HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER I
Major Core 1: ALGEBRA
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA1MCT01
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To give a detailed knowledge about the Counting Principle, Euclidean Rings and dual spaces.
2. To develop the concept of module theory , Galois theory and algebra of linear transformations
UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Group Theory
Another Counting principle, Sylow’s theorem (2nd Proof), Direct Products, Finite
abelian Groups.
UNIT II:(18 hrs)
Euclidean Rings
A particular Euclidean Ring, Polynomial rings, Polynomials over the rational
fields,Polynomial rings over commutative rings.
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Vector Spaces and Modules
Dual Spaces, Modules, Extension Fields.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Galois Theory
Roots of polynomials, More about Roots, The Elements of Galois Theory.
UNIT V: (18 hrs)
Linear Transformations
The Algebra of Linear transformations, Characteristic Roots, Matrices, Canonical forms-
Triangular Form, Finite Fields.
TEXT BOOK:
I.N. Herstein, Topics in Algebra, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, Second Edition,
Sixteenth Reprint, April 1994 .
Unit I: Chapter 2 (Sec.2.11 - 2.14)
Unit II: Chapter 3 (Sec.3.7 – 3.11)
Unit III: Chapter 4 (Sec.4.3,4.5), Chapter 5 – Sec 5.1
Unit IV: Chapter 5 (Sec. 5.3,5.5,5.6)
Unit V: Chapter 6 (Sec.6.1 – 6.4), Chapter 7 – Sec7.1
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. A.R. Vashistha ,ModernAlgebra,KrishknaprakashanMandir, Meerut , Fifth Edition ,1973.
2. Serge Lang ,Algebra, Addison – Wesley Publishing Company, New York. Ninth Printing,1980.
3. M.D. Raisinghania and R.S. Aggarwal , Modern Algebra
S. Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi,Second Edition ,1980.
4. R. Balakrishanan& N. Rama Bhadran , A Text Book of Modern Algebra Vikas Publishing Hourse Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,Third revised Edition, 1979.
5. Surjeetsingh and QaziZameeruddin , Modern Algebra, Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.,First Edition , 1972.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER I
Major Core - 2: DATA STRUCTURES USING C
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA1MCT02
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To introduce the structure of arrays, linked list structures and binary tree representation.
2. To explain briefly about Pointers and data structures. UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Primitive Data structure
Introduction - Arrays -ordered list - Representation of arrays -stacks -Mazing problem -
Evaluation of Expressions Queues -Circular queue.
UNIT II: (18 hrs)
List Structures
Singly linked lists - linked stacks and queues- Storage pool - polynomial addition -
doubly linked lists-Binary tree -representation - traversal.
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Pointers and Arrays
The & and * operators- Pointers expressions-Char, int and float pointers- Passing
Addresses to functions- Functions returning pointers and Arrays- Passing an entire
array to a function-More than one Dimension-Pointers and Two dimensional arrays-
Arrays-Array of Pointers.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Pointers and Structures
Array of structures- More about structures-Structure pointers-Dynamic Memory
allocation- Linked lists-Stacks and Queues-Doubly linked lists.
UNIT V:(18 hrs)
Pointers and Data structures.
Merging of linked lists.-Linked lists and polynomials-Circular linked list-Binary tree-
Traversal of a Binary tree.
TEXT BOOKS:
Unit I & II:
Ellis Horowitz, SartajSahni, Fundamentals of data structures, Galgotia Publications,
New Delhi ,1983.
Chapters:1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4.
Unit III, IV & V
KanetkarYashvant P, Understanding Pointers In C, BPB Publications, Third
Edition,New Delhi, 2001
Chapters:1,2,4 and 5(Omit from Threaded binary trees).
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1.DeshpandeP. S. &Kakde O. G., C & Data Structures ,
Dreamtech Press, New Delhi , 2003
RadhaGanesan P, C and Data Structurers ,Scitech Publications (India) Pvt. Ltd., Chennai, 2002.
2.Lipschutz Seymour, Data Structures , Tata Mcgraw Hill Publishing Company Limited,
New Delhi, 2006
3.James Keogh, Data Structures Principles &Fundamentals ,Wiley
Publications, New Delhi,2004.
4.KanetkarYashvant ,Data Structures Throuh C,BPB Publications,
New Delhi,2003
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER I
Major Core 3 : REAL ANALYSIS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA1MCT03
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To give the students a thorough knowledge of the various aspects of Metric Spaces in general which is imperative for any advanced learning.
2. To explain continuous functions, Riemenn integrations and Lebesgue integrals in detail.
UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Basic Topology
Metric spaces – Neighbourhood – Open sets – Closed sets – Compact sets –Perfect sets-
Cantor set – Connected sets.
UNIT II: (18 hrs)
Continuity
Limits of functions – Continuous functions – continuity and compactness – continuity
and connectedness – Discontinuities- Monotonic Functions.
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Differentiation
The derivative of a Real function- Mean value theorems- The continuity of derivatives –
L ‘Hospital’s Rule – Derivatives of higher order-Taylor’s theorem
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Riemenn-Stieltje’s Integral
Definition – Existence of the Integral – Properties of the Integral – Integration and
Differentiation – Rectifiable curves.
UNIT V: (18 hrs)
Sequences and Series Of Functions
Uniform convergence-Uniform convergence and continuity – Uniform convergence and
Differentiation – Uniform convergence and Integration -Equicontinuous family of
functions – The Stone Weierstrass theorem.
TEXT BOOK:
Walter Rudin ,Principles of Mathematical Analysis , Mc-Graw Hill
International Edition, Singapore, 2002
Unit 1 – Chapter 2 (Sec 2.15 to 2.47)
Unit 2 – Chapter 4 (Sec 4.1 to 4.30)
Unit 3 – Chapter 5 (Sec 5.1 to 5.15)
Unit 4 – Chapter 6 (Sec 6.1 to 6.22, 6.26 & 6.27)
Unit 5- Chapter 7 (Sec 7.1 to 7.26)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.DipakChatterjee,Real Analysis, Prentice Hall of India,New Delhi,2004
2.MurrayH.Protter, Basic Elements of Real Analysis,Springer-Verlag,Newyork,2006
3.Charles Chapman Pugh, Real Mathematical Analysis, Springer-Verlag,Newyork,2004
4.PawanK.Jain,ShivK.Kawshik, An Introduction to Real Analysis,
S.Chand& Company Ltd., New Delhi,2000.
5.Malik ,S.C., Real Analysis, Prentice Hall of India,New Delhi,2004
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER I
Major Core 4 : DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA1MCT04
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To give an in depth knowledge of solving differential equations using various
methods. 2. To introduce existence and uniqueness theorems in Differential equations.
UNIT I:Second order linear equations (18 hrs)
General solution of homogeneous Equations – The use of a known solution to find
another – The homogeneous equation with constant coefficient – The method of
undetermined co-efficient – The method of variation of parameters.
UNIT II:Solution in power series (18 hrs)
Illustrative examples – Frobenius method – Bessel’s equations – Properties of Bessel’s
function –differential equation satisfied by Bessel function – a particular class of
equation – Legendre function – Hypergeometric function.
UNIT III: System of first order equations (18 hrs)
General remarks on systems – Linear systems – Homogeneous linear systems with
constant co-efficient.
UNIT IV:Partial differential equations of first order (18 hrs)
Origins of first order Partial differential equations -Cauchy’s problem for first order
Partial differential equations.- linear equations of first order – Integral surfaces passing
through a given curve –Surfaces orthogonal to a given system– Compatible systems of
first order equations – Charpit’s method.
UNIT V:Partial differential equations of the second order (18 hrs)
Origin of second order equations-Linear Partial differential equations with constant
coefficients-Equations with variable coefficients-The solution of Linear Hyperbolic
equations.
TEXT BOOKS:Units I & III.
George F. Simmons, Differential Functions with Applications And Historical Notes,
Tata Mc-Graw Hill Publishing Company Limited Company, New Delhi, 17th reprint,
1995.
Unit I: Chapter 3 (Sections 14-19)
Unit III: Chapter 7 (Sections 36-38)
Hildebrand, Advanced Calculus for Applications,
Unit II: Chapter 4 (4.1 – 4.4, 4.7 – 4.10, 4.12, 4.13)
Ian Sneddon, Elements of Partial differential Equations, Tata Mc-Graw Hill Publishing
Company Limited Company, New Delhi, 1996
Unit IV: Chapter 2 (Sections 1 to 6,9,10 )
Unit V: Chapter 3 (Sections 1, 4,5& 8)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1.Jain M.K.,Iyengar S.R.K., Jain R.K., Computatiopnal Methods forPartial
differentialequations , New age international private limited, New Delhi ,reprint 2002.
2.Raisinghania M.D., Ordinary and Partial differential equations, S. Chand & Co., Ltd., New Delhi, 9thEdition,2006. 3.Billingham.J, King A.C., & Otto S.R., Differential Equations,Linear, Non Linear, Ordinary,
Partial, Replica Press Private Ltd, India,First South Asian Edition, 2005
4.Zafar Ahsan, Differential Equations & their Applications,Prentice Hall Of India Private Ltd, New Delhi,2006. 5. Prasad .P&Ravindran .R., Partial Differential Equations,Wiley Eastern Ltd.,
New York,2005
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER I
Major Core 5 : GRAPH THEORY
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA1MCT05
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To give the rigorous introduction to the basic concepts of Graph Theory.
2. To enlighten the students with many applications of this subject.
UNIT I : (18 hrs)
Trees and Connectivity:
Trees - Cut Edges and Bonds – Cut vertices – Cayley’s formula – Application-
The Connector problem- Connectivity – Blocks – Application- Construction of reliable
communication Networks.
UNIT II : (18 hrs)
Euler Tours and Hamilton Cycles& Edge colouring
Euler Tours – Hamilton Cycles – application The Chinese Postman problem –
Edge colouring – edge chromatic number – Vizing’s theorem – application – The Time
Tabling problem.
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Vertex Colourings:
Chromatic number-Brooke’s theorem-Hajos’ Conjecture – Chromatic
Polynomials – Girth and Chromatic number – application.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Planar Graphs:
Plane and Planar graphs-Dual Graphs-Euler’s formula-bridges-
Kuratowski’sTheorem the Four Colour Conjecture.
UNIT V: (18 hrs)
Directed Graphs:
Basic ideas of independent set and Cliques. Directed Graphs –Directed Path –
Directed Cycles.
TEXT BOOK:
Bondy J.A. and Murthy V.S.R.,Graph Theory with Applications ,The Macmillan
Press,New York,1976.
Unit –I Chapters 2 & 3(Sections 2.1-2.5, 3.1-3.3)
Unit –II Chapters 4 & 6(Sections 4.1-4.3, 6.1-6.3)
Unit – III Chapter 8(Sections 8.1-8.6)
Unit – IV Chapter 9 (Sections 9.1-9.6)
Unit –V Chapter 10 (Sections 10.1-10.3)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. NarsinghDeo – Graph Theolry with applications to Engineering and Computer
Science Prentice – Hall of India private Limited,New Delhi,2005.
2. John Clark and Derek Allan Holton, A first look at graph Theory,
Allied Publisher Limited, First Indian reprint, 1995.
3. Frank Harray ,Graph Theory ,Narosha Publishing House ,chennai, 2001
4. BelaBollobas,Modern Graph Theory,Springer-Verlag,New York,.
5. Douglas B.,Introduction to Graph Theory,Pearson Education
Private Ltd., New Delhi, Second Edition,2002
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER II
Major Core 6 : MEASURE AND INTEGRATION
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA2MCT06
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To generalize the concept of integration using measures.
2. To develop the analytical thinking of the students.
UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Lebesgue Measure
Outer measure- Measurable sets and lebesgue measure – a non measurable set –
Measurable functions – Little wood’s three principles – Egoroff’s Theorem and Lusin’s
Theorem.
UNIT II: (18 hrs)
Lebesgue Integral
The Lebesgue integral of a bounded function over a set of finite measure – The integral
of non-negative function – The general Lebesgue integral.
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Differentiation And Integration
Differentiation of monotone functions – functions of bounded variation –
Differentiation of an integral – Absolute Continuity.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
General Measure And Integration
Measurable functions Integration –Signed measures-The Radon Nikodym Theorem.
UNIT V: (18 hrs)
Measure And Outer Measure
Outer measure and measurability – The Extension Theorem – Product measures.
TEXT BOOKS:
Royden Collier H.L.( 2003), REAL ANALYSIS, Pearson Education Private
Ltd.,Macmillan Co., New York.,Third Edition,.
Unit I: Chapter III
Unit II: Chapter IV (Sections:4.1-4.4)
Unit III: Chapter V (Sections5.1-5.4)
Unit IV: Chapter XI (Sections 11.1 – 11.3, 11.5, 11.6)
Unit V: Chapter XII(Sections 12.1, 12.2,12.4)
2. Indev .Rana K.( 1997), AN INTRODUCTION TO MEASURE
AND INTEGRATION, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.
Unit I: Proof of Egroff’s Theorem:8.2.4/Pg.223 &Lusin’s Theorem 8.2.14/Pg.227.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1 Barra G.De .(2006),MEASURE AND INTEGRATION, New age International
Ltd., New Delhi.
2. Berberian sterling K.(1999),FUNDEMANTALS OF REAL ANALYSIS,
Springer- Verlag,New York.
3. Carothers N.L.(2006),REAL ANALYSIS,Cambridge University Press.
4. Charles Chapman Pugh (2004),REAL MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS,
Springer- Verlag,New York.
5. Munroe (1959), INTRODUCTION MEASURE AND INTEGRATION,
Addison – Wesley Publishing Company, U.S.A.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER II
Major Core 7 : GENERAL TOPOLOGY
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA2MCT07
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To generalize the concepts of Real Analysis to topological Spaces and to give
rigorous introduction. 2. To train the students to develop analytical thinking.
UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Topology-Introduction
Topological Spaces-Basis for a topology – The order Topology -The Product Topology
on X x Y-The Subspace Topology-Closed sets and Limit points.
UNIT II: (18 hrs)
Product and Metric Topology
Continuous Functions – The Product Topology – The Metric Topology – The Metric
Topology (Continued)
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Connectedness & Compactness
Connected Spaces – Connected Subspace of the real Line-Compact Spaces.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Compactness (continued)
Compact Spaces of the Real Line – Limit point Compactness, The Count ability axioms.
UNIT V: (18 hrs)
Seperation Axioms
The separation axioms-Urysohn’s Lemma – Tietiz’s Extension theorem – The
Urysohn’sMetrization Theorem.
TEXT BOOK:
James R.Munkres (2005), TOPOLOGY, 2nd Edition, Prentice- Hall Of India,
New Delhi.
Unit -I : Chapter 2( Sections 12-17)
Unit -II: Chapter 2( Sections 18-21)
Unit -III: Chapter 3 (Sections 23,24,26)
Unit - IV: Chapter 3( Sections 27,28)
Chapter 4( Section 30)
Unit - V: Chapter 4( Sections 31 to 35)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Aggarwal R.S. (2002), A TEXT BOOK ON TOPOLOGY,
Second Edition, S. Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi.
2. James Dugundji(1993) ,TOPOLOGY, Universal Book Stall,
Third Indian reprint, New Delhi.
3. Joshi D.K.(2006), INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL TOPOLOGY,
New age International Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.
4. Klaus Janich (2006), TOPOLOGY, Springer-Verlag,New York .
5. Sharma J.N.(1996), TOPOLOGY, Krishna Prakashan Media (P)
Ltd., 20th Revised Edition, New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER II
Major Core 8 : COMPLEX ANALYSIS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA2MCT08
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To introduce the students to the fascinating world of complex variable theory.
This is entirely different from analysis of real variable. 2. To introduce concept of harmonic functions and infinite products.
UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Conformality
Arcs and closed curves – Analytic functions in regions – Conformal mapping – Linear
Transformation – The cross ratio – Symmetry – Oriented circles – Elementary conformal
mappings.
UNIT II: (18 hrs)
Complex Integration
Fundamental Theorems in complex Integration – Cauchy’s Integral formula – Local
Properties of analytical Functions – Removable singularities- zeros and poles – local
mapping – maximum principle.
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Connectivity And Residues
The general form of Cauchy’s Theorem-chains and cycles -simple connectivity-
Homology -General statement of Cauchy’s theorem-Locally exact differentials - the
calculus of residues -Residue theorem - Argument Principle - Evaluation of definite
integrals.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Harmonic functions
The Mean value property - Poisson’s formula -Schwarz’s theorem - reflection principle –
power series expansion - Weierstrass’s theorem - Taylor’s series.
Unit V: (18 hrs)
Infinite Products
Infinite Products of complex numbers-Canonical Products -Entire Functions - Jensen’s
formula - Hadamard’s theorem.
TEXT BOOK
AhlforsL.V.(1979), COMPLEX ANALYSIS, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill Book
Company,New Delhi.
Unit – I: Chapter 3: sections 2,3,4 (4.1,4.2) Unit – II: Chapter 4: sections 1,2& 3 Unit – III: Chapter 4: sections 4 & 5 Unit – IV: Chapter 4: section 6, Chapter 5, section 1 Unit – V: Chapter 5: section 2 (2.2, 2.3) & section 3.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Ablowitz, Athanassios.S, Fokas, Mark.J.(2005), COMPLEX VARIABLES-
INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION, 2nd edition, , Cambridge
University Press, UK.
2. Churchill, James Ward Brown, Reul .V.( 2004), COMPLEX VARIABLES AND
APPLICATION, 7th edition , McGrawHill,New York.
3. John. M. Howie (2005), COMPLEX ANALYSIS, Springer-Verlag, New York.
4. KassanaH.S.( 2005), COMPLEX VARIABLES THEORY
AND APPLICATION, 2ndedition , Prentice Hall Of India, New Delhi.
5. Theodore (2004),W.Gamelin, COMPLEX ANALYSIS, Springer-Verlag,
New York
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER II
Major Core 9 : DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA2MCT09
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To introduce Computability and types of grammars and languages.
2. To explain briefly about finite state machine, discrete numeric functions and
Recurrence relations
Unit I : Computability and formal languages: (18 hrs)
Russell’s paradox and noncomputability – ordered sets – Languages – Phrase structure
grammars – Types of grammars and languages.
Unit II : Finite State Machines:(18 hrs)
Introduction – finite state machines – finite state machines as models of physical
systems-Equivalent machines – Finite state machines as language recognizers – Finite
state language and type – 3 languages.
Unit III : Permutations, Combinations discrete and Conditional Probabilities :(18 hrs)
Introduction – The rules of sum and product permutation – combinations – Generation
of permutations and combinations – Discrete probability-conditional probability.
Unit IV : Discrete Numeric functions and Generating functions:: (18 hrs)
Introduction – Manipulation of numeric functions – Asymptotic behavior of numeric
functions – generating functions – Combinatorial problems.
Unit V : Recurrence relations and recursive algorithms: (18 hrs)
Introduction – recurrence relations – linear recurrence relation with constant coefficients
– Homogeneous solutions – Particular solutions- total solutions – Solution by the
method of generating functions sorting algorithms – Matrix multiplication algorithms.
TEXTBOOK:
Liu C.L.(2002), ELEMENTS OF DISCRETE MATHEMATICS ,2nd Edition , Tata
McGraw Hill, New York.
Unit I: Chapter 2
Unit II: Chapter 7
Unit III: Chapter 3
Unit IV: Chapter 9
Unit V: Chapter 10
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Busby Robert C, Kolman Bernard, Ross Sharon Culter, Nadeem –
Ur- Rehman(2006), DISCRETE MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES,
5th edition, , Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi.
2. Edger G.Goodaire, Michel M.Parmenter(2002),
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITHGRAPH THEORY,
2ndedition, Prentice hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi.
3. Dr. Gourdu N.G. (2003), DISCRETE MATHEMATICAL STRUCTURES,
1st edition Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai.
4. Kenneth H. Rosen (2006), DISCRETE MATHEMATICS AND ITS
APPLICATIONS , 11th Reprint , Tata McGraw Hill Company Ltd,
New York .
5. Veerarajan T. (2007), DISCRETE MATHEMATICS WITH
GRAPH THEORY COMBINATORICS, Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Company Limited,Newyork.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER II
Non Major Elective 1 : STATISTICAL METHODS
Total Hours: 75
Hours/week: 5 Code: P08MA2NMT01
No. of Credits: 3 Marks: 100
Objectives:
To understand the various statistical methods by giving real life examples.
Unit I: (15 hrs)
Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion Skewness and Kurtosis:
Measures of Central Tendency – Mean – Median – Mode – Measures of Dispersion –
Range – Quartile deviation – Mean deviation – Standard deviation – Skewness –
Kurtosis.
Unit II: (15 hrs)
Correlation and Regression:
Correlation – Karl Pearson’s Co-efficient of correlation –Rank correlation (Correlation of
Bivariate frequency distribution to be excluded) – Regression.
Unit III: (15 hrs)
Binomial and Poisson distributions:
Discrete distribution – Mean,Variance only- Binomial distribution – Poisson distribution
-Mean & variance and simple problems only.
Unit IV: (15 hrs)
Normal distribution:
Continuous distribution – Normal distribution – Mean & variance; Moments, Properties
of Normal distribution.
Unit V: (15 hrs)
Testing of hypothesis for large samples-Test for means:
Test for difference between proportions- Test for difference between standard
deviations (problems only) &anova table.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Pillai R.S.N and Bagavathi V. (2008), STATISTICS, S.Chand& Co limited,
New Delhi.
2. Vital P.R (2002), MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS, Margham
publications, Chennai.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Dr.S.Arumugam and A.ThangapandiIssac (2004),STATISTICS , New Gamma
publishing house
2. Gupta .S.P (2006) ,STATISTICAL METHODS, Sultan Chand & Sons ,
New Delhi.
3. Navaneetham P.A. (2005),BUSINESS MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS,
Jai Publishers
4. Sharma J.K, (2006) BUSINESS STATISTICS, Dorling Kindersley, (India)
PvtLtd,Licensees of Pearson Education in South Asia.
5. Vital P.R. (2004), BUSINESS STATISTICS, 2nd edition, Margham
publications, Chennai.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER III
Major Core 10 : FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA3MCT10
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To study three structure theorems of Functional Analysis viz., Hahn-Banach theorem,
Open mapping theorem and uniform boundedness theorem.
2. To introduce Hilbert spaces and operator theory and spectral theory of operators on a Hilbert space.
UNIT I: (18 hrs) Metric Spaces
Definition -Open sets - Closed sets –Convergence- completeness and Baire’s theorem -
Continuous mappings - Spaces of continuous functions - Euclidean and Unitary spaces.
UNIT II: (18 hrs) Banach Spaces
The definition and some examples – Continuous linear transformation – The Hahn
Banach theorem.
UNIT III: (18 hrs) Theorems under Banach spaces
The natural imbedding of N into N** - The open mapping theorem – The closed graph
theorem – The Conjugate of an operator.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs) Hilbert Spaces
The definition and some simple properties – Orthogonal complements – Orthonormal
sets – The Conjugate space H*- Adjoint of an operator – Self adjoint, normal and unitary
operators.
UNIT V: (18 hrs)
Spectral Theory:
Projections – Finite dimensional spectral theory matrices- Determinants and the
spectrum of an operator – The spectral theorem.
TEXT BOOK:
George F. Simmons (1969), INTRODUCTION TO TOPOLOGY AND MODERN
ANALYSIS, Mc-Graw-Hill International Edition, Singapore. .
Unit I: Chapter 2
Unit II: Chapter 9 (Sections 46,47,48)
Unit III: Chapter 9 (Sections 49-51)
Unit IV: Chapter 10 (Sections 52-58)
Unit V: Chapter 10 (Section 59) & 11 (Sections 60-62)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Balmohan L. Limaye (1997), FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS,
New Age International Publications, Second Edition, New Delhi,.
2. ChandrasekaraRao.K (2006), FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS,
Narosa Publishing House, India.
3. Jain O.P. Ahuja Khalil Ahmed (1995), FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS,
New age International Publications, New Delhi.
4. Sharma J.N., VasishthaA.R.(1988 ), FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS,
KrisnaPrakashanMandir, Eighth Edition.
5. ThambanNair.M(2002), FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS A FIRST COURSE,
Prentice Hall Of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.. Irwin Gracy, FUNCTIONAL
ANALYSIS , Prentice Hall Of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER III
Major Core 11 : PROBABILITY THEORY
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA3MCT11
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To make the students understand about fields, -fields and random variables.
2. To enable the students to learn about expectations, convergence in random variables
and distribution functions.
Unit I: (18 hrs) Fields and σ Fields:
Class of events – Functions and Inverse functions – Random variables – Limits of
random variables.
Unit II : (18 hrs) Probability Space:
Definition of probability – some simple properties – discrete probability space – General
probability space – Induced probability space.
Unit III : (18 hrs) Distribution functions:
Distribution functions of a random variable –Decomposition of distributive functions-
Distributive functions of vector random variables – Correspondence theorem.
Unit IV: (18 hrs) Expectation and Moments:
Definition of Expectation –Properties of expectation – Moments, Inequalities.
Unit V: (18 hrs) Convergence of Random Variables: Convergence in Probability –Convergence almost surely – Convergence in distribution
–Convergence in the rthmean -Convergence theorems for Expectations
TEXT BOOK:
B.R. Bhat (2007), MODERN PROBABILITY THEORY,3rd edition, New Age
International private ltd, New Delhi.
Unit I : Chapter 1 and 2 Omit (1.1&1.2)
Unit II : Chapter 3 (Omit 3.6)
Unit III : Chapter 4
Unit IV : Chapter 5
Unit V : Chapter 6(6.1 to 6.5)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Chandra T.K and Chatterjee D. (2003), A FIRST COURSE IN PROBABILITY ,
2ndEdition,Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.
2. Kailai Chung FaridAitsahlia(2005), ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY
THEORY WITH STOCHASTIC PROCESSES AND AN INTRODUCTIONTO
MATHEMATICAL FINANCE, 4th edition, Springer Verlag, New York.
3. MarekCapinski and ThomaszZastawniak(2003), PROBABILITY THROUGH
PROBLEMS, Springer Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg.
4. Dr.A.Santhakumaran(2006), PROBABILITY AND TEST OF HYPOYHESES ,
1st edition, Quality CBT and course material from sonaversity.
1. Shama .T.K(2005), A TEXT BOOK OF PROBABILITY AND THEORITICAL
DISTRIBUTION, Discovery publishing house, New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER III
Major Core 12 : CLASSICAL MECHANICS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA3MCT12
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objective:
To give a detailed knowledge about the mechanical system of particles, applications of
Lagrange’s equations and Hamilton’s equations as well as the theory of Hamilton
Jacobi.
Unit I: Introductory concepts (18 hrs)
The mechanical system -Equations of motion, units- Generalised co-ordinates -Degrees
of freedom , Generalised co-ordinates - configuration space - example– Constraints -
Holonomic , non holonomic and unilateral constrains- example – Virtual Work -Virtual
displacement - principle of virtual work , D’Alembert’s principle, Generalised force,
example – Energy and Momentum.
Unit II: Lagrange’s Equations: (18 hrs)
Derivation of Lagrange’s Equations –examples-Spherical and double pendulum ,
Lagrange multipliers and constraint forces – Integrals of the motion -Ignorable co-
ordinates – example- The kepler’s problem - Routhian function - conservative system -
natural systems Liouville’s System and example.
Unit III: Special applications of Lagrange’s equations: (18 hrs)
Rayleigh’s Dissipation function– Gyroscopic system – velocity dependent
potentials:Hamilton’s Principle -Stationary values of a function - constrained stationary
values , stationary value definite integral - Example - – The brachistochrone problem –
Geodesic path, case of n dependent variables- Hamilton’s Principle, Non-holonomic
systems , Multipliers rule.
Unit IV: Hamilton’s equations (18 hrs)
Hamilton‘s equations-Derivation of Hamilton’s equations-The form of Hamilton
function - Legendre transformation-examples-Other variational principles - Modified
Hamilton’s principle , Principle of least action and example - Phase space.
Unit V: Hamilton Jacobi Theory: (18 hrs)
Hamilton’s principle functions-The canonical integral- Paffian differential forms-The
Hamilton Jacobi equations -Jacobi’s theorem, conservative system and ignorable co-
ordinates and examples – Separability -Liouville’s system - Stackel’s theorem - example.
TEXT BOOK:
Greenwood D.T. (1979),CLASSICAL DYNAMICS, Prentice Hall of India Private
limited,New Delhi.
Unit I : Chapter I
Unit II : Chapter II
Unit III : Chapter III (Sections 3.1, 3.3, 3.4) &Chapter IV (Section 4.1 )
Unit IV : Chapter IV ( Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 )
Unit V : Chapter V
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1 Batchelor G.K. (2005), AN INTRODUCTION TO FLUID DYNAMICS ,
ManasSaikia for foundation Books Pvt Ltd, NewDelhi.
2. DuraiPandianP.,LaxmiDuraiPandian, MuthmizJayapragasam(2003),
MECHANICS, 4th edition S.Chand and Company Ltd, New Delhi.
3. Gupta S.L, Kumar. V, Sharma.H.V(2003), CLASSICAL MECHANICS,
Ninteenth Edition 2001, Reprint 2003, K.K.Mittal for PragathiPrakashan, Meerut.
4. Irving H.Shames (2003), MECHANICS OF FLUIDS ,McGraw Hill
Company Limited, New Delhi.
6. Rana N.C., Joag P.S. (2004), CLASSICAL MECHANICS, Tata McGraw Hill Company Limited ,New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER III
Major Elective 1 : THEORY OF NUMBERS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA3MET01
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objective:
To provide the students to know about Divisibility, congruences, Legendre
function,Binary quadratic forms and Diophantine Equations.
UNIT I: (18 hrs) Divisibility and Congruences
Introduction – Divisibility – Primes – The Binomial Theorem – Congruences –
Euler’s quotient – Fermat’s Euler’s and Wilson’s Theorems – Solutions of
congruences – The Chinese Remainder theorem.
UNIT II: (18 hrs) Congruences(Continued)
Techniques of numerical calculations – Public key cryptography – Prime power Moduli
– Primitive roots and Power Residues – Congruences of degree two.
UNIT III: (18 hrs) Quadratic Reciprocity
Number theory from an Algebraic Viewpoint – Groups, rings and fields – Quadratic
Residues – The Legendre symbol (a/r) where r is an odd prime – Quadratic Reciprocity
– The Jacobi symbol (P/q) where q is an odd positive integer.
UNIT IV : (18 hrs)
Quadratic Forms &Some functions of Number TheoryBinary Quadratic Forms –
Equivalence and Reduction of Binary Quadratic Forms –
Sums of three squares – Positive Definite Binary Quadratic forms – Greatest integer
Function – Arithmetic Functions – The Mobius Inversion Formula – Recurrence
Functions – Combinatorial number theory.
UNIT V: (18 hrs) Diophantine Equations
The equation ax+by = c – Simultaneous Linear Diophantine Equations – Pythagorean
Triangles – Assorted examples.
TEXT BOOK:
Ivan Niven, Herbert S. Zuckerman ,Hugh L. Montgomery (2006),
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OFNUMBERS, Fifth edition, John Wiley
&Sons Private Limited, Singapore.
UNIT I Chapter 1 and Chapter 2: Sections 2.1 to 2.3 UNIT II Chapter 2: Sections 2.4 to 2.9 UNIT III Chapter 2: Sections 2.10, 2.11 and Chapter 3: Sections 3.1 to 3.3 UNIT IV Chapter 3: Sections 3.4 to 3.7 and Chapter 4 UNITV: Chapter 5: Sections 5.1 to 5.4 REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Andrews,George E. (1989), THE NUMBER THEORY,HindLaw,New Delhi.
2. David M. Burton (2007), ELEMENTARY NUMBER THEORY, Tata Mc_Graw
Hill Publishing Company Limited,New Delhi.
3. Ireland,Kenneth(2005),CLASSICAL INTRODUCTION TO MODERN
NUMBER THEORY,Wiley-Dreamtech,India Private Limited,New Delhi.
4. KumaraveluS. ,SusheelaKumaravelu (2002), ELEMENTS OF
NUMBER THEORY,S.K.V.Publishers,Nagercoil.
5. NadkarniM.G.,Dani J.S.(1999), NUMBER THEORY, Tata Mc_Graw
Hill Publishing Company Limited,New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER III
MAJOR ELECTIVE 1: AUTOMATA THEORY
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA3MET02
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
OBJECTIVE:
1. To understand the nuances of Automata and Grammar.
2. To enable the students to understand the applications of these techniques in
computerscience.
UNIT I: FINITE AUTOMATA AND REGULAR EXPRESSIONS (18HRS)
Definitions and examples - Deterministic and Nondeterministic finite Automata -
- Finite Automata with ∈ − moves.
UNIT II: CONTEXT FREE GRAMMAR (18HRS)
Regular expressions and their relationship with automation - Grammar - Ambiguous and
unambiguous grammars - Derivation trees – Chomsky Normal form.
UNIT III: PUSHDOWN AUTOMATON (18HRS)
Pushdown Automaton - Definition and examples - Relation with Context free languages.
UNIT IV: FINITE AUTOMATA AND LEXICAL ANALYSIS (18HRS)
Role of a lexical analyzer - Minimizing the number of states of a DFA - Implementation of a
lexical analyzer.
UNIT V: BASIC PARSING TECHNIQUES
(18HRS)
Parsers - Bottom up Parsers - Shift reduce - operator precedence - Top down Parsers -
Recursive descent - Predictive parsers.
TEXTBOOKS:
1. John E. Hopcroft and Jeffrey D. Ullman, Introduction to Automata theory, Languages
and Computations, Narosa Publishing House, Chennai,2000.
UNIT I: Chapter 2:Sections2.1-2.4
UNIT II: Chapter 2, Section 2.5, Chapter 4, Sections 4.1-4.3, 4.5, 4.6
UNIT III: Chapter 5: Section 5.2& 5.3
2. A.V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman, Principles of Compiler Design, Narosa Publishing
House, Chennai,2002.
UNIT IV: Chapter 3: Section 3.1-3.8
UNIT V: Chapter 5: Section 5.1-5.5
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Harry R. Lewis and Christos H. Papadimitriou, Elements of the Theory of Computation,
Second Edition, Prentice Hall,1997.
2. A.V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, R. Sethi, J.D. Ullman, Compilers: Principles, Techniques
and Tools, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley,2007.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER III
Non Major Elective 2 : QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES
Total Hours: 75
Hours/week: 5 Code: P08MA3NMT02
No. of Credits: 3 Marks: 100
Objective:
To give detailed knowledge aboutthe basics of Inventory models ,project scheduling
and Decision making.
Unit I: (15 hrs) PERT/CPM Methods
Network Scheduling – PERT/CPM. – Network and Basic Components – Rules of
Network construction – Time Calculations in Networks – Critical Path Method – PERT.
Unit II: (15 hrs) Inventory Management
Types of inventory – Need for Inventory control-Economic Order Quantity – E.O.Q.
with shortages– safety stock and R.O.L.
Unit III: (15 hrs)
Decision analysis
Decision under Risk – Expected Money Value Criterion – Decision Trees – Decision
under uncertainity – Minimax Criterion
Unit IV: (15 hrs)
GameTheory
Theory of games – Pure and Mixed strategies- Principles of Dominance – Algebraic
Method -Graphical Method.
Unit V: (15 hrs) Replacement problems
Introduction- Replacement of equipments that deteriorates gradually- value of money
does not change with time- value of money change with time.
NOTE:
No theory – only problems.
TEXT BOOK:
KantiSwaru P. Manmohan and Gupta(2006), OPERATIONS RESEARCH,
Sultan Chand Son Pvt. Limited.
Unit I: Chapter 21 (Sections 21.1-21.6)
Unit II: Chapter 19 (Sections19.1-19.7 & 19.8)
UnitIII: Chapter 16 (Sections 16.1-16.7)
Unit IV:Chapter 17 (Sections17.1-17.7)
Unit V: Chapter 18 (Sections 18.1-18.2)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Gupta P.K., Hira S. (2005), OPERATION RESEARCH, S Chand & Co.
Limited New Delhi.
2. MariappanP.(2001), OPERATION RESEARCH METHODS &
APPLICATIONS, New Century Book House Private Limited..
3. PanneerSevvam (2003), OPERATION RESEARCH, Prentice Hall of India
Private Limited, New Delhi.
4. Sharma J.K.(2007), OPERATION RESEARCH THEORY & APPLICATIONS,
Macmillan India Limited,Chennai.
5. TahaHamadyA.( 2002), OPERATIONS RESEARCH AN INTRODUCTION,
Pearson Education Publishing Limited,New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER IV
Major Core 13 : OPERATIONS RESEARCH
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA4MCT13
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To discuss the methods of solving Integer Programming Problems and
NLPP programming algorithms.
2. To give detailed knowledge on Dynamic programming, Decision Analysis
and Inventory models.
Unit I: (18 hrs)
Integer Programming
Introduction to integer programming – some applications of Integer Programming –
methods of Integer Programming – branch and bound method – zero-one implicit
enumeration method.
Unit II: (18 hrs)
Dynamic Programming
Elements of the DP model – the capital budgeting problem – more on the definition of
the state – examples of DP models and computations – Problem of dimensionality in DP
– solution of linear programming problems by DP.
Unit III: (18 hrs)
Decision Theory and Games
Decisions under risk – decision trees – decisions under uncertainty – game theory.
Unit IV: (18 hrs)
Inventory Models
Generalized inventory model – types of inventory models – deterministic models –
probabilistic models.
Unit V: (18 hrs)
Non linear Programming Algorithms
Unconstrained nonlinear algorithms – constrained linear algorithms.
TEXT BOOK:
Hamdy. A. Taha (2000), OPERATIONS RESEARCH – AN INTRODUCTION ,
4thEdition,Pearson Education Publishing Limited, New Delhi.
Unit - I : Chapter 8 (Secs. 8.1 to 8.5)
Unit - II: Chapter 9 (Secs. 9.1 to 9.5)
Unit - III: Chapter 11( Secs. 11.1 to 11.4)
Unit - IV : Chapter 13 (Sec.13.1 to 13.4)
Unit – V : Chapter 19 (Sec.19.1 to 19.2)
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Gupta P.K., Hira S. (2005), OPERATION RESEARCH, S Chand &
Co.Limited, New Delhi.
2. MariappanP.(2001), OPERATION RESEARCH METHODS & APPLICATIONS
New Century Book House Private Limited..
3. PanneerSevvam (2003), OPERATION RESEARCH, Prentice Hall of India
Private Limited, New Delhi.
4. Sharma J.K.(2007), OPERATION RESEARCH THEORY & APPLICATIONS,
Macmillan India Limited,Chennai.
5. TahaHamadyA.( 2002), OPERATIONS RESEARCH AN INTRODUCTION,
Pearson Education Publishing Limited,New Delhi.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER IV
Major Core 14 : METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Total Hours: 105
Hours/week: 7 Code: P08MA4MCT14
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Unit I : (21 hrs)
Calculus Of Variations And Applications
Maxima and minima, the simplest case, Illustrative examples, Natural boundary
conditions and transition conditions, the Variational notation, the more general case.
Unit II :(21 hrs) Calculus Of Variations And Applications(continued)
Constraints and Lagrange multipliers, Variable and points, Sturm – Liouville problems,
the Rayleigh – Ritz method, a semi direct method.
Unit III : (21 hrs) Integral Equations
Introduction, relations between differential and integral equations, the green’s function,
fredholm equation with separable kernels, Illustrative examples.
Unit IV: (21 hrs) Integral Equations(continued)
Iterative methods for solving equations of the second kind, the Newmann series, and
special devices.
Unit V: (21 hrs) Fourier Transform
Fourier’s integral theorem – Fourier transforms- cosine transforms – Sine transforms –
Transforms of derivatives – Transforms of some special functions – The Convolution
Theorem – Parseval’s theorem for Cosine and Sine transform.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Francis B. Hilde brand(1972), METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS ,
2ndEdition, Prentice –Hall of India Private Limited ,New Delhi.
Unit I :Chapter 2 : Sections 2.1 – 2.6
Unit II : Chapter 2 : Sections 2.7 – 2.9 and 2.19, 2.20
Unit III :Chapter 3 – Sections 3.1 – 3.3, 3.6 and 3.7
Unit IV : Chapter 3 – Sections 3.8 – 3.10 and 3.13
2. Ian N. Sneddon (1974),THE USE OF INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS,
Tata Mc-Graw Hill Publishing CompanyLimited,New Delhi.
Unit V: Chapter 2 – Sections 2.2 – 2.7, 2.9 and 2.10
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Doss H.K. (2000), ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS,
S. Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi.
2. Parashar B.P. (1992),DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL EQUATIONS,
CBS Publishers,New Delhi.
3. Raisinghania M.D. (2007),INTEGRAL EQUATIONS AND BOUNDARY
VALUE PROBLEMS, S. Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi.
4. Veerarajan T. (2003), ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS, Tata Mc- Graw
Hill Publishers, New Delhi.
5. Dr.Venkataraman M.K. (2001), HIGHER MATHEMATICS FOR
ENGINEERING ANDSCIENCE,The National Publishers,Cheenai.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER IV
MAJOR ELECTIVE 2: CODING THEORY
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA4MET01
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
GENERAL OBJECTIVE:
To give an introduction to basic concepts and techniques of coding theory such as,
Double Error-Correcting B.C.H. code , cyclic codes, The Group of a code, Quadratic
residue codes and Bose-Chaudhuri- Hocquenghem codes.
UNIT I - INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS (18HRS)
Introduction - Basic Definitions - Weight,Minimum Weight and Maximum-Likelihood
Decoding - Syndrome Decoding - Perfect Codes, Hamming Codes, Sphere-
Packing Bound -General Facts- Self-Dual Codes, the GolayCodes.
UNIT II - DOUBLE ERROR-CORRECTING B.C.H. CODE AND
FINITE FIELDS POLYNOMIALS (18 HRS)
A Finite Field of 16 Elements - The Double-Error-Correcting Bose-Chaudhuri-
Hocquenhem (B.C.H.) Code Problems - Groups - The Structure of a Finite Field -
Minimal Polynomials - Factoring xn−1 .
UNIT III-CYCLICCODES (18 HRS)
The Origin and Definition of Cyclic Codes - How to Find Cyclic Codes:
The Generator Polynomial - The Generator Polynomial of the Dual Code - Idempotents
and Minimal Ideals for Binary Cyclic CodesProblems.
UNIT IV - THE GROUP OF A CODE AND QUADRATIC RESIDUE
(Q.R.) CODES (18 HRS)
Some Cyclic Codes WeKnow - Permutation Groups - The Group of a Code -
Definition of Quadratic Residue (Q.R.) Codes - Extended Q. R. Codes, Square
Root Bound and Groups of Q.R. Codes - PermutationDecoding.
UNIT V - BOSE-CHAUDHURI-HOCQUENGHEM (B.C.H.) CODES
(18 HRS)
Cyclic Codes Given in Termsof Roots - Vandermonde Determinants - Definition and
Properties of B.C.H. Codes - Preliminary Concepts and a Theorem on Weightsin
Homogeneous Codes - The MacWilliams Equations - PlessPower Moments - Gleason
Polynomials.
TEXT BOOK
Vera Pless, Introduction to the Theory of Error-Correcting Codes, John Wiley &
Sons, New York, 1982.
Unit I: Chapters 1 and 2
Unit II: Chapters 3 and 4
Unit III: Chapter 5
Unit IV: Chapter 6
Unit V: Chapter 7 and 8
REFERENCE BOOKS :
1) I.F. Blake and R.C. Mullin, Introduction to Algebraic and Combinatorial
Coding Theory, Academic Press, INC, New York,1977.
2) F.J. MacWilliams and N.J.A. Sloane, The Theory of Error-Correcting
Codes, Vols. I and II, North-Holland, Amsterdam,1977.
3) Ling, S. and Xing, C.: "Coding Theory: A First Course", Cambridge University Press
4) Roth, R. M.: “Introduction to Coding Theory”, Cambridge University Press
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER IV
Major Elective 2: THEORY OF FUZZY SETS
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA4MET02
No. of Credits: 5 Marks: 100
Objective:
To introduce the concept of fuzzy sets and import the features of fuzzy in various
representations like Relations, Numbers & Decision Making.
UNIT I: (18 hrs)
Fuzzy sets and its operations
Fuzzy sets - Basic concepts – addition properties of α cuts – Extension principle for
fuzzy sets – types of operations – fuzzy complements .
UNIT II: (18 hrs)
Fuzzy Arithmetic
Fuzzy numbers – Linguistic variable – Arithmetic operations on intervals – Arithmetic
operation on fuzzy numbers .
UNIT III: (18 hrs)
Possibility theory
Fuzzy measures - Evidence Theory – Possibility Theory – Fuzzy Sets and Possibility
Theory – Possibility Theory vs Probability Theory.
UNIT IV: (18 hrs)
Fuzzy Decision Making
Individual Decision Making -Multi person Decision Making - Multi Criteria Decision
Making – Multi Stage Decision Making – Fuzzy Ranking Methods.
UNIT V : (18 hrs)
Fuzzy LPP and Transportation Problem
Fuzzy Linear Programming Problem – Fuzzy Transportation Problem.
TEXTBOOKS:
For Units 1 to 5:
1. George J.Klir / Bo Yaun (1995), FUZZY SETS AND FUZZY LOGIC ,THEORY AND
APPLICATIONS , Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi.
Unit I: Chapter 1 (Sec 1.4), Chapter 2 (Sec 2.1 ,2.3 ) & Chapter 3 (Sec 3.1, 3.2)
Unit II: Chapter 4 (Sec 4.1 – 4.4 )
Unit III : Chapter 7 ( Sec 7.1 - 7.5 )
Unit IV : Chapter 15 ( Sec 15.1 – 15.6 )
Unit V:Chapter15(Sec.15.7)
For Fuzzy Transportation problem
2. Zimmermann. H.J..(2006), FUZZY SET THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS,
Springer International Edition, New York.
Chapter 15: Sec 15.3.2
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Kaufmann.A (1994), INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF
FUZZY SETS , Academic press ,Newyork .
2. Klir&Bouyal(2003), FUZZY SET ,UNCERTAINITY AND INFORMATION,
Prentice Hall Of India .
3. Klir J. & Bo Yuan(2000),UNCERTAINITY AND FUZZY LOGIC ,
Wiley western publishers
4. Zimmermann. H.J..(2006), FUZZY SET THEORY AND ITS APPLICATIONS,
Springer International Edition, New York.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER IV
Major Elective 3 : STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA4MET03
No. of Credits: 4 Marks: 100
Objectives:
1. To introduce the concept of discrete and continuous time Marko chains and their properties to study the renewal process and related results and their applications.
2. To learn more about several queuing models and their performance measures.
Unit I :Stochastic Processes (18 hrs)
Some notions - Specifications of stochastic processes- Stationary processes- Markov Chains –
Definition and examples-Higher transition probabilities-Generalization of
Independent Bernoulli trials
Unit II :Markov chain (18 hrs)
Sequences of chain –Dependent trails - Classification of states and chains - determination of
higher transition probabilities- Stability of Markov system.
Unit III Markov processes with discrete state space (18 hrs)
Poisson process and their extensions - Poisson process and related distributions- Generalization
of Poisson process- Birth and death process- - Markov processes with discrete state [
continuous time Markov chains].
Unit IV: Renewal Processes and theory (18 hrs)
Renewal Processes - Renewal Processes with continuous time – Renewal equation –Wald’s
equation: stopping time- Renewal theorems.
Unit V: Stochastic processes in queuing (18 hrs)
Queueing process systems: General concepts- The queueing model M/M/I: Steady state
behavior – Transient behavior of M/M/I model
TEXT BOOK
Medhi J. (1994), STOCHASTIC PROCESSES, second edition, Wiley eastern ltd
New Delhi
UnitI : Chapter 2: 2.1 to 2.3
Chapter 3: 3.1 to 3.2
UnitII: Chapter 3: 3.3 to 3.6 & 3.8,
Unit III: Chapter 4: 4.1 to 4.5
Unit IV: Chapter 6: 6.1 to 6.5
Unit V: Chapter 10: 10.1 to 10.3.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Basu A. K(2003),INTRODUCTION TO STOCHASTIC PROCESS
Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.
2. Richard Bron Son, GovindasamiNaadimuthu(2004),
OPERATION RESEARCH Second edition , Tata Mc. Graw Hill
Publishing Company Ltd.,New Delhi.
3. Samuel Karlin& Howard M.Taylor(1981.), A FIRST COURSE IN STOCHASTIC
PROCESSES, Academic Press.
4. Samuel Karlin& Howard M.Taylor(1981), A SECOND COURSE IN STOCHASTIC
PROCESSES, Academic Press..
5. Sheldon Ross M.(1996), STOCHASTIC PROCESS, second edition,
John WilkeysSon INC.
6. Srinivasan SK .&Medhi J.(1978), STOCHASTIC PROCESS, Second edition
Tata McGraw -Hill Publishing Company ltd.
HOLY CROSS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 002.
M.Sc., MATHEMATICS
(For the candidates admitted from 2008 onwards)
SEMESTER IV
MAJOR ELECTIVE 3 :DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
Total Hours: 90
Hours/week: 6 Code: P08MA4MET04
No. of Credits: 4 Marks: 100
OBJECTIVE:
1. To introduce the notion of surfaces and theirproperties. 2. ToexplainthevariousintrinsicconceptsofDifferentialGeometry.
3. To understand the theory of DifferentialGeometry on surfaces
UNITI: SPACECURVES (18 hrs)
Definition of a space curve - Arc length - tangent - normal and binormal - curvature and
torsion - contact between curves and surfaces- tangent surface- involutes and evolutes-
Intrinsic equations - Fundamental Existence Theorem for space curves- Helics.
UNITII: INTRINSIC PROPERTIES OF ASURFACE (18 hrs)
Definition of a surface - curves on a surface - Surface of revolution - Helicoids - Metric-
Direction coefficients - families of curves- Isometric correspondence- Intrinsic properties.
UNITIII: GEODESICS (18 hrs)
Geodesics - Canonical geodesic equations - Normal property of geodesics- Existence
Theorems - Geodesic parallels - Geodesics curvature- Gauss- Bonnet Theorem - Gaussian
curvature- surface of constant curvature.
UNITIV: NON INTRINSIC PROPERTIES OF ASURFACE (18 hrs)
The second fundamental form- Principal curvature - Lines of curvature - Developable –
Developable associated with space curves and with curves on surface - Minimal surfaces
- Ruled surfaces.
UNITV: DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY OFSURFACES (18 hrs)
Compact surfaces whose points are umbilics- Hilbert's lemma - Compact surface of
constant curvature - Complete surface and their characterization - Hilbert's Theorem -
Conjugate points on geodesics.
TEXT BOOK
T.J. Willmore, An Introduction to Differential Geometry, Oxford University Press,(17th
Impression) New Delhi 2002.
UNIT–I : Chapter I : Sections 1 to 9.
UNIT–II : Chapter II: Sections 1 to 9.
UNIT–III : Chapter II: Sections 10 to 18.
UNIT–IV : Chapter III: Sections 1 to 8.
UNIT–V : Chapter IV : Sections 1 to8.
REFERENCES
1. Struik, D.T. Lectures on Classical Differential Geometry, Addison - Wesley, Mass.
1950.
2. WihelmKlingenberg: A course in Differential Geometry, Graduate Texts in
Mathematics, Springer Verlag,1978.
3. J.A. Thorpe Elementary topics in Differential Geometry, Under - graduate Texts in
Mathematics, Springer - Verlag1979.