using method of variation of parameters. Laplace and Inverse Laplace transforms and
their properties, Laplace transforms of elementary functions. Application to initial value problems
for 2nd order linear equations with constant coefficients.
Vector Analysis :
Scalar and vector fields, differentiation of vector field of a scalar variable; Gradient, divergence
and curl in cartesian and cylindrical coordinates; Higher order derivatives; Vector identities and
vector equation. Application to geometry : Curves in space, curvature and torsion;
Serret-Furenet's formulae. Gauss and Stokes’ theorems, Green's indentities.
Linear Programming :
Linear programming problems, basic solution, basic feasible solution and optimal solution;
Graphical method and simplex method of solutions; Duality. Transportation and assignment
problems.
Modern Algebra :
Groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, cosets, Lagrange’s Theorem, normal subgroups, quotient
groups, homomorphism of groups, basic isomorphism theorems, permutation groups, Cayley’s
theorem. Rings, subrings and ideals, homomorphisms of rings; Integral domains, principal ideal
domains, Euclidean domains and unique factorization domains; Fields, quotient fields.
Linear Algebra :
Vector spaces over R and C, linear dependence and independence, subspaces, bases,
dimensions, Linear transformations, rank and nullity, matrix of a linear transformation.
Algebra of Matrices; Row and column reduction, Echelon form, congruence’s and similarity;
Rankof a matrix; Inverse of a matrix; Solution of system of linear equations; Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Symmetric, skew-symmetric,
Hermitian, skewHermitian, orthogonal and unitary matrices and their eigenvalues.
Real Analysis :
Real number system as an ordered field with least upper bound property; Sequences, limit of a
sequence, Cauchy sequence, completeness of real line; Series and its convergence, absolute
and conditional convergence of series of real and complex terms, rearrangement of series.
Continuity and uniform continuity of functions, properties of continuous functions on compact
sets. Riemann integral, improper integrals; Fundamental theorems of integral calculus.
Uniform convergence, continuity, differentiability and integrability for sequences and series of
functions; Partial derivatives of functions of several (two or three) variables, maxima and
minima.
Calculus :
Real numbers, functions of a real variable, limits, continuity, differentiability, mean-value
theorem, Taylor’s theorem with remainders, indeterminate forms, maxima and minima,
asymptotes; Curve tracing; Functions of two or three variables; Limits, continuity, partial
derivatives, maxima and minima, Lagrange’s method of multipliers, Jacobian.
Riemann’s definition of definite integrals; Indefinite integrals; Infinite and improper integral;
Double and triple integrals (evaluation techniques only); Areas, surface and volumes.
Complex Analysis :
Analytic function, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy's theorem, Cauchy's integral formula,
power series, representation of an analytic function, Taylor’s series; Singularities; Laurent’s
series; Cauchy’s residue theorem; Contour integration.
Analytic Geometry :
Cartesian and polar coordinates in three dimensions, second degree equations in three
variables, reduction to Canonical forms; straight lines, shortest distance between two skew
lines, Plane, sphere, cone, cylinder, paraboloid, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets
and their properties.