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Minor in Mathematics

The department of Mathematics offers a Minor in Mathematics and Computing for a B.Tech student who takes courses worth 12 credits from the courses at a level greater than or equal to 3 offered by the department, over and above the credit requirements mandated by the student's parent department. Linear Algebra (3 credits) course is mandatory.

Double Major in Mathematics

The Department of Mathematics would like to offer a Major in Mathematics and Computing for a B.Tech student who takes courses worth 24 credits as prescribed below:

The list of courses for choosing 12 mandatory credits is extended here.

Course Code Course Name Credits
MA1250 Introduction to Number Theory 3
MA2150 Introduction to Metric Spaces 1
MA2070 Introduction to Group Theory 1
MA3050 Introduction to Lattice Theory 2
MA3140 Statistical Inference 3
MA4010 Analysis of Functions of a Single Variable 3
MA4020 Linear Algebra 3
MA4030 Ordinary Differential Equations 3
MA4040 Probability Theory 3
MA4060 Complex Analysis 3
MA4070 Algebra I - Groups and Rings 3
MA4080 Measure and Integration 3
MA4090 Multivariable Calculus 3
MA4133 Computational Algebra on polynomials and ideals 3
MA4145 Design of Experiments 2
MA4240 Applied Statistics 3
MA5020 Functional Analysis 3
MA5040 Topology 3
MA5060 Numerical Analysis 3
MA5070 Fields and Modules 3

Note 1. Some courses in the list come with pre-requisites.

Note 2. Students opting for double major are expected not to choose courses that have significant overlap with the courses listed above, for instance:

Course Restrictions
MA4020 NOT - EE2100
MA4040 NOT - EE2102, AI1103

The other 12 (or less) credits can be taken from any of the courses at a level greater than or equal to 3 offered by the Mathematics Department.

Minor & Double Majors