Ma MSCMT 03
Ma MSCMT 03
Ma MSCMT 03
MA/ MSCMT-03
June - Examination 2019
M.A. / M.Sc. (Previous) Mathematics
Examination
Differential Equations, Calculus of Variations
and Special Functions
Paper - MA/ MSCMT-03
Time : 3 Hours ] [ Max. Marks :- 80
Note: The question paper is divided into three sections A, B and C. Use of
non-programmable scientific calculator is allowed in this paper.
Section - A 8 × 2 = 16
(Very Short Answer Questions)
Note: This Section - A contains 8 (eight) very short answer type
questions. All questions are compulsory. Each question carries
2 (two) marks and maximum word limit for each answer will be
30 words.
1) (i) Write down the Riccati’s Equation.
2 2
(ii) Write Monge’s subsidiary equation for x r + 2xys + y t = 0
(iii) Define Linear Functionals.
(iv) Write Bessel’s Differential equation.
Section - B 4 × 8 = 32
(Short Answer Questions)
Note: Section - B contains Eight Short Answer Type Questions
Examinees will have to answer any four (04) question. Each
question is of 8 marks. Examinees have to delimit each answer
in maximum 200 words.
2) Solve y1 = cos x - y sin x + y 2
3) Find the eigen values and Eigen functions for following boundary
value problem. yll - 2yl + my = 0 y (0) = 0, y (r) = 0
4) Define Gauss’s Hypergeometric series and discuss its convergence.
5) Use the method of separation of variables to solve following PDE.
2 2 u - 2u + 2u =
2 0
2x 2 2x 2y
d2y dy
6) Solve in series ^1 - x 2 h 2 - 2x dx + 2y = 0
dx
Section - C 2 × 16 = 32
(Long Answer Questions)
Note: This Section - C contains 4 Long answer type questions.
Examinees will have to answer any two (02) questions. Each
question is of 16 marks. Examinees have to answer in maximum
500 words.
10) Solve r = a 2 t by Monge’s method.
11) Reduce the equation xyr - (x 2 - y 2) s - xyt + py - qx = 2 (x 2 - y 2)
to canonical form and hence solve it.
12) Obtain the surface of minimum area, stretched over a given closed
curve C, enclosing the domain D in the xy plane.
13) Solve the Gauss Hypergeometric equation.
d2y dy
x (1 - x) 2 + " c - (1 + a + b) x , dx - aby = 0
dx
In series in the neighbourhood of the regular singular point