B.A. (Prog.

) Semester-VI with Mathematics as Major

Category-II
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE (DSC-6): ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite
Code criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice

Elementary 4 3 1 0 Class XII pass Discipline A-5:

Mathematical with Elements of
Analysis Mathematics Real Analysis

Learning Objectives: The primary objective of this course is to introduce:

Sequential criterion for limits and continuity of real-valued functions.
Riemann integral of real-valued function f on [a, b] using Darboux sums.
Pointwise and uniform convergence of sequences and series of functions.
Learning Outcomes: This course will enable the students to:
Apply sequential continuity criterion for the proof of intermediate value theorem.
Understand the basic tool used to calculate integrals.
Apply uniform convergence for term-by-term integration in power series expansion.
SYLLABUS OF DSC-6
UNIT-I: Continuous Functions (12 hours)
Sequential criterion for limits and continuity of functions, Continuity on intervals,
Intermediate value theorem and applications; Uniform continuity.

UNIT-II: The Riemann Integral (15 hours)

integrability and examples; Integrability of continuous
Riemann i Fundamental
theorem of calculus (first form).

UNIT-III: Uniform Convergence (18 hours)

Sequences and series of functions: Pointwise and uniform convergence, Uniform Cauchy
criterion, Weierstrass M-test, Implications of uniform convergence in calculus; Power
series, Radius and interval of convergence, Applications of Abel’s theorem for power series.

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Essential Reading
1. Denlinger, Charles G. (2011). Elements of Real Analysis. Jones & Bartlett India Pvt. Ltd.
Student Edition. Reprinted 2015.
Suggestive Readings
Bartle, Robert G., & Sherbert, Donald R. (2011). Introduction to Real Analysis (4th ed.).
John Wiley & Sons. Wiley India Edition 2015.
Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus (2nd ed.).
Undergraduate Texts in Indian Reprint.
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC CORE COURSE – 6 (Discipline A-6): PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite
Code criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice

Probability 4 3 0 1 Class XII pass NIL

and Statistics with
Mathematics

Learning Objectives: The primary objective of this course is to:

Make the students familiar with the basic statistical concepts and tools which are
needed to study situations involving uncertainty or randomness.
Render the students to several examples and exercises that blend their everyday
experiences with their scientific interests to form the basis of data science.

Learning Outcomes: This course will enable the students to:

Understand some basic concepts and terminology-population, sample, descriptive and
inferential statistics including stem-and-leaf plots, dotplots, histograms and boxplots.
Learn about probability density functions and various univariate distributions such as
binomial, hypergeometric, negative binomial, Poisson, normal, exponential, and
lognormal.
Understand the remarkable fact that the empirical frequencies of so many natural
populations, exhibit bell-shaped (i.e., normal) curves, using the Central Limit Theorem.
Measure the scale of association between two variables, and to establish a formulation
helping to predict one variable in terms of the other, i.e., correlation and linear regression.

SYLLABUS OF DISCIPLINE A-6

UNIT-I: Descriptive Statistics, Probability, and Discrete Probability Distributions (15 hours)
Descriptive statistics: Populations, Samples, Stem-and-leaf displays, Dotplots, Histograms,
Qualitative data, Measures of location, Measures of variability, Boxplots; Sample spaces

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and events, Probability axioms and properties, Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem,
and independent events; Discrete random variables & probability distributions, Expected
values; Probability distributions: Binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, negative binomial,
Poisson, and Poisson distribution as a limit.

UNIT-II: Continuous Probability Distributions (15 hours)

Continuous random variables, Probability density functions, Uniform distribution,
Cumulative distribution functions and expected values, The normal, exponential, and
lognormal distributions.

UNIT-III: Central Limit Theorem and Regression Analysis (15 hours)

Sampling distribution and standard error of the sample mean, Central Limit Theorem, and
applications; Scatterplot of bivariate data, Regression line using principle of least squares,
Estimation using the regression lines; Sample correlation coefficient and properties.
Practical (30 hours): Software labs using Microsoft Excel or any other spreadsheet.
1) Presentation and analysis of data (univariate and bivariate) by frequency tables,
descriptive statistics, stem-and-leaf plots, dotplots, histograms, boxplots,
comparative boxplots, and probability plots ([1] Section 4.6).
2) Fitting of binomial, Poisson, and normal distributions.
3) Illustrating the Central Limit Theorem through Excel.
4) Fitting of regression line using the principle of least squares.
5) Computation of sample correlation coefficient.

Essential Reading
1. Devore, Jay L. (2016). Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences (9th
ed.). Cengage Learning India Private Limited. Delhi. Indian Reprint 2022.
Suggestive Reading
Introduction to the Theory of
Statistics (3rd ed.). Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co. Ltd. Reprinted 2017.

DSE Courses of B.A. (Prog.) Semester-VI

Category-II
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE – 2(i): DISCRETE DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

CREDIT DISTRIBUTION, ELIGIBILITY AND PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE

Course title & Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite
Code criteria of the course
Lecture Tutorial Practical/ (if any)
Practice

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 Practice

Research 4 3 0 1 Class XII pass NIL

Methodology with
Mathematics

Learning Objectives: The main objective of this course is to:

Prepare the students with skills needed for successful research in mathematics.
Develop a basic understanding of how to pursue research in mathematics.
Prepare students for professions other than teaching, that requires independent
mathematical research, critical analysis, and advanced mathematical knowledge.
Introduce some open source softwares to carry out mathematical research.
Impart the knowledge of journals, their rankings and the disadvantages of rankings.

Learning Outcomes: The course will enable the students to:

Develop researchable questions and to make them inquisitive enough to search and
verify new mathematical facts.
Understand the methods in research and carry out independent study in areas of
mathematics.
Write a basic mathematical article and a research project.
Gain knowledge about publication of research articles in good journals.
Communicate mathematical ideas both in oral and written forms effectively.

SYLLABUS OF DSE - 2(iii)

UNIT– I: How to Learn, Write, and Research Mathematics (17 hours)

How to learn mathematics, How to write mathematics: Goals of mathematical writing,
general principles of mathematical writing, avoiding errors, writing mathematical solutions
and proofs, the revision process, What is mathematical research, finding a research topic,
Literature survey, Research Criteria, Format of a research article (including examples of
mathematical articles) and a research project (report), publishing research.

UNIT- II: Mathematical Typesetting and Presentation using LaTeX (16 hours)
How to present mathematics: Preparing a mathematical talk, Oral presentation, Use of
technology which includes LaTeX, PSTricks and Beamer; Poster presentation.

UNIT- III: Mathematical Web Resources and Research Ethics (12 hours)
Web resources- MAA, AMS, SIAM, arXiv, ResearchGate; Journal metrics: Impact factor of
journal as per JCR, MCQ, SNIP, SJR, Google Scholar metric; Challenges of journal metrics;
Reviews/Databases: MathSciNet, zbMath, Web of Science, Scopus; Ethics with respect to
science and research, Plagiarism check using software like URKUND/Ouriginal by Turnitin.

Essential Readings

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1. Bindner, Donald, & Erickson Martin (2011). A Student’s Guide to the Study, Practice,
and Tools of Modern Mathematics. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
2. Committee on Publication Ethics- COPE (https://publicationethics.org/)
3. Declaration on Research Assessment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Declaration_on_Research_Assessment
4. Evaluating Journals using journal metrics;
(https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/journalmetrics#s-lg-box-13497874)
5. Gallian, Joseph A. (2006). Advice on Giving a Good PowerPoint Presentation
(https://www.d.umn.edu/~jgallian/goodPPtalk.pdf). MATH HORIZONS.
6. Lamport, Leslie (2008). LaTeX, a Document Preparation System, Pearson.
7. Locharoenrat, Kitsakorn (2017). Research Methodologies for Beginners, Pan Stanford
Publishing Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
8. Nicholas J. Higham. Handbook for writing for the Mathematical Sciences, SIAM, 1998.
9. Steenrod, Norman E., Halmos, Paul R., Schiffer, M. M., & Dieudonné, Jean A. (1973).
How to Write Mathematics, American Mathematical Society.
10. Tantau, Till,Wright, Joseph, & Mileti , Vedran (2023). The BEAMER class, Use Guide
for Version 3.69. TeX User Group.
(https://tug.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/beamer/doc/beameruserguide.pdf)
11. University Grants Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of
Plagiarism in Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations 2018 (The Gazette of India:
Extraordinary, Part-iii-Sec.4)

Practical (30 hours): Practical work to be performed in the computer lab of the
following using any TeX distribution software:
1. Starting LaTeX, Preparing an input file, Sequences and paragraphs, Quotation marks,
Dashes, Space after a period, Special symbols, Simple text- generating commands,
Emphasizing text, Preventing line breaks, Footnotes, ignorable input.
2. The document, The document class, The title page, Sectioning, Displayed material,
Quotations, Lists, Displayed formulas, Declarations.
3. Running LaTeX, Changing the type style, Accents, Symbols, Subscripts and superscripts,
Fractions, Roots, Ellipsis.
4. Mathematical Symbols, Greek letters, Calligraphic letters, Log-like functions, Arrays,
The array environment, Vertical alignment, Delimiters, Multiline formulas.
5. Putting one thing above another, Over and underlining, Accents, Stacking symbols,
Spacing in math mode, Changing style in math mode, Type style, Math style.
6. Defining commands, Defining environments, Theorems.
7. Figure and tables, Marginal notes, The tabbing environment, The tabular environment.
8. The Table and contents, Cross-references, Bibliography and citation.
9. Beamer: Templates, Frames, Title page frame, Blocks, Simple overlays, Themes.
10. PSTricks
11. Demonstration of web resources.

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