EXAMINATIONS

FACULTY OF SCIENCE (1-YEAR)

MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc) M.Sc (MATHEMATICS)
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 70

Note: 1-Attempt any Seven questions. Paper Code: 105
2-All questions carry equal marks.

PART A — (10
2 = 20 marks) Answer ALL questions.

Each question carries 2 marks.

1. Find all solutions of the equations 3y

 2y
0 .

Determine all real valued solutions of the
2. equation
y

 2iy
 y

0.
Verify that the function x
x is a solution
3

3. of
2
the equation x y

 7xy
 15y
0 .
With usual notation show that P2 x 3x2  1
4.
.
2
Show that the function f x, y
4x  y , on S :
2 2
5.

1
1 satisfies Lipschitz
x ,y condition.
6. Write down the wave equation in cylindrical coordinates.
7. Find the adjoint operator of Lu
uxx  ut .
8. State the struck string problem.
9. State Fourth boundary value problem.
10. With usual notation find F for the Laplace operator.
. PART B — (10
5 = 50 marks) Answer any five
questions.

11. (a) Let 1, 2 be any two linearly independent

solutions of Ly on I . Then show that every
solution of Ly
0 can be written uniquely as

c1 1  c2 2 , where c1,c2 are
constants.
Or
y


 y
(b) Find the solution of the IVP
0,
y0 0 , y
0 1 , y

0 0.



 

12. (a) Show that there exist n linearly
independent solutions of
n  n 1
y  a1x y  ......  an xy
0 on I .
Or
1
(b) Show that ∫ Pn
2
xdx
2
.
1 2n  1
13. (a) Find all solutions the equation
2
y
 3x  2xy

.
2
x  2y
Or
2
(b) Reduce the equation uxx  x uyy
0 to a
canonical form.

14. (a) Derive d’Alembert solution for the one

dimensional wave equation.
Or
(b) Determine the solution of uxx  uyy
1, ux,0

sin x , uy x,0
x .

15. (a) State and prove the maximum principle.

Or
(b) Obtain the Green’s function for the boundary
 2
value problem
u
h in D , u
f on B by the
method of eigen functions.

16. (a) Find all solutions of the equation y′′ + y = sec x (− π

/ 2 < x < π / 2).
Or
(b) State and prove the existence and
uniqueness theorem for the IVP L(y) = 0 ,
y(x0 ) = x , y′(x0 )= β .

17. (a) Find two linearly independent power series

solutions of the equation y′′ − xy′ + y = 0 .
Or
(b) Solve the Bessel equation of order zero.

18. (a) State and prove the necessary and sufficient

equatio
conditions
M x, y
for 0 the
N x, y y′
n to be exact.

( )+ ( ) =
Or
(b) Determine the solution of the initial-
boundary value problem
utt = 16uxx , 0 < x < ∞ , t > 0
u(x,0) = sin x, 0 < x < ∞
3
ut (x,0)= x , u(0,t) = 0 , 0 ≤ x < 8, t ≥ 0 .

19. (a) Establish the existence and uniqueness of

solution of the heat conduction problem.
Or
(b) Solve :
2
utt = c uxx , 0 < x < π , t > 0
u(x,0) = x + sin x , 0 ≤ x ≤ π
ut (x,0) = u(0,t) = ux (π ,t) =
0.

20. (a) Establish the existence of the solution of the

Dirichlet problem for a circle.
Or
(b) Determine the solution of the problem
 2
∇ u = h in D
u = f on B
by the method of Green’s function.