The Annual Foundation School I - 2010

(Funded by National Board for Higher Mathematics)

Venue: Centre for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Dec 2-29, 2010



 
AFS-I being organised in Chandigarh in December 2010 and is funded by NBHM.

                                                                                       

Speakers and Syllabus

Speakers

Algebra SKK-Sudesh Kaur Khanduja

Panjab University, Chandigarh

PS-Parvati Shastri

University of Bombay

GKB-Gurmeet Kaur Bakshi

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Analysis AK - Ajay Kumar

University of Delhi

SB-Savita Bhatnagar

Panjab University, Chandigarh

RBJ-Renu Bajaj

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Differential Geometry &Topology CSA - C.S. Arvinda

TIFR, Banglore

SD-Satya Deo

HRI, Allahabad

ARS-A.R. Shastri

IIT Bombay

UM-Lecture Series I.B.S.P-I.B.S. Passi

Panjab University, Chandigarh

   


Syllabus

Speaker Lectures  Detailed  Syllabus
Algebra    
Prof Parvati Shastri 8 Modules over commutative rings, Modules over a PID, Matrices over a PID and Structure Theorem, canonical forms
Prof Sudesh Khanduja 8 Review of basic field theory, Separable and normal extensions, algebraically closed fields, splitting fields, Norm and Trace and their properties. Hilbert Theorem 90, The idea behind Galois theory , Fundamental theorem of Galois theory.
Dr Gurmeet K. Bakshi 8 Cyclotomic Extensions & Cyclic Extensions, Application of the Cyclotomic extensions and Galois theory to the constructability of  regular polygons. Historical aspects of the solvability of polynomial equations, Solvability of polynomial equations by radicals, The inverse problem of Galois theory.  Computation of Galois groups over Q for small degree polynomials. 
Analysis    
Prof Savita Bhatnagar 12 Measures, Integration, Normed spaces, Baire category theorem.Open mapping theorem, Closed graph theorem, Uniform boundedness theorem.
Prof Ajay Kumar 6 Review of Fourier series, Basic Fourier Analysis on groups Z of integers, unit circle T and the real line R  generalized Reimann lebesgue lemma, The Gibb’s Phenomenon.
Dr Renu Bajaj 6 Existence of local solutions for first order systems, maximal time of existence, finite time blow-up, global solutions. Gronwall inequality,Continuous dependence on initial data and on the vector field on  bounded intervals. Examples of linearsystems, Fundamental solutions.
Topology    
Prof  A R Shastri 12 Revision of  Calculus of n-variables, smoothness of maps defined  on  arbitrary subsets of Rn Inverse and  implicit function  theorem. Manifolds in Rn(as `submanifolds'), tangent space,  induced map on the tangent spaces. Regular and critical points,  Sard's theorem(statement only),  regular inverse image.  Classification of 1-dim. Manifolds.

Richness of smooth functions, smooth partition of unity, immersions,submersions, embeddings. Abstract manifolds, different definitions of tangent space, examples Orientability.

Embedding theorems for manifolds in to Euclidean spaces. Normal bundleand tubular nbd theorem. Homotopy and stability. Transversality, Vector fields and isotopies.

Prof C S Aravinda 6 Frenet-Serret Theory of Curves, congruence of curves, classification of compact surfaces with boundary (examples, and statement), tangent and cotangent bundles, Riemannian metrics, differential forms,   first and second fundamental form of surfaces in E3, normal curvature, Codazzi equations, congruence of surfaces, Gauss Bonnet theorem(statement).
Prof Satya Deo 6 Transversality, Oriented intersection theory,  Brauwer degree Winding number and Brauwer separation theorem, Borsuk-Ulam Theorem

Hopf Degree theorem  Lefschetz Theory of vector fields, Poincare-Hopf Theorem.