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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi

Teaching Plan (DSC-4: Linear Algebra): B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics, Semester-2

Weeks 1 and 2: Fundamental operation with vectors in Euclidean space ℝ , Linear combinations
of vectors, Dot product and their properties, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Triangle inequality.
[1] Chapter 1 [Sections 1.1 and Section 1.2 (up to Theorem 1.8)].

Weeks 3 and 4: Solving system of linear equations using Gaussian elimination, Gauss-Jordan row
reduction, Reduced row echelon form.
[1] Chapter 2 (Sections 2.1, and 2.2).

Weeks 5 and 6: Equivalent systems, Rank and row space of a matrix, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors,
Eigenspace, Diagonalization, Characteristic polynomial of a matrix, Cayley-Hamilton theorem.
[1] Chapter 2 [Section 2.3 (Lemma 2.8 and Theorem 2.9 without proofs)].
[1] Chapter 3 [Section 3.4 (up to Example 8, Page 197)], and
Chapter 5 [Cayley Hamilton Theorem with example on Page 401].

Weeks 7 and 8: Fields, Vector spaces, Subspaces, Algebra of subspaces, Linear combination of
vectors, Linear span.
[2] Chapter 1 (Sections 1.2 to 1.4).

Week 9 and 10: Linear independence, Bases and dimension, Dimension of subspaces.
[2] Chapter 1 (Sections 1.5, and 1.6 up to Example 20, page 51).

Weeks 11 and 12: Linear transformations, Null space, Range, Rank and nullity of a linear
transformation, Matrix representation of a linear transformation.
[2] Chapter 2 (Sections 2.1 and 2.2).

Weeks 13 to 15: Algebra of linear transformations, Invertibility and isomorphisms; Application:


Computer graphics – Fundamental movements in a plane, homogenous coordinates, and
composition of movements.
[2] Chapter 2 [Sections 2.3 (up to Example 2, page 89), and 2.4 (up to Theorem 2.21, page 104)].
[1] Chapter 8 (Section 8.7).

References:
1. Andrilli, S., & Hecker, D. (2016). Elementary Linear Algebra (5th ed.). Elsevier India.
2. Friedberg, Stephen H., Insel, Arnold J., & Spence, Lawrence E. (2003). Linear Algebra (4th
ed.). Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi.

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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi

Teaching Plan (DSC-5: Calculus): B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics, Semester-2

Weeks 1 and 2: Limits of functions (    and sequential approach), Algebra of limits, One-sided
limits, Infinite limits and limits at infinity.
[2] Chapter 4.

Weeks 3 and 4: Continuous functions (    approach and sequential continuity) and its various
properties on closed and bounded interval [a, b] viz., boundedness and maximum-minimum value
theorem, Intermediate value theorem and the preservation of intervals theorem.
[4] Chapter 3 (Sections 17, and 18).

Weeks 5: Uniform continuity of real-valued functions.


[4] Chapter 3 [Section 19 (up to Example 6, except 19.3)].

Weeks 6 and 7: Differentiability of a function, Algebra of differentiable functions and chain rule.
[4] Chapter 5 (Section 28).

Weeks 8 to 10: Relative extrema, Interior extremum theorem, Rolle’s theorem, Mean-value
theorem and its applications, Intermediate value property of derivatives.
[4] Chapter 5 (Section 29).

Weeks 11 and 12: Higher order derivatives, Calculation of the nth derivative, Leibnitz’s theorem;
Taylor’s theorem, Taylor’s series expansions of e x , sin x, and cos x.
[3] Chapter 5.
[4] Chapter 5 [Section 31(31.2 to 31.4 up to Example 1)].

Week 13: Indeterminate forms, L’Hôpital’s rule.


[1] Chapter 6 (Section 6.5).

Weeks 14 and 15: Concavity and inflexion points; Singular points (cusp, node and conjugate
point), Tangents at the origin and nature of singular points; Concepts of asymptotes parallel to axes
and oblique, Graphing rational functions and polar equations.
[1] Chapter 3 [Section 3.1 (3.1.3 to 3.1.5)].
[3] Chapter 11 (Sections 11.1 to 11.3).
[1] Chapter 3 (Section 3.3), and Chapter 10 (Section 10.2).

References:
1. Anton, Howard, Bivens, Irl, & Davis, Stephen (2013). Calculus (10th ed.). John Wiley &
Sons Singapore Pvt. Ltd. Reprint (2016) by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. Delhi.
2. Bartle, Robert G., & Sherbert, Donald R. (2011). Introduction to Real Analysis (4th ed.).
John Wiley & Sons. Wiley India Edition 2015.
3. Prasad, Gorakh (2016). Differential Calculus (19th ed.). Pothishala Pvt. Ltd. Allahabad.
4. Ross, Kenneth A. (2013). Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus (2nd ed.).
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer. Indian reprint.

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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi

Teaching Plan (DSC-6: Ordinary Differential Equations): B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics, Sem-2

Weeks 1 to 3: Concept of implicit, general, and singular solutions for the first order ordinary
differential equation; Bernoulli’s equation, Exact equations, Integrating factors, Initial value
problems, Reducible second order differential equations.
[2] Chapter 1 (Sections 1.1, 1.4 (up to Example 2), and 1.6)
[3] Chapter 2

Week 4: Applications of first order differential equations to Newton's law of cooling, exponential
growth and decay problems.
[2] Chapter 1 (Section 1.4, Pages 35 to 38).

Weeks 5 to 7: General solution of homogenous equation of second order, Principle of superposition


for a homogenous equation, Wronskian and its properties, Linear homogeneous and non-
homogeneous equations of higher order with constant coefficients.
[2] Chapter 3 (Sections 3.1 to 3.3).

Weeks 8 to 10: Method of variation of parameters, Method of undetermined coefficients, Two-


point boundary value problems, Cauchy-Euler’s equation, System of linear differential equations,
Application of Second order differential equation: Simple pendulum problem.
[2] Chapter 3 [Sections 3.4 (Pages 174 to 177) and 3.5].
[3] Chapter 1 (Section 1.3), Chapter 4 (Section 4.5), and Chapter 7 [Section 7.1 (Example 7.4)].

Weeks 11 and 12: Introduction to compartmental models, Lake pollution model, Density-
dependent growth model.
[1] Chapter 2 (Sections 2.1, 2.5, and 2.6), and Chapter 3 (Section 3.2)

Weeks 13 to 15: Interacting population models, Epidemic model of influenza and its analysis,
Predator-prey model and its analysis, Equilibrium points, Interpretation of phase plane.
[1] Chapter 5 (Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.4), and Chapter 6 (Sections 6.1, 6.2, and 6.4).

References:
1. Barnes, Belinda & Fulford, Glenn R. (2015). Mathematical Modeling with Case Studies,
Using Maple and MATLAB (3rd ed.). CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group.
2. Edwards, C. Henry, Penney, David E., & Calvis, David T. (2015). Differential Equations
and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling (5th ed.). Pearson Education.
3. Ross, Shepley L. (2014). Differential Equations (3rd ed.). Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.

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