SYLLABUS & PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Mathematics
(Honours)
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Effective from the Academic Session 2017-2018)

First Semester

MAHARAJA BIR BIKRAM UNIVERSITY

AGARTALA, TRIPURA: 799004
 PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

Structure of Proposed CBCS Syllabus B.A/BSc/B.Com Honours.

Semester Core Course Ability Skill Discipline Generic Elective

(14) Enhancement Enhancement Specific (GE) (4)
Honours Compulsory Course Course (SEC) Elective
(AECC) (2) (2) (DSE) (4)

1 C1 GE1
C2 AECC1: (Paper-I of selected
Environmental subject other than
Science Hons subject)
2 C3 AECC2 : GE2
C4 (English/MIL (Paper-II of
(Communication) selected subject
other than Hons
subject)
3 C5 SEC1 GE3
C6 (Paper-III of
C7 selected subject
other than Hons
subject)
4 C8 SEC2 GE4
C9 (Paper-IV of
C10 selected subject
other than Hons
subject)
5 C11 DSE1
C12 DSE2
6 C13 DSE3
C14 DSE4

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 First Semester
Core Course - Paper- I
Calculus
TOTAL MARKS – 100
(End Semester- 80 Internal-20)

UNIT-I. Differential calculus : The real line and its geometrical representation. ε-δ
definitions of limit and continuity. Properties of limit and continuity. Classification of
discontinuities. Uniform continuity. Differentiability and differentials. Successive
differentiation. Leibnitz’s theorem. Rolle’s theorem. Mean value theorems of Langrange and
Cauchy. Statement of Taylor and Maclaurin theorems with Lannge’s and Cauchy’s form
remainder terms. Expansion of functions like
Indeterminate forms.
Statement of LHospital’s rule and its applications.

UNIT-II. Functions of several variables, their limits and continuity. Partial

derivatives, chain rule in partial derivatives. Homogeneous functions. Euler’s theorem on
homogeneous functions and its converse. Maxima and minima of functions of two variables,
stationary points, saddle points. Lagrange’s method of multipliers for determining the
optimum of a function. Jacobian and its property.

UNIT-III. Applications of differential calculus: Tangent, normal, subtangent,

subnormal. Curvature, radius of curvature, different formulae of radius curvature, evolute and
involute, Asymptotes, Concavity, Convexcity, Points of inflexion, Envelopes, Double points-
cusp, node, isolated point.

UNIT-IV. Integral calculus: Reduction formulae, derivations of reduction formulae

for different types of functions. Quadrature. Rectifiability and length of a curve. Arc length
as a parameter. Volumes and surface areas of solids of revolution.

References :

1. Differential Calculas – R.K.Ghosh and K.C.Maity, New Central Book Agency

2. Mathematical Analysis-S.C.Malik and Savita Arora- New Age International
3. Text book of Differential Calculas-Ahsan Akhtar and Sabiha Ahsan, Prentice
Hall of India.
4. Differential Calculus, Santinarayan, P.K. Mittal, S. Chand
5. Differential Calculus-Das and Mukherjee, U.N.Dhur
6. Integral Calculus-Das and Mukherjee, U.N.Dhur
7. Integral Calculas - R.K.Ghosh and K.C.Maity, New Central Book Agency
8. Integral Calculus- Santinarayan and P.K.Mittal, S.Chand.

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 First Semester
Core Course - Paper- II
Algebra
TOTAL MARKS – 100
(End Semester- 80 Internal-20)
UNIT-I. Complex numbers : De Moivre’s theorem for rational indices and its
applications. Exponential sine, cosine, logarithm of a complex number. Direct and inverse
circular and hyperbolic functions. Expansion of trigonometrcal functions. Gregory’s series.
Summation of series.

UNIT-II. Theory of Equations : Polynomials in one variable and division algorithm.

Relations between the roots and the coefficients. Transformation of equations. Descarte’s rule
of signs. Solution of cubic equations by Cardan’s method. Solution of biquadratic equations
by Euler’s, Descarte’s and Ferrari’s method.

UNIT-III. Matrices : Hermitian and Skew-Hermitian matrices, Orthogonal matrices.

Inverse of a matrix, characterizations of invertible matrices. Rank of a matrix. Row rank =
column rank = rank of the matrix. Rank(A+B) Rank(A) + Rank(B), Rank(AB)
Min(RankA, RankB) (statement only). System of linear equations, consistency and
inconsistency of a system of homogeneous and nonhomogeneous system of linear equations
and their solutions by matrix method. Characteristic Polynomial of a matrix, Characteristic
Equation of a matrix. Eigen values, Eigen Vectors. Statement of Cayley-Hamilton theorem
and its application.

UNIT-IV. Group, semi group, quasi group, properties and examples of groups.
Subgroup, properties and examples of subgroups. Cyclic group and its properties.

References :

1. Advanced Higher Algebra- J.G. Chacraborty and P.R.Ghosh,U.N. Dhur.

2. Algebra- R.M. Khan, Central.
3. Higher Algebra- Mapa, Ashok Publication.
4. Text Book of Matrices-Shanti Narayan, S. Chand & Co.