NIT Syllabus
NIT Syllabus
M.Sc. MATHEMATICS
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
COURSE STRUCTURE
I Year I Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No.
Total 18 6 3 26
I Year II Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No
1 MA5151 Integral and Discrete Transforms 3 1 0 4
4 MA5154 Topology 3 1 0 4
5 MA5155 Mechanics 3 1 0 4
6 Elective - I 3 0 0 3
8 MA5191 Seminar 0 0 2 1
Total 18 5 5 26
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II Year I Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No
1 MA6101 Mathematical Programming 3 1 0 4
6 Elective - II 3 0 0 3
8 MA6141 Seminar 0 0 2 1
Total 18 5 5 26
II Year II Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No
3 Elective - III 3 0 0 3
4 Elective - IV 3 0 0 3
Total 12 2 11 22
LIST OF ELECTIVES
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Syllabus
Basic Topology - metric spaces - compact sets - perfect sets - connected sets - Riemann Stieltje's integral
- Improper integrals - Uniform convergence of series - Power series - Fourier series.
Reading :
1. Walter Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1976.
2. Brian S.Thomson, Andrew M.Bruckner, Judith B.Bruner, Real Analysis, Prentice Hall International, 2008.
Sets and propositions - Permutations, combinations, numeric functions, generating functions - Recurrence
relations and recursive algorithms - Relations and functions - Boolean algebra - Graphs and planar graphs,
multigraphs and weighted graphs, Trees and cut-sets.
Reading :
1. Mott, Kandel and Baker, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists, PHI, 2006.
2. C.L. LIU, Elements of Discrete Mathematics, McGraw Hill, 1985.
3. Tremblay and Manohar, Discrete Mathematical Structures with Applications to Computer Science,
McGraw Hill Book Co., 2004.
First order and higher order differential equations - method of variation of parameters - linear equations with
variable coefficients - Legendre and Bessel equations - systems of differential equations - non-homogeneous
linear systems - successive approximation - Picard's theorem - nonuniqueness of solutions - continuous
dependence on initial conditions.
Reading :
1. S.G. Deo and V. Raghavendra, Ordinary Differential Equations, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co., New Delhi,
2006.
2. M. Rama Mohana Rao, Ordinary Differential Equations - Theory and Applications, Affiliated East West
Press, New Delhi, 1981.
3. E.A.Coddington, Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Prentice Hall, 1995.
C-language : operators and expressions, control structures, functions, header files, scope rules, pointers
and arrays, address arithmetic, command line arguments, structures - Stacks and Recursion - Lists -
Searching and Sorting.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Reading :
1. Lipschitz, Programming in C (Scaum's Series), McGraw Hill, 2003.
2. Horowitz and Sahni, Fundamentals of Data Structures, Galgotia, New Delhi, 1995.
3. Tennenbam, Data Structures using C, Prentice Hall International, 2005.
Simple programs in C language using pointers, String manipulation, File processing, Program to implement
Stacks and Queues, conversion of infix to post fix expression, Programs on Recursion, Programs for
Searching, Programs for sorting.
Laplace Transform - inverse Laplace transform - Convolution theorem - solution of differential equations by
Laplace transform - Fourier transform : Inverse Fourier transform - Z transform : inverse Z transform -
Discrete Fourier Transform - Fast Fourier Transform.
Reading :
1. Churchill, Operational Mathematics, McGraw Hill, 1972.
2. Hildebrand, Methods of Applied Mathematics, PHI, New Jercy, 1960.
3. E.O.Brigham, The Fast Fourier Transforms, Prentice Hall, New Jersy, 1988.
4. E.I.Jury, Theory and Applications of Z Transform Method, John Wiley, 1964.
Probability - Bayes' Theorem - probability distributions with discrete and continuous random variables - joint
probability mass function - testing of hypothesis for large and small samples - chi-square test linear correlation
and linear regression - rank correlation - correlation of bivariate frequency distribution.
Reading :
1. Gupta and Kapur, Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics, S. Chand & Co., 2008.
2. U.K.Rohatgi and A.K.Md. Ehsanes Saleh, An Introduction to Probability Theory and Mathematical
Sciences, Wiley, 2001.
Formulation - linear and quasi-linear first order partial differential equations - Paffian equation - Equations of
higher order : Method of solution for the case of constant coefficients - method of solution by seperation of
variables: Laplace's equation, Wave equation, Diffusion equation.
Reading :
1. Sneddon, Elements of Partial Differential Equations, McGraw Hill, New York, 1984.
2. P. Prasad and R. Ravindran, Partial Differential Equations, Wiley Eastern, New Delhi, 1987.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Reading :
1. G.F. Simmons, Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis, McGraw Hill, Tokyo, 1963.
2. John Kelley, General Topology, Springer, 1991.
3. J.R. Munkres, Topology, A First Course, Prentice Hall of India, 1988.
Systems of particles: Linear and Angular momentum and rate of change of angular momentum of a system
of particles - Rigid body : Moments of inertia; Kinetic energy and angular momentum - Euler's motion under
no forces; Eulerian angles; Lagrange's and Hamilton's equations of motion - elementary problems; motion of
a top.
Reading :
1. J.C. Upadhyaya, Classical Mechanics, Himalaya Publications, 2005.
2. Synge and Griffith, Principles of Mechanics, McGraw Hill, 1987.
3. Chorlton, Text Book on Dynamics, CBS Pubs, New Delhi, 1985.
Tensor Analysis : covariant and contravariant vectors, contraction, second and higher order tensors, quotient
law, covariant and intrinsic derivatives, geodesics - Integral equations : connection with differential equations,
integral equations of the convolution type - Green's functions: Non homogeneous boundary value problems,
one dimensional Green's function.
Reading :
1. Barry Spain, Tensor Calculus, Dover Publications, 2003.
2. I.N. Snedden, The use of Integral Transforms, Tata Mc-Graw Hill, 1979.
3. John W. Dettman, Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering, McGraw Hill, New York, 1962.
Introduction - Microbial population models - Single species and two species population models - multispecies
population models - optimal exploitation models - epidemic models - models in genetics - mathematical
models in pharmacokinetics - models for blood flows.
Reading :
1. J.N. Kapur, Mathematical Models in Biology and Medicine, Affiliated East-West Pvt. Ltd., 2010.
2. W.J. Meyer, Concepts of Mathematical Modelling, McGraw Hill, Tokyo, 1985.
Programs for solution of quadratic equation, Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations, Gauss-
Seidel method, Inverse of a matrix, Gaussian elimination, Numerical integration, Euler's and modified Euler's
methods, Runge-Kutta methods, Tridiagonal system by Thomas algorithm.
Formulation of a LPP - Graphical solution - Simplex method - revised simplex method - duality theory - dual
simplex method - sensitivity analysis - parametric programming. Transportation problem - Assignment problem
- travelling salesman problem - Integer Programming - Dynamic programming.
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Reading :
1. H.A. Taha, Operations Research, An Introduction, PHI, 2008
2. Kambo, Mathematical Progamming Techniques, East-West Pub., Delhi, 1991
3. Kanti Swarup, Manmohan and P.K. Gupta, Operations Research, Sultan Chand & Co., 2006.
4. J.C. Pant, Introduction to Operations Research, Jain Brothers, 2008.
Kinematics of fluids in motion - Equations of motion of fluid - Bernoulli's equation - some flows involving
axial symmetry - some special two-dimensional flows - Some three dimensional flows - axisymmetric flows
- Stokes' stream function - Viscous flows - the Navier-Stokes' equations of motion of viscous fluid - Steady
viscous flow in tubes of uniform cross section.
Reading :
1. Frank Chorlton, Fluid Dynamics, CBS Publishers, Delhi, 2004.
2. L.M. Milne Thomson, Theoretical Hydrodynamics, Macmillan Company, New York, 1960.
Multistep Methods for Initial Value problems, Quasilinearization. Shooting methods - Finite Difference Methods
: Parabolic equations, Hyperbolic Equations, Laplace equation, Poisson equation, ADI methods.
Reading :
1. M.K. Jain, Numerical Solution of Differential Equations, Wiley Eastern, Delhi, 1985.
2. G.D. Smith, Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations, Oxford University Press, 2004.
3. M.K. Jain, S.R.K.Iyengar and R.K. Jain, Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Wiley
Eastern, 2002.
Functions of a complex variable - analytic functions - complex integration - Taylor's theorem - Laurent's
theorem - Cauchy's residue theorem - Conformal mapping - Bilinear transformation - Transformation by
elementary functions - representation of a polygon on a half plane - representation of any region on a circle.
Reading :
1. R.V. Churchill and Brown, Complex Variables and Applications, McGraw Hill, Tokyo, 1974.
2. Copson, E.T., Theory of Complex Variables, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1974.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Wavelet transform - Haar wavelet expansion : Haar functions and Haar series, Haar function representation
of Brownian motion - Multiresolution analysis - scaling functions, from scaling function to MRA - Wavelets in
several variables: tensor product of wavelets, general formulation of MRA and wavelets in Rd.
Reading :
1. Mark A. Pinsky : Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Wavelets, Cenage Learning India Pvt. Ltd, 2002.
2. M.V. Altaisky: Wavelets Theory, Applications Implementation, University Press, 2009.
Introduction - Obtaining the Integral Form from the Differential Form - Finite Volume Meshes - Discretising
the Semi-Integral Equation - Implementation of Finite Volume Schemes - The Shallow Water Equations -
General FVS for the SWE - FVS for the 2D SWE on a Structured Mesh - Heuristic Time Step for a 2D SWE
FVS.
Reading :
1. D.M. Causon, C.G. Mingham, L. Own : Introductory Finite Volume Methods for Partial Differential Equations,
Springer, 2009.
2. H. Versteeg and and W.Malalasekera, An introduction to CFD : The Finite Volume Method, Pearson,
2009.
C language programs for Simplex method, Two phase method, Big-M method, Revised simplex method,
Transportation algorithm, Dual simplex method, Assignment problem.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
COURSE STRUCTURE
I Year II Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No.
Total 18 6 3 26
I Year II Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No
1 MA5151 Integral and Discrete Transforms 3 1 0 4
6 Elective - I 3 0 0 3
8 MA5291 Seminar 0 0 2 1
Total 18 5 5 26
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
II Year I Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No
1 MA6101 Mathematical Programming 3 1 0 4
2 MA6102 Fluid Dynamics 3 1 0 4
3 MA6103 Numerical Solution of Differential
Equations 3 1 0 4
4 MA6104 Complex Analysis 3 1 0 4
5 MA6201 Data Base Management Systems 3 1 0 4
6 Elective - II 3 0 0 3
7 MA6202 DBMS Laboratory 0 0 3 2
8 MA6241 Seminar 0 0 2 1
Total 18 5 5 26
II Year II Semester
S. Course
Course Name L T P C
No. No
1 MA6151 Operations Research 3 1 0 4
2 MA6152 Finite Element Method 3 1 0 4
3 Elective - III 3 0 0 3
4 Elective - IV 3 0 0 3
5 MA6253 Software Laboratory 0 0 3 2
6 MA6292 Comprehensive Viva 0 0 0 2
7 MA6299 Term Project Work 0 0 8 4
Total 12 2 11 22
LIST OF ELECTIVES
Elective - I
Elective - II
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Syllabus
Basic Topology - metric spaces - compact sets - perfect sets - connected sets - Riemann Stieltje's integral -
Improper integrals - Uniform convergence of series - Power series - Fourier series.
Reading :
1. Walter Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, McGraw Hill Book Co., 1976.
2. Brian S. Thomson, Andrew M.Bruckner, Judith B.Bruner, Real Analysis, Prentice Hall International, 2008.
Sets and propositions - Permutations, combinations, numeric functions, generating functions - Recurrence
relations and recursive algorithms - Relations and functions - Boolean algebra - Graphs and planar graphs,
multigraphs and weighted graphs, Trees and cut-sets.
Reading :
1. Mott, Kandel and Baker, Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists, PHI, 2006.
2. C.L.LIU, Elements of Discrete Mathematics, McGraw Hill, 1985.
3. Tremblay and Manohar, Discrete Mathematical Structures with Applications to Computer Science, McGraw
Hill Book Co., 2004.
Systems of linear equations - Moore-Penrose Generalised inverse - Vector spaces - subspaces - characteristic
values and vectors - Cayley Hamilton theorem - annihilating polynomial - invariant subspaces- Simultaneous
triangularisation - simultaneous diagonalisation - Jordan form - inner product spaces - unitary and normal
operators - bilinear forms.
Reading :
1. Hoffman and Kunze, Linear Algebra, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2003.
2. V. Krishnamurthy et. Al., An Introduction to Linear Algebra, Affiliated East West Press, New Delhi, 2003.
3. P.G. Bhattacharya, S.K. Jain and S.R. Nagpaul, First Course in Linear Algebra, Wiley Eastern Ltd., New
Delhi, 1991.
4. K.B. Datta, Matrix and Linear Algebra, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi, 2006.
First order and higher order differential equations - method of variation of parameters - linear equations with
variable coefficients - Legendre and Bessel equations - systems of differential equations - non-homogeneous
linear systems - successive approximation - Picard's theorem - nonuniqueness of solutions - continuous
dependence on initial conditions.
Reading :
1. S.G. Deo and V. Raghavendra, Ordinary Differential Equations, Tata McGraw Hill Pub. Co., New Delhi,
2006.
2. M. Rama Mohana Rao, Ordinary Differential Equations - Theory and Applications. Affiliated East West
Press, New Delhi, 1981.
3. E.A.Coddington, Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations, Prentice Hall, 1995.
C-language : operators and expressions, control structures, functions, header files, scope rules, pointers and
arrays, address arithmetic, command line arguments, structures - Stacks and Recursion - Lists - Searching
and Sorting.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Reading :
1. Lipschitz, Programming in C (Scaum's Series), McGraw Hill, 2003.
2. Horowitz and Sahni, Fundamentals of Data Structures, Galgotia, New Delhi, 1995.
3. Tennenbam, Data Structures Using C, Prentice Hall International, 2005.
Simple programs in C languages using pointers, String manipulation, File processing, Program to implement
Stacks and Queues, conversion of infix to post fix expression, Programs on Recursion, Programs for Searching,
Programs for sorting.
Laplace Transform - inverse Laplace transform - Convolution theorem - solution of differential equations by
Laplace transform - Fourier transform : Inverse Fourier transform - Z transform : inverse Z transform -
Discrete Fourier Transform - Fast Fourier Transform.
Reading :
1. Churchill, Operational Mathematics, McGraw Hill, 1972.
2. Hildebrand, Methods of Applied Mathematics, PHI, New Jersy, 1960.
3. E.O. Brigham, The Fast Fourier Transforms, Prentice Hall, New Jersy, 1988.
4. E.I. Jury, Theory and Applications of Z Transform Method, John Wiley, 1964.
Concepts in algorithms analysis, asymptotic complexity of the algorithms - Graphs and trees, Biconnected
graphs, DFS, BFS, Kruskal, Prims and Dijkstra algorithms - Dynamic Programming - Lower bound theory -
NP-hard problems and NP-complete problems - Approximation algorithms for NP-hard problems.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Reading :
1. Horowitz and Sahni, Fundamentals of Computer Algorithms, Computer Science Press, Maryland, 2006.
2. Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman, The Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Addison-Wisley, London, 1974.
Introdution - Microbial population models - Single species and two species population models - multispecies
population models - optimal exploitation models - epidemic models - models in genetics - mathematical
models in pharmacokinetics. - models for blood flows.
Reading :
1. J.N. Kapur, Mathematical Models in Biology and Medicine, Affiliated East-West Pvt. Ltd., 2010.
2. W.J. Meyer, Concepts of Mathematical Modelling, McGraw Hill, Tokyo, 1985.
Programs with class, objects as Function arguments, Friendly functions, Constructors and Destructors,
Operator overloading - overloading unary operators - overloading binary operators. Programs illustrating the
implementation of various forms of inheritance - Programs for implementation of multiple inheritance.
Formulation of a LPP - Graphical solution - Simplex method - revised simplex method - duality theory - dual
simplex method - sensitivity analysis - parametric programming. Transportation problem - Assignment problem
- travelling salesman problem - Integer Programming - Dynamic programming.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Reading :
1. H.A.Taha, Operations Research, An Introduction, PHI, 2008.
2. Kambo, Mathematical Progamming Techniques, East-West Pub., Delhi, 1991.
3. Kanti Swarup, Manmohan and P.K. Gupta, Operations Research, Sultan Chand & Co., 2006.
4. J.C.Pant, Introuduction to Operations Research, Jain Brothers, 2008.
Kinematics of fluids in motion - Equations of motion of fluid - Bernoulli's equation - some flows involving axial
symmetry - some special two-dimensional flows - Some three dimensional flows - axisymmetric flows -
Stokes' stream function - Viscous flows - the Navier-Stokes' equations of motion of viscous fluid - Steady
viscous flow in tubes of uniform cross section.
Reading :
1. Frank Chorlton, Fluid Dynamics, CBS Publishers, Delhi, 2004.
2. L.M. Milne Thomson, Theoretical Hydrodynamics, Macmillan Company, New York, 1960.
Multistep Methods for Initial Value problems, Quasilinearization. Shooting methods - Finite Difference Methods:
Parabolic equations, Hyperbolic Equations, Laplace equation, Poisson equation, ADI methods.
Reading :
1. M.K. Jain, Numerical Solution of Differential Equations, Wiley Eastern, Delhi, 1985.
2. G.D. Smith, Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations, Oxford University Press, 2004.
3. M.K. Jain, S.R.K.Iyengar and R.K.Jain, Computational Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Wiley
Eastern, 2002.
Functions of a complex variable - analytic functions - complex integration - Taylor's theorem - Laurent's
theorem - Cauchy's residue theorem - Conformal mapping - Bilinear transformation - Transformation by
elementary functions - representation of a polygon on a half plane - representation of any region on a circle.
Reading :
1. R.V. Churchill and Brown, Complex Variables and Applications, McGraw Hill, Tokyo, 1974.
2. Copson, E.T., Theory of Complex Variables, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1974.
Data models, Data Independence, Database manager, Database Administrator - Entities and relationships,
Mapping constraints - Structure of relational database - SQL - Domain constraints - First, Second and Third,
Fourth and fifth normal forms - Structure of query optimizer - High performance transaction systems, long
duration transactions.
Reading :
1. Korth, Silverschatz and Sudarshan, Data Base Systems Concepts, McGraw Hill, New York, 1997.
2. Jeffery D. Ullman, Principles of Database Systems, Galgotia, 1984.
Introduction : Coordinate systems - vector generation - line drawing and circle generation - character generation
- display file and its structure - Polygons - 2D Transformations - 3D Transformations - Hidden surfaces and
Lines - Shading - Curves and Fractals.
Reading :
1. S. Harrington, Computer Graphics - A Programming Approach, McGraw Hill, New York, 1983.
2. Rogers and Adams, Mathematical Elements of Computer Graphics, McGraw Hill, New York, 1990.
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Finite Automata Deterministic finite automata (DFA), Non-deterministic finite automata (NFA), Non-deterministic
finite automata with moves (NFA-), Equivalence of DFA, NFA and NFA-, Turing Machines: Turing machine
model, example, Modification of Turing machines, Church's hypothesis and Non-deterministic Turing machines.
Reading :
1. Hopcroft J. and Ullman J.D., Introduction to Automata Theory, Languages and Computation, Narosa
Publishing, 1989.
2. Martin, J.C., Introduction to Languages and the Theory of Computation, Tata McGraw Hill, 2009.
3. Carrel J. and Long D., Theory of Finite Automata with an Introduction to Formal Languages, Prentice
Hall,1989.
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M.Sc. Mathematics - Scheme and Syllabi
Multiple Criteria Decision Making problems - introduction to various methods with no articulation, apriori
articulation, progressive articulation and posteriori articulation of preference information - optimization of
multiple objective linear programming and non-linear programming problems.Goal programming.
Reading :
1. Hwang, Cl and Masud, ASM, Multiple Objective Decision Making - Methods and Applications, Springer-
Verlag, 1985.
2. Ralph E.Steuer, Multiple Criteria Optimization - Theory, Computation and Application, John Wiley, Tokyo,
1986.
3. J.P. Ignizio, Goal Programming and Extensions, Heath Hexington Books, London, 1978.
Hedging and pricing by arbitrage in discrete time models, Setting of binomial tree models - conditional
expectation, martingale, change of measure, and representation - Brownian motion - Models for the interest
rate in the national and international markets. Mathematical models of bond and stock prices, other derivative
securities.
Reading :
1. RJ Williams, Introduction to Mathematics of Finance, AMS, 2006.
2. Marek Capiski, Tomasz Zastawniak, Mathematics for Finance: An Introduction to Financial Engineering,
Springer, 2003.
Management through Information system. Relatedness of MIS Development of MIS, Information System
Planning - A study of major financial, production, manpower and marketing MIS. Advanced MIS - Decision
support systems, Export systems. Rationale of computer application.
Reading :
1. Charles S. Parker, Management Information Systems- Strategy and Action, McGraw Hill Intl. Edition,
1989.
2. James O. Brien, Management Information Systems, McGraw Hill, 1998.
Crisp set theory - Fuzzy set theory - Propositional Logic - Predicate Logic - Fuzzy Relations - Fuzzy Logic -
Switching functions and Switching circuits - Applications of fuzzy mathematics.
Reading :
1. M. Ganesh, Introduction to Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic, PHI, 2001.
2. G.J. Klir and B.Yuan, Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic-Theory and Applications, PHI, 1997.
3. T.J. Ross, Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications, McGraw-Hill, 1995.
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