Programmes offered :
The department has 161 students
in aided B.Sc.(spl) Mathematics,142
students in self-financed B.Sc.(spl) Mathematics
, 53 students in
M.Sc. Mathematics
facilitated by 17 lecturers.
Highlights of Mathematics Programme :
U.G. Classical algebra, A.G. of 2D and 3D, Differential equations, Analysis, Modern Algebra, Real Analysis, Advanced Calculus, Complex Analysis, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Operations Research, Mechanics, Graph Theory, Programming in C, C++, Formal Languages, Applied Statistics for Biologists, Research Methodology and Independent Project, VB & Oracle, Discrete Mathematics, Data Structures and Computer algorithms and Maths for Competitive Exams.
P.G. Groups , Rings and Lattices, Module Theory, Field Theory & Linear Transformation, Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations, Real Analysis, Measure and Integration, Topology, Complex Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, Differential Geometry, Graph Theory, Number Theory, Advanced Statistics, Programming in JAVA.
Futurology which is found to be enjoyable and informative is now offered to all PG students in the College as an elective course in the even semester. 26 students from M.Com., M.Sc. Physics, M.Sc. Microbiology & M.A. have undergone this course. Cryptography is
offered as Self Learning course at PG level and Number Theory, Fuzzy set theory, Transformation Geometry at UG level. Number theory is offered as an elective course to PG students in all sciences.
The department of Mathematics strives to pass down the passion for Mathematics to the younger generation and to make them competent, resourceful, employable and empowered to adapt to changes. This is enabled by a well equipped library and regular study circles after classes.
The department library has nearly 5000 books and the library is accessible on all working days. The department also organizes remedial classes for students who are in need of assistance in learning. Nearly 75 students benefit from peer learning after class hours regularly.
The intercollegiate meet “ Maths Carnival” is conducted once in a year. Students from various colleges participate in it. The carnival for the academic year 2009-2010 was conducted on 16th Dec, 2009. Students from 13 colleges(105 students) from in and around Madurai participated. The competitions conducted for this year are paper presentation, quiz, model presentation, dumb charades and Rangoli. The over all shield was won by Thiagarajar Arts college, Madurai.
Our students are well equipped with the journals available at the JX Miller library and in the department library and have proved themselves to be the best in intercollegiate meets at EMG Yadava Women’s college, Yadava college, Thiagarajar college and have won the over all shield at Sivakasi Nadar College, Madurai
II PG students had a cherishable trip to Trivandrum, Cochin and Kanyakumari.
Faculty in department get regularly refreshed on topics in Mathematics through training programmes(Latex-March 2010) and seminars(Topology, Graph theory Feb 2010).
Through service learning 11 students & 2 staff from the department spent 15 hours with 50 children in a near by corporation school in equipping them with short cut methods in multiplication, formation of series, non verbal reasoning and enjoyment of maths through tangrams and origami. 35 Students were engaged in helping an NGO, SOCO Trust in sorting and analyzing the data on violation against women and children.
Parent Teachers meet was held on 24.03.2010. About 65 parents participated and were enlightened on the various amenities and avenues available for their wards in LDC.
