Descripation of Mathematics Courses
Descripation of Mathematics Courses
In first two years, the program includes the courses offered in traditional B. Sc. including English,
Mathematics A, Mathematics B, & Physics, etc. In the next two years I study the courses of Advance-
Mathematics. The year and semester vise distribution of the courses with credit Hours is given below.
4 Years /Semester (1-8) (159 Academic Content Courses (80 Cr.Hrs) Pedagogical, Professional &
Cr.Hrs) Compulsory Courses (79
Cr.Hrs)
Year l & 2/ Semester 1-4 Physics Mathematics- Mathematics- 33 Cr.Hrs
16 A B
Cr.Hrs 16 Cr.Hrs 16 Cr.Hrs
Year3 & 4/ Semester 5-8 Advanced Courses in Mathematics 46 Cr.Hrs
32 Cr.Hrs
The mathematics courses I attended at university covered a wide range of topics, including calculus, linear
algebra, and statistical analysis. The detail of content courses passed by me in the area of Mathematics is
given below:
1. A Course of Mathematics (Calculus)+ B Course of Mathematics -I (Vector & Mechanics-1) 2. A Course of
Mathematics -II (Plane Curves & analytic Geometry)+ B Course of Mathematics - II(Mechanics-II)
3. A Course of Mathematics -III (Linear Algebra)+ B Course of Mathematics -III (Calculus - II) 4. A Course
of Mathematics -IV (Ordinary Differential Equations)+ B Course of Mathematics -IV (Metric Spaces &
Group Theory)
Preliminaries
Real numbers and the real line
Functions and their graphs
Shifting and scaling graphs
Solution of equations involving absolute values
Inequalities
Complex numbers,Polar form of complex numbers, De Moivr’s theorem
Limit and Continuity
Limit of a function, left hand and right hand limits, Theorems of limits
Continuity, Continuous functions
Derivatives and its Applications
Differentiable functions
Differentiation of polynomial, rational and transcendental functions
Mean value theorems and applications
Higher derivatives, Leibniz’s theorem L’Hospitals Rule
Intermediate value theorem, Rolle’s theorem
Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s theorem with their remainders
Integration and Definite Integrals
Techniques of evaluating indefinite integrals
Integration by substitutions, Integration by parts
Change of variable in indefinite integrals
Definite integrals, Fundamental theorem of calculus
Reduction formulas for algebraic and trigonometric integrands
Improper integrals, Gamma functions
Vector Algebra
Introduction to vector algebra
Scalar and vector product
Scalar triple product and vector triple product
Applications to geometry
Vector Calculus
Limit, continuity and differentiability of vector point functions
Partial derivatives of vector point functions
Scalar and vector fields
The gradient, divergence and curl
Expansion formulas
Forces
Fundamental concepts and principles
Inertial-non-inertial frames, Newton’s laws
Resultant of several concurrent forces
The parallelogram law of forces
Resolution of a forces, triangle of forces
Lamy’s theorem, polygon of forces
Conditions of equilibrium for a
particle
External and internal forces, principle of
transmissibility
Resultant of like and unlike parallel forces
Moment of forces about a point, Varigon’s theorem
Friction
Dry friction and fluid friction
Laws of dry friction, coefficients of friction, angle of friction
Equilibrium of a particle on a rough inclined plane
Particle on a rough inclined plane acted on by an external force
Conditions for sliding or titling
Virtual Work
Principle of virtual work
Problems involving tensions and thrust
Course Title: A Course of Mathematics II [ Plane Curves & Analytic
Geometry ] Course Rating: 4 Cr. Hours
Kinematics
Rectilinear motion of particles
Uniform rectilinear motion, uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion
Curvilinear motion of particle, rectangular components of velocity and
acceleration
Tangential and normal components
Radial and transverse components
Projectile motion
Kinetics
Work, power, kinetic energy, conservative force fields
Conservation of energy, impulse, torque
Conservation of linear ad angular momentum
Non-conservative forces
Simple Harmonic Motion
The simple harmonic oscillator, amplitude, period, frequency,
Resonance and energy
The damped harmonic oscillator, over damped, critically damped and under
damped
Motion, forces vibrations
Central Forces and Planetary Motion
Central force fields, equations of motion, potential energy, orbits
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
Apsides and apsidal angles for nearly circular orbits
Motion in an inverse square field
Centre of Mass and Gravity
Discrete and continuous systems, density of rigid and elastic bodies
Centroid: Discrete and continuous systems, solid region, region bounded by
planes
Semi-circular regions, sphere, hemisphere, cylinder and cone
Vector Spaces
Real vector spaces, subspaces
Linear combination and spanning set.
Linear independence and basis and dimension, row space, Colum Space
Linear Transformations
Introduction to linear transformation
Matrices of linear transformations
Rank and nullity
Eigen values and Eigen vectors
Diagonalization
Orthogonal diagonalization
Orthogonal matrices, similar matrices
Introduction: This course is designed specifically to equip the prospective science teachers with
the latest pedagogical knowledge required to teach the contents of Mathematics at secondary
level. In addition, the course will also provide the prospective science teachers an acquaintance
with the modern assessment techniques and use of modern equipment and computers in the field
of teaching of Mathematics.
Objectives:
Students will be able to
Differentiate between method, technique and strategy in context of teaching.
Describe various methods for teaching of Mathematics.
Identify most suitable method to teach diverse topics.
Extend their knowledge of teaching to implement various methodologies. Recognize the
importance of teaching of Mathematics.
Demonstrate the use of low cost no cost materials for teaching of Mathematics.
Apply the computer technology for teaching of Mathematics.
Course Contents
1. Teaching of Mathematics
Introduction
Mathematical literacy and its
importance Physical sciences and
limitations of science Definition of
Mathematics
Importance of Mathematics in everyday
life Why teach Mathematics
2. Aims and Objectives of teaching Mathematics
Groups
Definition and examples of groups, Subgroups lattice
Lagrange’s theorem, Cyclic groups
Cayley’s theorem
Complexes in Groups
Complexes and coset decomposition of groups
Centre of a group
Normalizer in a group
Centralizer in a group
Conjugacy classes and congruence relation in a group
Normal Subgroups
Normal subgroups
Proper and improper
normal subgroups
Factor groups
Isomorphism
theorems
Automorphism
group of a group
Commutator subgroups of a group
Permutation Groups
Symmetric or
permutation group
Transpositions
Generators of the symmetric and
alternating group Cyclic permutations
and orbits, The alternating group
Generators of the symmetric and
alternating groups
Sylow Theorems
Double cosets
Cauchy’s theorem for Abelian and non-
Abelian group
Sylow theorems (with proofs)
Applications of Sylow theory
Classification of groups with at most 7 elements
Ring Theory
Linear Algebra
Vector spaces, Subspaces
Linear combinations, Linearly
independent vectorsSpanning set
Bases and dimension of a vector space
Homomorphism of
vector spacesQuotient
spaces
Linear Mappings
Mappings, Linear mappings Rank and nullity
Linear mappings and system of linear equations
Algebra of linear operators
Space L( X, Y) of all linear transformations
Matrices and Linear Operators
Matrix representation of a
linear operator
Change of basis
Similar matrices
Matrix and linear transformations
Orthogonal matrices and orthogonal
transformationsOrthonormal basis and
Gram Schmidt process
Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors
Polynomials of matrices and
linear operatorsCharacteristic
polynomial
Diagonalization of matrices
Course Title: Advance Mathematics- III (Complex Analysis
and Differential Geometry)
Course Rating: 4 Cr. Hours
Vector Integration
Line integrals
Surface area and surface integrals
Integral Theorems
Green’s theorem
Gauss’s theorem
Gauss divergence theorem
Stoke’s theorem
Curvilinear Coordinates
Orthogonal coordinates
Unit vectors in curvilinear system
Arc length and volume elements
The gradient, Divergence and curl
Special orthogonal coordinate systems
Tensor Analysis
Coordinate transformations, Einstein summation convention
Tensors of different ranks, Contravariant, Covariant and mixed tensors
Symmetric and skew symmetric
Quotient law
The line element and metric tensor
Christoffel symbols
Non Inertial Reference Systems
Accelerated coordinate systems and
inertial forcesRotating coordinate
systems
Velocity and acceleration in moving system: Coriolis,
Centripetal and transverse acceleration
Dynamics of a particle in a rotating coordinate system
Planar Motion of Rigid Bodies
Introduction to rigid and elastic bodies, Degrees of freedom,
Translations, Rotations, instantaneous axis and center of
rotation, Motion of the center ofmass
Euler’s theorem and Chasle’s theorem
Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis: Moments and
products of inertia ofvarious bodies including hoop or cylindrical
shell, circular cylinder, spherical shell
Parallel and perpendicular axis theorem
Radius of gyration of various bodies
Motion of Rigid Bodies in Three Dimensions
General motion of rigid bodies in space: Moments and
products of inertia, Inertia matrix
The momentral ellipsoid
Angular momentum vector and
Principal axes and principal moments of
inertia
Euler Equations of Motion of a Rigid Body
Force free motion
Free rotation of a rigid body with an axis of symmetry
Motion of a spinning top and gyroscopes- steady precession,
Sleeping top principal moment, Euler’s Equations
The Eulerian angles, Angular velocity and kinetic energy in
terms of Euler angles, Space cone
Course Title: Advance Mathematics- V (Topology & Functional
Analysis) Course Rating: 4 Cr. Hours
Topology
Definitionand examplesOpen and closed sets Subspaces Neighborhoods Limit points,
Closure of a set Interior, Exterior and boundary of a set
Bases and Sub-bases
Base and sub bases Neighborhood bases
First and second axioms of countablility Separable spaces, Lindelöf spaces
Continuous functions and homeomorphism
Weak topologies, Finite product spaces
Separation Axioms
Separation axioms Regular spaces Completely regular spaces
Normal spaces
Compact Spaces
Compact topological spaces Countably compact spaces Sequentially compact
spaces
Connectedness
Connected spaces, Disconnected spacesTotally disconnected spaces
Components of topological spaces
Metric Space
Review of metric spaces Convergence in metric spacesComplete metric
spaces Completeness proofs Dense sets and separable spaces No-where dense
sets
Baire category theorem
Normed Spaces
Normed linear spacesBanach spaces Convex sets
Quotient spaces Equivalent normsLinear operators Linear functionals
Finite dimensional normed spaces Continuous or bounded linear
operators
Dual spaces
Inner Product Spaces
Definition and examples Orthonormal sets and basesAnnihilators, Projections
Hilbert space
Linear functionals on Hilbert spaces Reflexivity of Hilbert spaces
Course Title: Advance Mathematics- VI (Advanced Analysis)
Course Rating: 4 Cr. Hours
Error Analysis
Errors, Absolute errors, Rounding errors,
Truncation errors Inherent Errors, Major and
Minor approximations in numbers
The Solution of Linear Systems
Gaussian elimination method with pivoting, LU Decomposition methods,
Algorithm and convergence of Jacobi iterative Method, Algorithm and
convergence of GaussSeidel Method
Eigenvalue and eigenvector, Power method
The Solution of Non-Linear Equation
Bisection Method, Fixed point iterative method, Newton Raphson method,
Secant method, Method of false position, Algorithms and convergence of
these methods
Average and central difference operators
Ordinary Differential Equations
Euler’s, Improved Euler’s, Modified Euler’s methods with
error analysis Runge-Kutta methods with error analysis
Predictor-corrector methods for solving initial value problems
Finite Difference, Collocation and variational methods for boundary value problems
Interpolation
Lagrange’s interpolation
Newton’s divided difference interpolation
Newton’s forward and backward difference interpolation, Central
difference interpolation
Hermit interpolation
Spline interpolation
Errors and algorithms of these interpolations
Numerical Differentiation and Integration
Newton’s Forward, Backward and central formulae for numerical differentiation
Difference Equations
Linear homogeneous and non-homogeneous difference equations with constant
coefficients
Friction
Dry friction and fluid friction
Laws of dry friction, coefficients of friction, angle of friction
Equilibrium of a particle on a rough inclined plane
Particle on a rough inclined plane acted on by an external force
Here is the Official Link of Detail Courses that I study during my Bachelor (B.S.Ed) from
University of the Punjab :
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