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IIT JAM Mathematics Syllabus

The document outlines the syllabus for a mathematics course. It includes topics like sequences and series of real numbers, functions of one and multiple real variables, integral calculus, differential equations, vector calculus, group theory, linear algebra, and real analysis.
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IIT JAM Mathematics Syllabus

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MATHEMATICS (MA) SYLLABUS

Sequences and Series of Real Numbers: Sequence of real numbers,


convergence of sequences, bounded and monotone sequences, convergence
criteria for sequences of real numbers, Cauchy sequences, subsequences,
Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem. Series of real numbers, absolute convergence,
tests of convergence for series of positive terms - comparison test, ratio test, root
test; Leibniz test for convergence of alternating series.

Functions of One Real Variable: Limit, continuity, intermediate value


property, differentiation, Rolle's Theorem, mean value theorem, L'Hospital rule,
Taylor's theorem, maxima and minima.

Functions of Two or Three Real Variables: Limit, continuity, partial


derivatives, differentiability, maxima and minima.

Integral Calculus: Integration as the inverse process of differentiation,


definite integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of calculus. Double
and triple integrals, change of order of integration, calculating surface areas and
volumes using double integrals, calculating volumes using triple integrals.

Differential Equations: Ordinary differential equations of the first order of


the form y'=f(x,y), Bernoulli’s equation, exact differential equations, integrating
factor, orthogonal trajectories, homogeneous differential equations, variable
separable equations, linear differential equations of second order with constant
coefficients, method of variation of parameters, Cauchy-Euler equation.

Vector Calculus: Scalar and vector fields, gradient, divergence, curl, line
integrals, surface integrals, Green, Stokes and Gauss theorems.

Group Theory: Groups, subgroups, Abelian groups, non-Abelian groups, cyclic


groups, permutation groups, normal subgroups, Lagrange's Theorem for finite
groups, group homomorphisms and basic concepts of quotient groups.

Linear Algebra: Finite dimensional vector spaces, linear independence of


vectors, basis, dimension, linear transformations, matrix representation, range
space, null space, rank-nullity theorem. Rank and inverse of a matrix,
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determinant, solutions of systems of linear equations, consistency conditions,


eigenvalues and eigenvectors for matrices, Cayley-Hamilton theorem.

Real Analysis: Interior points, limit points, open sets, closed sets, bounded
sets, connected sets, compact sets, completeness of R. Power series (of real
variable), Taylor,s series, radius and interval of convergence, term-wise
differentiation and integration of power series.

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