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Syllabus for Pre PhD Qualifying Exam

Module - 1

Algebra: Vector spaces, subspaces, linear dependence, basis and dimension, Linear transformation, range space,
null space, rank and nullity, Matrix representation of a linear transformation. Change of basis, Eigenvalues and
eigenvectors, Inner product, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt process, orthogonal expansion, Quadratic forms,
reduction to normal form.

Module - 2

Complex Analysis: Complex Integration, Cauchy's Integral Theorem, Cauchy's Integral Formula, Morera's Theorem,
Liouville's Theorem, Expansion of functions of complex variable in Taylor's and Laurent's series, singularities and
poles, Cauchy's Residue Theorem, contour integration, Conformal mapping and applications, bilinear
transformation, Schwartz - Christoffel transformation.

Module - 3

Ordinary Differential Equations: Systems of first order equations: linear systems, homogeneous linear systems with
constant coefficients, series solution using Frobenius method, existence, uniqueness, and theory of stability.

Special Functions: Solution of differential equation in series: Bessel, Legendre and Hypergeometric differential
equations and their solutions, Bessel's function of different kinds, integral representation of Bessel's functions,
orthogonality of Bessel's functions, modified Bessel's functions, Legendre polynomials, Rodrigue's formula,
orthogonality of Legendre's polynomials, associated Legendre's function, Hypergeometric function and its integral
representation.

Partial Differential Equations: Classification of partial differential equations of second order, method of separation
of variables, solution of one - dimensional heat and wave equation by method of separation of variables,
Homogeneous linear partial differential equations with constant coefficients, non - linear partial differential equations
of second order.

Module - 4

Fourier Series: Periodic functions, Dirichlet conditions, Euler's formula, half - range series, Fourier series
representation of functions of arbitrary period.

Integral Transforms: Laplace transform and its inversion, convolution theorem, Fourier transform and its inversion,
Fourier sine and cosine transform, convolution, Fourier transform of derivatives.

Sturm Liouville's Problem: Sturm Liouville's differential equation and its solution, eigenvalues, eigen functions,
expansion.

Module - 5

Discrete Mathematics: Algebra of sets, introduction to combinatory, counting techniques, principle of inclusion -
exclusion, the pigeon - hole principle and its application, recurrence relation, generating function, mathematical
logic, propositional calculus, basic logical operation, truth tables, Functions, composition of functions, functions for
computer science, relations, equivalence relation, digraphs, computer representation of relations, Warshall's
algorithm, Algebraic structures: group, semi - group, cyclic group.

Graph Theory: Graphs, types of graphs, properties and applications of graphs, matrix representation of graphs,
Euler and Hamiltonian graphs, isomorphic graphs, representation of graphs in computer memory, Trees, properties
of trees, pendant vertices in a tree, spanning trees, fundamental circuits, spanning trees in a weighted graph.

Module - 6

Hydrodynamics: Compressible and incompressible Navier - Stokes equations, stream functions, vorticity method
for incompressible flow, exact solutions of Navier - Stokes equations (Coutte flow, flow between two concentric
cylinders, stagnation point flow), Boundary layer equations for two - dimensional incompressible flow, boundary
layer along a flat plate, expressions for boundary layer along a flat plate, expressions for boundary layer thickness,
displacement thickness, momentum thickness and similar solutions.

Module - 7

Numerical Methods: Approximation of functions, their derivatives and integrals by interpolation, Finite and divided
differences, Iterative methods for solving nonlinear and linear equations, convergence, Power method for largest
eigenvalue, Numerical Solution of ordinary differential equations, Initial value problems by Runge - Kutta and
predictor-corrector methods, Boundary value problems by finite difference methods and method of weighted
residuals, Numerical Solution of Laplace and Poisson equations.

Module - 8

Probability and Statistics: Sample space, events and probability axioms, Random variable, probability density
function, mathematical expectation, variance, Probability distributions: Binomial, Normal and Poisson distributions,
Sampling Distributions: Testing of Hypothesis, Tests of significances: Chi - square test, t – test and F – test.

Module - 9

Theory of Elasticity: Theory of stress, types of external forces, the stress tensor, equations of motion and
equilibrium in terms of the components of the stress tensor, Generalized Hooke's law, various cases of elastic
symmetry of body, complete system of fundamental equation in the theory of elasticity, simple problems of the
theory of elasticity, the plane problems in the theory of elasticity, Interior of the earth, wave motion, the body waves,
surface waves, propagation of elastic waves in different media, Love waves and Rayleigh waves.

Module - 10

Operations Research: Linear programming problems, convex set, convex functions, Simplex method and its
variants, duality, sensitivity analysis, Transportation problems, initial basic feasible solution and optimal solution,
degeneracy, Assignment problems, applications of TP and AP, Nonlinear programming problems, Kuhn-Tucker
conditions.

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