SADAKATHULLAH APPA COLLEGE

(AUTONOMOUS)

(Reaccredited by NAAC at an ‘A’ Grade with a CGPA of 3.40 out

of 4.00 in the III cycle An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution)
RAHMATH NAGAR, TIRUNELVELI- 11.
Tamilnadu

PG AND RESEARCH
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
(Unaided)

CBCS SYLLABUS
For
M.Phil. MATHEMATICS
(Applicable for students admitted in June 2017 and onwards)
(As per the Resolutions of the Academic Council
Meeting held on 27.02.2017)
 CONTENTS

Sl.
Content Subject Code Page No.
No.
1 Course Structure - 1

2 Research Methodology in Mathematics 15MMAC11 2

3 Advanced Algebra 15MMAC12 3

Core Elective - Advanced Analysis (OR) 15MMAE2A 4

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Advanced Graph Theory 15MMAE2B 5

5 Dissertation and Viva-voce 15MMAD21 6

6 Scheme of Examinations - 8

7 Model for the Title Page of the Dissertation - 11

8 Model for the Certificate of the Dissertation - 12

9 Model for the Declaration by the Candidate - 13

 SADAKATHULLAH APPA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
PG AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
M.Phil. Mathematics Syllabus
(Applicable for students admitted in June 2017 and onwards)
COURSE STRUCTURE
I SEMESTER II SEMESTER
COURSE H/W C COURSE H/W C
Core 1 6 5 Elective (Area paper) 6 5
Dissertation and Viva
Core 2 6 5 6 15
- voce
TOTAL 12 10 TOTAL 12 20
DISTRIBUTION OF HOURS, CREDITS, NO. OF PAPERS, & MARKS
NO. OF
SUBJECT HOURS CREDITS MARKS
PAPERS
Core 12 10 2 200
Elective (Area paper) 6 5 1 100
Dissertation and Viva-voce 6 15 1 200
TOTAL 24 30 4 500

TITLE OF THE PAPERS

M. PHIL. MATHEMATICS
(The candidate should select any one of the Area Papers in the second
semester related to their proposed topics of research)
MARKS
SEM P TITLE OF THE PAPER SUB. CODE H/W C
I E T
Research Methodology in
C1 15MMAC11 6 5 25 75 100
Mathematics
I
C2 Advanced Algebra 15MMAC12 6 5 25 75 100

A) Advanced Analysis 15MMAE2A

6 5 25 75 100
E
II B) Advanced Graph Theory 15MMAE2B

D Dissertation and Viva-voce 15MMAD21 6 15 -- 200 200

TOTAL 24 30 75 425 500

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 M. PHIL. MATHEMATICS SYLLABUS
(Applicable for students admitted in June 2017 and onwards)
I SEMESTER
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN
C1 15MMAC11
MATHEMATICS
Hrs/Week: 6 Hrs/ Sem: 90 Hrs/Unit: 18 Credits: 5
UNIT I
Research Methodology: What is Research - Literature Collection - Research
Report - Research Report (Formatting and Typing).
UNIT II
LaTeX: Introduction: Basics of Latex file. Text, Symbols and Commands:
Command names and arguments – Environments – Declarations – Lengths – Special
Characters – Exercises. Document Layout and Organization, Displaying Text:
Changing font style – Centering and Indenting – Lists – Generalized Lists – Theorem
like declarations. Text in Boxes, Tables, Mathematical Formulas.

UNIT III
Banach Algebra and Spectral Theory: Banach Algebras: Symbolic Calculus -
The group of invertible elements. Commmutative Banach Algebras: Ideals and
Homomorphism’s – Gelfand Transforms – Involutions – Applications to non
commutative algebras - Positive functional.
UNIT IV
Bounded Operators on a Hilbert Space: Basic Facts – Bounded operators – A
Commutativity theorem – Resolutions of the Identity - Spectral Theorem.
UNIT V
Eigen values of normal operators – Positive operators and square roots – The
group of invertible operators - A characterization of B*-algebras – An ergodic
theorem.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. N.Gurumani - Research Methodology for Biological Sciences – MJP Publishers.
UNIT I- Chapters 1,2,4,7
2. Guide to LATEX by Helmut Kopka and Patric W. Daly, Fourth Edition, Addison
–Wesley.
UNIT II- Sections: 1.5, 2.1 – 2.6, 3.1 – 3.4, 4.1 – 4.5, 5.1 – 5.2, 6.1-6.2, 7.1-7.6.
3. Functional Analysis, Walter Rudin, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd,
New Delhi (Second Edition)

UNIT III – Chapter 10: Sections 10.21–10.34; Chapter 11: Sections 11.1–11.33

UNIT IV – Chapter 12: Sections 12.1–12.27

UNIT V – Chapter 12 : Sections 12.28 – 12.44

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 I SEMESTER
C2 ADVANCED ALGEBRA 15MMAC12
Hrs/Week: 6 Hrs/ Sem: 90 Hrs/Unit: 18 Credits: 5

UNIT I
Rings and Ideals: Rings and ring homomorphisms – Ideals Quotient
rings – Zero-divisors Nilpotent elements Units – Prime ideals and maximal
ideals – Nilradical and Jacobson radical – Operations on ideals – Extension
and contraction.
Modules: Modules and module homomorphisms – Submodules and
quotient modules – Operations on submodules – Direct sum and product –
Finitely generated modules – Exact sequences – Tensor product of modules
– Restriction and extension of scalars – Exactness properties of the tensor
product – Algebras – Tensor product of algebras.
UNIT II
Rings and Modules fractions: Local properties – Extended and
contracted ideals in rings of fractions. Primary Decomposition
UNIT III
Integral Dependence and Valuations: Integral dependence – The
going-up theorem – Integrally closed integral domains. The going-down
theorem – Valuation rings. Chain Conditions
UNIT IV
Noetherian Rings: Primary decomposition in Northerian Rings.
Artin Rings
UNIT V
Discrete Valuation Rings and Dedekind Domains: Discrete
valuation rings – Dedekind domains – Fractional ideals.

TEXTBOOKS:
1. M.F Atiyah and I.G.Macdonald, Introduction to Commutative Algebra-Addison
Wesley Publishing Company.
UNIT I- Chapters 1 and 2
UNIT II- Chapters 3 and 4
UNIT III- Chapters 5 and 6
UNIT IV- Chapters 7 and 8
UNIT V- Chapter 9

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 II SEMESTER
EA ADVANCED ANALYSIS 15MMAE2A
Hrs/Week: 6 Hrs/ Sem: 90 Hrs/Unit: 18 Credits: 5

UNIT I
Abstract Integration: Set theoretic notations and terminology – The
concept of measurability – Simple functions - Elementary properties of
measures – Arithmetic in [0, ∞] - Integration of positive functions –
Integration of complex functions – The role played by sets of measure zero.
UNIT II
Positive Borel Measures: Vector spaces – Topological preliminaries
– The Riesz representation theorem – Regularity properties of Borel
measures - Lebesgue measures – Continuity properties of measurable
functions.
UNIT III
Lp-Spaces: Convex functions and inequalities – The LP-spaces -
Approximations by continuous functions.

UNIT IV
Complex Measures: Total variations – Absolute continuity –
Consequence of Radon-Nikodym theorem – Bounded linear functional on
LP – Riesz representation theorem.
UNIT V
Integration on Product Spaces: Measurability on cartesian
products – Product measures – The Fubini theorem - Completion of
product measures - Convolutions – Distributions functions.
TEXTBOOK: Content and Treatment as in
1. Walter Rudin, Real and Complex Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill, Thrid Edition.
UNIT I - Chapter 1
UNIT II - Chapter 2
UNIT III - Chapter 3
UNIT IV - Chapter 6
UNIT V - Chapter 8

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 II SEMESTER (2017 - 2020)
EB ADVANCED GRAPH THEORY 15MMAE2B
Hrs/Week: 6 Hrs/ Sem: 90 Hrs/Unit: 18 Credits: 5

UNIT I
Graph Theoretic Foundations: Basic Definitions and Notations-
Intersection Graphs-Interval Graphs - A Sneak Preview of the Notions
Coming Up. The Design of Efficient Algorithms: The Complexity of
Computer Algorithms- Data Structures- How to Explore a Graph -
Transitive Tournaments and Topological Sorting
UNIT II
Perfect Graphs: The perfect graphs theorem – P-critical and
partitionable graphs – A polyhedral characterization of perfect graphs and
P-critical graphs – the strong perfect graph conjecture and recent theorem.
UNIT III
Triangulated Graphs: Introduction - Characterizing Triangulated
Graphs - Recognizing Triangulated Graphs by Lexicographic Breadth-First
Search- The Complexity of Recognizing Triangulated Graphs-Triangulated
Graphs as Intersection Graphs-Triangulated Graphs Are Perfect-Fast
Algorithms for the COLORING, CLIQUE, STABLE SET, and CLIQUE-
COVER Problems on Triangulated Graphs.
UNIT IV
Domination in Graphs: Introduction – Terminology and concepts –
Applications – Np completeness – History of domination in graphs –
Bounds in terms of order.
UNIT V
Bounds in terms of order, degree and packing – Bounds in terms of
order and size – Bounds in terms of degree, diameter and girth – product
graphs and vizing’s conjecture.
TEXTBOOKS:

1. Martin Charles Golumbic, Algorithmic Graph Theory and Perfect graphs,

Academic press.
Unit I - Chapters 1 and 2
Unit II- Chapter 3
Unit III- Chapter 4

2. Teresa W. Haynes, Stephen T. Hedetniemi and Peter J. Slater,

Fundamentals of Domination in graphs, Marcel Decker.
Unit IV and V-Chapters 1 and 2.

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 II SEMESTER
D DISSERTATION 15MMAD21
Hrs/Week: 6 Hrs/ Sem: 90 Credits: 15

The following guidelines have to be followed by every

candidate while preparing his/her M.Phil. Dissertation:

 The Dissertation should be typed in English.

 The first page, declaration and certificate of the dissertation

should be according to the model given at the end of this.

 Dissertation text should be typed in LaTeX with size 12 / 13 on

A4 size Executive bond quality paper with double line spacing.
Each page should contain at least 20 lines.

 The dissertation should be submitted in duplicate.

 The number of pages in M.Phil. Dissertation should be not less

than 80 pages inclusive of bibliography and Annexure.

 Two bound copies of the M.Phil. Dissertation duly signed by the

Guide and Head of the Department should be submitted
through the Controller of Examinations along with the CD
containing the softcopy of the Dissertation in PDF format.

 Candidates shall submit the dissertation to the Controller of

Examinations through the Supervisor and Head of the
Department within 6 months but not earlier than 5 months
from the date of start of the second semester.

 The M.Phil. scholars should attend at least one of the following –

training programmes, Workshops, Seminars, Symposiums, etc.,
and that they should also have a paper either published or
received for acceptance in an ISSN / Reputed Journal before
submitting the Dissertation. Scholars who fail to comply with
the above are not eligible for the submission of their
Dissertation. Photo copy of the publication/Letter of
acceptance for publication should be given as Annexure at the
end of the Dissertation.

 Both the Internal as well as External Examiner award 200

marks each for the Dissertation. The distribution of mark will
be 120 marks for the Dissertation and 80 marks for the
Public Viva-voce Examination. In the Public Viva-voce
Examination the M.Phil. Scholars should present their

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 Dissertation work with PowerPoint Presentation. The Division of
marks for the Dissertation is as mentioned below:

Internal External
Particulars
Examiner Examiner
Wording of Title 10 10

Objectives/ Formulation including Hypothesis 10 10

Review of Literature 20 20

Relevance of Dissertation to Social Needs 10 10

Methodology/ Technique/ Procedure Adopted 30 30

Summary/ Findings/ Conclusion 10 10

Bibliography/ Annexure/ Foot notes 20 20

Training/ Seminar/ Workshop 10 10

120 120

The average marks of Internal and External examiners is considered as

marks of project report.

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 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS UNDER CBCS

The medium of instruction in all PG courses is English and

students shall write the CIA and Semester Examinations in English.

DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS FOR CIA AND SEMESTER

EXAMINATIONS

PASSING MINIMUM
TOTAL CIA SEMESTER
SUBJECT CIA SEM. OVER
MARKS TEST EXAM.
EXAM. EXAM. ALL

Theory 100 25 75 Nil 38 50

Report - 120
Project 200 Nil marks Nil --- 100
Viva - 80 marks

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 DIVISION OF MARKS FOR CIA

ASSIGNMENT
RECORD TOTAL
SUBJECT MARKS OR SEMINAR REGULARITY
NOTE MARKS
FOR PG

Theory 20 5 -- -- 25

1. The duration of CIA theory examination is ONE hour and the

semester examination is THREE hours.
2. Three CIA tests of 20 marks each will be conducted and the
average marks of the best two tests out of the three tests will be
taken.
3. The I test will be based on the first 1.5 units of the syllabus, the II
test will be based on the next 1.5 units of the syllabus and the III
test will be based on the next 1.5 units of the syllabus.
4. Two seminars for M.Phil. Courses.

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 QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR CIA TEST (THEORY)

Duration: 1 Hr Maximum Marks: 20

No. of Questions &

Section Question Type Marks
Marks
No Choice
2 Questions
A Answer should not exceed 2x2= 4
- 2 mark each
75 words
Internal choice
(Either or type) 2 Questions
B 2x4= 8
Answer should not exceed - 4 marks each
200 words
Open Choice
(Answer ANY ONE out of
1 Question
C Two) 1x8= 8
- 8 marks each
Answer should not exceed
400 words
20
TOTAL
MARKS

QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR SEMESTER EXAMINATION

(THEORY)

Duration: 3 Hrs Maximum Marks: 75

No. of Questions &

Section Question Type Marks
Marks
10 Questions - 2 marks
No Choice
each
A Answer should not 10 x 2 = 20
(2 Questions from each
exceed 75 words
unit)
5 Questions with internal
Internal choice
choice. Each carries 5
(Either or type)
B marks 5 x 5 = 25
Answer should not
(Two questions from each
exceed 200 words
unit)
Open Choice
3 Questions out of 5 - 10
(Answer ANY THREE
marks each
C out of FIVE) 3 x 10 = 30
(1 Question from each
Answer should not
unit)
exceed 400 words
TOTAL 75 MARKS

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 (Model for the Title Page of the Dissertation)

TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION

Dissertation Submitted to the Sadakathullah
Appa College (Autonomous) in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of the degree of

MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MAJOR)

Submitted by

NAME OF THE CANDIDATE

(REGISTER NO. XXXXXXXX)

Under the guidance of

NAME OF THE GUIDE

Designation of the Guide
Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous)
Tirunelveli – 627011

PG & RESEARCH CENTRE IN (MAJOR)

SADAKATHULLAH APPA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
TIRUNELVELI – 627011
MONTH, YEAR

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 (Model for the Certificate of the Dissertation)

Name and Qualification of the Guide,

Designation of the Guide,
Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous)
Rahmath Nagar,
Tirunelveli – 627011

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the dissertation work with the title,

“TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION” submitted by
NAME OF THE CANDIDATE with the register number
XXXXXXX in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
award of the degree of Master of Philosophy in (Major) at
the PG & Research Centre in (Major), Sadakathullah
Appa College (Autonomous), is a work done by the
candidate during the period 20XX-XX, under my guidance
and supervision and this dissertation or any part thereof
has not been submitted elsewhere for any other Degree or
Diploma.

Tirunelveli – 627011
DD-MM-YEAR (NAME OF THE GUIDE)

Forwarded

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 (Model for the Declaration by the Candidate)

Name of the candidate,

M.Phil. Scholar, (Register No.: XXXXXXX)
PG & Research Centre in XXXXXXXX,
Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous),
Rahmath Nagar, Tirunelveli – 627011

DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE

I hereby declare that, the dissertation with the title,

“TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION” submitted in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy in XXXXXXXX at the PG &
Research Centre in XXXXXXXX , Sadakathullah Appa
College (Autonomous), is my original work done under the
guidance of Name of the Guide, Designation of the Guide,
Sadakathullah Appa College (Autonomous), Tirunelveli –
11 and this work has not been submitted elsewhere for any
other Degree or Diploma.

Tirunelveli – 627011
DD-MM-YEAR (Signature of the Candidate)

Counter signed

(Signature and Seal of the Guide)

Examiner 1:

Examiner 2:

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