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    TEST CODE: MM 2007

    SYLLABUS

    Convergence and divergence of sequence and series;


    Cauchy sequence and completeness;
    Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem;
    continuity, uniform continuity, differentiability,
    directional derivatives, Jacobians, Taylor Expansion;
    integral calculus of one variable – existence of Riemann integral,
    Fundamental theorem of calculus, change of variable;
    elementary topological notions for metric space – open, closed and
    compact sets, connectedness;
    elements of ordinary differential equations.

    Equivalence relations and partitions;


    vector spaces, subspaces, basis, dimension, direct sum;
    matrices, systems of linear equations, determinants;
    diagonalization, triangular forms;
    linear transformations and their representation as matrices;
    groups, subgroups, quotients, homomorphisms, products,
    Lagrange’s theorem, Sylow’s theorems;
    rings, ideals, maximal ideals, prime ideals, quotients,
    integral domains, unique factorization domains, polynomial rings;
    fields, algebraic extensions, separable and normal extensions, finite fields.

    SAMPLE QUESTIONS

    1. Let k[x, y] be the polynomial ring in two variables x and y over a field k.
    Prove that any ideal of the form (x − a, y − b) for a, b ∈ k is a maximal
    ideal of this ring.

    2. Let T : R3 → R3 be a linear transformation. Show that there is a line L


    such that T (L) = L.

    3. Let A ⊆ Rn and f : A → Rm be a uniformly continuous function. If


    {xn }n≥1 ⊆ A is a Cauchy sequence then show that limn→∞ f (xn ) exists.

    4. Let N > 0 and let f : [0, 1] → [0, 1] be denoted by f (x) = 1 if x = 1/i for
    some integer i ≤ N and f (x) = 0 for all other values of x. Show that f is
    Riemann integrable.

    1
    5. Let F : Rn → R be defined by

    F (x1 , x2 , . . . , xn ) = max{|x1 |, |x2 |, . . . , |xn |}.

    Show that F is a uniformly continuous function.

    6. Show that every isometry of a compact metric space into itself is onto.

    7. Let T = {z ∈ C : |z| = 1} and f : [0, 1] → C be continuous with


    f (0) = 0, f (1) = 2. Show that there exists at least one t0 in [0, 1] such
    that f (t0 ) is in T.

    8. Let f be a continuous function on [0, 1]. Evaluate


    Z 1
    lim xn f (x)dx.
    n→∞ 0

    9. Find the most general curve whose normal at each point passes though
    (0, 0). Find the particular curve through (2, 3).

    10. Suppose f is a continuous function on R which is periodic with period 1,


    that is, f (x + 1) = f (x) for all x. Show that

    (i) the function f is bounded above and below,


    (ii) it achieves both its maximum and minimum and
    (iii) it is uniformly continuous.

    11. Let A = (aij ) be an n × n matrix such that aij = 0 whenever i ≥ j. Prove


    that An is the zero matrix.

    12. Determine the integers n for which Zn , the set of integers modulo n,
    contains elements x, y so that x + y = 2, 2x − 3y = 3.

    13. Let a1 , b1 be arbitrary positive real numbers. Define


    an + bn p
    an+1 = , bn+1 = an bn
    2
    for all n ≥ 1. Show that an and bn converge to a common limit.

    14. Show that the only field automorphism of Q is the identity. Using this
    prove that the only field automorphism of R is the identity.

    15. Consider a circle which is tangent to the y-axis at 0. Show that the slope
    2
    dy −x2
    at any point (x, y) satisfies dx = y 2xy .

    16. Consider an n × n matrix A = (aij ) with a12 = 1, aij = 0 ∀ (i, j) 6= (1, 2).
    Prove that there is no invertible matrix P such that P AP −1 is a diagonal
    matrix.

    2
    17. Let G be a nonabelian group of order 39. How many subgroups of order
    3 does it have?

    18. Let n ∈ N, let p be a prime number and let Zpn denote the ring of
    integers modulo pn under addition and multiplication modulo pn . Let
    f (x) and g(x) be polynomials with coefficients from the ring Zpn such
    that f (x) · g(x) = 0. Prove that ai bj = 0 ∀ i, j where ai and bj are the
    coefficients of f and g respectively.
    √ √
    19. Show that the fields Q( 2) and Q( 3) are isomorphic as Q-vector spaces
    but not as fields.

    1/(n2 an ) is diver-
    P P
    20. Suppose an ≥ 0 and an is convergent. Show that
    gent.

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