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M.Sc.(Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY – 2015

First Year
MATHEMATICS
Paper - I : Algebra
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

Answer any five of the following

All questions carry equal

1) a) If φ is a homomorphism of G into G with Kernel K, then prove that K is a normal

subgroup of G.

b) State and prove Cayley’s theorem.

2) a) Show that every permutation is the product of its cycles.

b) State and prove Cauchy’s theorem.

3) a) If P is a prime number and, P α O(G) then prove that G has a subgroup of order P α .

b) Show that every finite abelian group is the direct product of cyclic groups.

4) a) If R is a commutative ring with unit element and M is an ideal of R, then prove that
M is a maximal ideal of R if and only if R/M is a field.

b) Prove that a Euclidean ring possesses a unit element.

5) a) Prove that J[i] is a Euclidean ring.

b) State and prove Gauss Lemma.

6) a) Prove that the element a ∈ K is algebraic over F if and only if F(a) is a finite
extension of F.

b) If L is an algebraic extension of K and if K is an algebraic extension of F, then show

that L is an algebraic extension of F.

7) a) Prove that a polynomial of degree n over a field can have atmost n roots in any
extension field.

b) Prove that the fixed field of G is a subfield of K.

8) a) Prove that G is solvable if and only if G (K) = (e) for some integer K.

b) Prove that the general polynomial of degree n ≥ 5 is not solvable by radicals.

9) a) Prove that a lattice L is modular if and only if a ≥ b and a ∪ c = b ∪ c,

a ∩ c = b ∩ c for any c imply that a = b.

b) Explain the partially ordered sets.

10) a) State and prove Schreier’s theorem.

b) Prove that every distributive lattice which more than one element can be represented
as a subdirect union of two element chains.

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M.Sc.(Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY – 2015
First Year
MATHEMATICS
Paper - II : Analysis
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

Answer any five of the following

All questions carry equal marks

1) a) When do we say that a subset K of a metric space X is compact? Show that compact
subsets of metric spaces are closed.

b) Prove that a set E is open if and only if its complement is closed.

2) a) Prove that compact subsets of metric spaces are closed.

b) Let P be a nonempty perfect set in Rk. Then show that P is uncountable.

3) a) Prove that the subsequential limits of a sequence {Pn} in a metric space X form a
closed subset of X.

b) Show that the product of two convergent series need not converge and may actually
diverge.

4) a) Prove that a mapping f of a metric space X into a metric space Y is continuous on X

if and only if f −1 ( V ) is open in X for every open set V in Y.

b) Suppose f is a continuous mapping of a compact metric space X into a metric space

Y. Then show that f(X) is compact.

5) a) Prove that on [a,b] if and only if for every ε >0 there exists a portion P
such that U(P, f ,α ) − L(P, f ,α ) < ε .
 b) If f is monotonic and α is continuous on [a,b] then show that on [a,b] .

6) a) Suppose f is bounded on [a,b], f has only finitely many points of discontinuity on

[a,b], and is continuous at every point at which f is discontinuous. Then show that

b) If f maps [a,b] into Rk and if for some monotonically increasing function

on [a,b], then show that , and .

7) a) State and prove the Cauchy’s criterion for uniform convergence of sequence of
functions.

b) Prove that there exists a real continuous function on the real line which is nowhere
differentiatble.

8) State and prove the Weirstrass approximation theorem.

9) a) Define a measurable function. If f is measurable then show that is measurbale. Is

the converse of this result true? Justify your answer.

b) State and prove the Lebesque’s monotone convergence theorem.

10) a) State and prove the Riesz-Fischer theorem.

b) Show that the continuous functions form a dense subset of Z2 on [a,b ].

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M.Sc. (Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY - 2015
First Year
MATHEMATICS
Paper-III : Complex Analysis and Special Functions and Partial Differential
Equations
Time : 03 Hours Maximum Marks : 80

Answer any five questions

Choosing at least two from each section

All questions carry equal marks

SECTION-A
1
2
1) a) Prove that ∫ P ( x) P ( x)dx = 2n + 1 , if m = n.
−1
m n

π
1
b) Show that J n ( x) =
π ∫ cos(nθ − x sin θ )dθ , n being an integer.
0

2
2) a) Prove that ∫ J 3 ( x) = C − J 2 ( x) − J1 ( x) .
x

1 dn 2
b) Prove that Pn ( x) = n n
( x − 1) n .
n !2 dx

3) a) Express f ( x) = x 4 + 3 x3 − x 2 + 5 x − 2 in terms of Legendre polynomials.

0, − 1 < x ≤ 0
b) If f ( x) =  . Show that
 x , 0 < x < 1

1 1 5 3
f ( x) = P0 ( x ) + P1 ( x ) + P2 ( x ) − P4 ( x ) + ....
4 2 16 32

4) a) Solve ( y 2 + yz )dx + ( z 2 + zx)dy + ( y 2 − xy )dz = 0 .

b) Verify that the following equation is integrable and find its primitive.

zydx + ( x 2 y − zx) dy + ( x 2 z − xy ) dz = 0 .
5) a) Solve qxr + ( x + y ) s + pyt + xy ( xt − s 2 ) = 1 − pq.

Solve (2 D 2 − 5DD′ + 2 D′ ) z = 24( y − x)

2
b)

SECTION-B

2
∂  ∂
2

f (z)  +  f ( z )  = f ′( z ) .
2
6) a) If f (z) is an analytic function, prove that 
 ∂x   ∂y 

b) If Σan ( z − a ) n is a given power series with radius of convergence R, then prove

an
that R = lim . If this limit exists.
an +1

7) a) Let z1, z2, z3, z4 be four distinct points in C∞ . Then prove that (z1, z2, z3, z4) is a real
number if and only if all the four points lie on a circle.

b) State and prove the maximum modulus theorem.

8) a) If r :[ a, b] → c is piecewise smooth curve, then prove that r is of bounded variation

b

and v(r ) = ∫ r ′(t ) dt .

a

b) State and prove open mapping theorem.

9) a) State and prove Laurent series development.

π
2
dθ π (2a + 1)
b) Show that ∫
0
(a + sin θ )
2 2
= 3
4(a 2 + a) 2
, (a > 0) .

∞
cos x
10) a) Evaluate ∫
−∞
1 + x2
dx .

∞
log x −π
b) Prove that ∫ dx = .
0
(1 + x )
2 2
4

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M.Sc. (Previous) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY - 2015
First Year
MATHEMATICS
Paper-IV : Theory of Ordinary Differential Equations

Time : 03 Hours Maximum Marks : 80

Answer any five questions

All questions carry equal marks

1) a) State and prove Uniqueness theorem.

b) Find two linearly independent power series solutions in powers of x of the equation
y ′′ + 3 x 2 y ′ − xy = 0 .

2) a) One solution of x3 y′′′ − 3 x 2 y′′ + 6 xy′ − 6 y = 0 for x > 0 is φ1 ( x) = x . Find a basis for the
solutions for x > 0.

b) Show that there is a basis φ1 , φ2 for the solutions of

ψ 1 ( x) ψ 2 ( x)
x 2 y ′′ + 4 xy ′ + (2 + x 2 ) y = 0, ( x > 0) of the form φ1 ( x ) = 2
, φ2 ( x ) = .
x x2

3) a) Let M, N be two real-valued functions which have continuous first partial derivatives
on some rectangle R : x − x0 ≤ a, y − y0 ≤ b . Then the equation M ( x, y ) + N ( x, y ) y ′ = 0
∂M ∂N
is exact in R, if and only if, = in R.
∂y ∂x

b) Compute the first four successive approximations φ0 , φ1 , φ2 , φ3 for the equation

y ′ = 1 + xy, y (0) = 1 .

4) State and prove existence theorem for the solution of initial value
problem y′ = f ( x, y ), y ( x0 ) = y0 .
5) a) Let f be the vector valued function defined on R : x ≤ 1, y ≤ 1, (y in C2)
by f ( x, y ) = ( y22 + 1, x + y12 ) .

i) Find an upper bound m for f ( x, y ) for (x, y) in R.

ii) Compute a Lipschitz condition k for f on R.

b) Compute a solution of the system y1′ = 3 y1 + 4 y2 , y2′ = 5 y1 + 6 y2 .

6) a) Suppose y, z, w are the following vectors in C3 : y = (8 + i, 3i, -2), z = (i, -i, 2),
w = (2 + i, 0, 1) compute y – z.

b) Solve the equation y′′ + k 2 y = 0 (k > 0) .

7) a) Find the solution of the Riccati equation z1 + z2 – 2z + 2 = 0.

b) Construct Green’s function for the problem u ′′ = 0, u (0) = 0, u (1) = 0 .

8) a) Find the functions z(x), k(x) and m(x) such that

d
z ( x )  x 2 y ′′ − 2 xy ′ + 2 y  = [ k ( x) y′ + m( x) y ] .
dx

b) Derive an adjoint equation for Ly ≡ y ′ − Ay = 0, where A is n x n matrix and obtain a

condition for the operator L to be self adjoint.

9) a) Derive a condition for the equation P0u ′′ + Pu

1
′ + P2u = 0 is self - adjoint.

b) State and prove Sturm separation theorem.

10) a) State and prove Sturm – Picone theorem.

b) Put the differential equation x 2 y′′ + xy′ + ( x 2 − n 2 ) y = 0 in self-adjoint form.

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