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Here are all the subjects you will be studying for the B Sc degree
in Mathematical Statistics. Remember that you have two sets of Electives.
You must choose one course from the first set and two courses from
the second set.
The
degree is only available as a complete degree program at the
bachelors level.
1. Section 1
BUS/COM2
- Business Communication
Part I: Writing Skills
Language as skill of communication
Phonetics
Modifiers
Sentence connectives
The participle
The gerund
Punctuation and capitalization
Vocabulary
Use of abbreviations
Correct usage
Letter writing
Part II: Communication Skills
Verbal communication
Oral presentation
Technical written communication
Forms pf technical writing
Report writing
Advertising
Collection of short essays
Collection of short stories
BUS/INF1 - Computer Usage
Evolution of the computer
Computer fundamentals
Concept of information and data processing
Importance of software
Basics of Word Processing
Spreadsheet applications using Excel
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Power Point
BUS/INF2 - Introduction to Computer Science
Computer basics
History generators and classification of computers
Number systems
Data representation
Boolean algebra and logic circuits
Memory unit
Input/output
Classification of programming languages
Operating systems
Basic operational concepts
Numerical analysis
Algorithms and flowcharts
Programming languages
Computer graphics
Management information systems
BUS/INF3 - Introduction to Computer Business Environment
Introductory concepts
Data processing
Data structure file organization and maintenance
Programming
Operating systems
E-commerce and Internet
System analysis and design
Computer based information systems
Database
Viewing and editing in dBase III Plus
Printing reports and labels in dBase III Plus
References
CBR/BUS1 - Mathematics (Mathematics I, II & III)
Part I: College Algebra
Indices, logarithms and suds
Ratio, proportion and variation
Simultaneous linear equations and quadratic equations
Arithmetic progression, geometric progression and harmonic progression
Permutation and combination
Binominal theorem
Exponential series and logarithmic series
Simple interest compound interest and annuity
Partnership
Stocks and shares' Determinants
Vectors and matrices
Set theory
Rectangular Cartesian co-ordinates in a plane
Equations of straight lines
Circle
Parabola
Ellipse
Hyperbola
Part
II: Differentiation
Real numbers
Functions and graphs
Continuity and limit
Differentiation
Successive differentiation
Tangents and normals
Mean value theorem
Mean value theorem
Maxima and minima intermediate forms
Partial differentiation
Equality of repeated derivatives
Concavity and points of inflection
Curvature and evolutes asymptotes
Singular points
Curve tracing
Envelopes
Partial differentiation
Equality of repeated derivatives
Concavity and points of inflection
Curvature and evolutes
Asymptotes
Singular points
Curve tracing
Envelopes
Part
III: Integration
Table of standard results
Methods of integration
Integration of algebraic relational functions
Integration of trigonometric functions
Integration of irrational functions
Definite integral as the limit of a sum
Areas of plane regions
Rectification
Lengths of plane curves
Volumes and surfaces of revolution
Center of gravity
Moment of inertia
Differential equations of the first order and first degree
Equations of first order but not of the first degree
Trajectories of a family of curves
Linear equations
References
CBR/STAT01 - Introduction to Statistics
Classification and tabulation
Measures of central value
Measures of dispersion
Skewness moments and Kurtosis
Correlation analysis
Regression analysis
Association of attributes
Index numbers
Time series analysis
Interpretation and extrapolation
Log and antilog tables
CBR/STAT02 - Introduction to Probability
Probability theory
random variables
Some probability distribution functions
Two-dimensional random variables
Random processes
Correlation functions
Spectral density of random processes
Linear systems with random inputs
CBR/BUS2 - Introduction to Differential Equations
Equations of the first order and of degree higher than one
Linear equations of second and higher order
Simultaneous equations
Euler's homogeneous linear differential equations
Method of variation of parameters
Total differential equations
Laplace transform
Co-ordinate geometry
The plane and the straight line
The sphere
Electives 1: Select one course from -
FB/CBR2 - Mechanics, Heat and Waves
Physical measurements
Elasticity
Surface tension
Viscosity
Gas laws and specific heats of gasses
Conduction and thermal conductivity
Propagation of light
Photometry
S H M and wave motion
Sound
Vectors
Gravitation
Hygrometry
References
BUS/INF4 - Programming
Introduction to programming; Overview of C programming; Types, operators
and expressions; Managing input and output operations; Control flow;
Arrays; User defined functions; Structure and union; Pointers; File
handling in C.
BUS/PS02 - Business Psychology
Principles, practices and problems; Techniques. Tools and tactics;
Employee selection principles and techniques; Psychological testing;
Performance appraisal; Training and development; Leadership, motivation
and job satisfaction; Job organization; Working conditions; Safety,
violence and health in the workplace; Stress in the workplace; Consumer
psychology
CBR/STAT20 - Discrete Mathematics
Brief survey of discrete mathematics; Mathematical logic; Boolean
algebra and logic circuits; Set theory; Matrices; Number theory; Relation;
Functions; Posits and lattices; Combinations; Group theory; Rings
and fields; Graph theory; Trees; Probability and automata.
2. Section 2
CBR/STAT03 - Sampling and Distributions
Varying probability
sampling
Simple random sampling
Estimation of the sample size
Stratfield sampling
Ratio estimators
Regression estimators
Systematic sampling
Cluster sampling
Varying probability sampling
Two phase and repetitive sampling
Two-stage sampling
Non-sampling errors
Bayesian approach for interference in finite populations
The bootstrap method
Small area estimations
Imputation methods.
CBR/STAT04 - Vector Analysis
Multiplication of vectors by scalars and addition of vectors
Geometry with vectors
Geometry
Scalar product
Applications to metric geometry
Vector product and scalar triple product
Geometry with Cartesian co-ordinates
Statics with vectors
Vector valued functions of scalar variables
Differential operators
Integral transformation
CBR/STAT05 - Mathematical Modeling
The probability paradigm
The binomial model and random variables
Continuous random variables and the Gaussian model
Statistics
The Poisson model
Modeling random signals
References
CBR/STAT06 - Probability and Inference I
Probability
Discrete distributions
Continuous distributions
Multivariate distributions
The normal distribution
relation between interference and probability
applications of probability and interference
CBR/STAT07 - Ordinary Differential Equations
Elementary differential equations
Equations of first order and first degree
Trajectories
Linear equations with constant coefficients
Homogeneous linear equations and Cauchy-Euler equations
Equations of the first order but not of the first degree and singular
solutions
Extraneous loci
Ordinary simultaneous differential equations
Number integration
Picard's interactive methods
Existence and uniqueness theorems
Independence of solutions of linear differential equations
Wronshian and its equations
Exact differential equations and equations of special forms
Linear equations of second order
Simultaneous equations of the form dx/R = dy/Q=dz/R
Total differential equations
Riccati's equations
Integration in series
Series solutions of linear differential equations
Legendre polynomials and functions
Legendre functions of second kind
Bessel functions
Hermite polynomials
Laguerre polynomials
Hyper-geometric functions
Partial differential equations' Linear partial differential equations
of order one
Non-linear partial differential equations with constant coefficients
Partial differential equations of order two with available coefficients
Monge's methods
References
CBR/STAT08 - Sequences and Series
Sets and statements
The real number
Neighborhoods and limit points of a set
Sequences
Infinite series with positive terms
Infinite series with positive and negative terms
Real functions-limit and continuity functions
Real functions - the derivative
Reimann integrability
CBR/STAT09 - Linear Algebra
A system of vectors
Matrices
Elementary row operations
An introduction to determinants
Vector spaces
Linear mappings
Matrices from linear mappings
Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors and diagonalization
Euclidean spaces
Quadratic forms
3. Section 3
CBR/STAT10 - Probability and Inference II
Estimation
Bayesian methods
Tests of statistical hypotheses
Theory of statistical inference
Quality improvement through statistical methods
CBR/STAT11
- Variance Analysis
Introduction
General theory for testing and confidence intervals
One-way analysis of variance
Multiple comparison methods
Simple linear and polynomial regression
the analysis of count data
Basic experimental designs
Analysis of covariance
Factorial treatment structures
Split plots, repeated measures, random effects and sub-sampling
Multiple regression - matrix formation
Unbalanced multifactor analysis of variance
Confounding and fractional replication in 2n factorial systems
Non-linear regression
References
CBR/STAT12
- Multivariable Analysis
Vector and matrix algebra
Groups, Jacobian of some transformations, functions and spaces
Multivariable distributions and their functions
Basic multivariable sampling distributions
Tests of hypotheses of mean vectors
Tests concerning covariance matrices and mean vectors
Discriminant analysis
Principal components
Canonical correlations
CBR/STAT13
- Time Series Analysis
Introduction
Simple descriptive techniques
Fitting time-series models
Fitting time-series models in the time domain
Forecasting
Stationary processes in the frequency domain
Spectral analysis
Invariance processes
Linear systems
State-space models and the Kalman filter
Non-linear models
Multivariate time-series modeling
Some more advanced topics
Examples and practical advice
Electives 2: Select two courses from -
CBR/STAT14
- Matrices
Fundamental concepts
Algebra of matrices
Rank of a matrix
Vector spaces of n-tupelos and their transformations
Systems of linear equations
Quadratic forms and congruence of matrices
Quadratic forms in the real field
Hermitian matrices and forms
Orthogonal matrices - unitary matrices
Characteristic roots and characteristic vectors of a matrix
Orthogonal and unitary reductions of quadratic forms
Similarity of matrices
References
CBR/STAT15 - Numerical Analysis
Numerical methods
Linear programming
Transportation and assignment problems
Flow charts and computer programs
Program to find root of a polynomial using iterative method
Program to find root of a polynomial using bisection method
Program to find root of a polynomial using Newton-Raphson method
Program to find root of a polynomial using Regula-Falsi method
Solution of simultaneous linear equations using Gauss-Seidel method
Solving the differential equations using Euler's method
Solving the differential equations using Euler's modified method
Solving the differential equations using Runge-Kutta II method
Solving the differential equations using Runge-Kutta VI method
Numerical integration using Simpson's and Trapezoidal rule
Newton's forward interpolation formula
Newton's backward interpolation formula
Largrange's interpolation formula
Problem for Gauss iteration
Problem for Gauss-Jordan iteration
Problem for Jacobi iteration
CBR/STAT16
- Computational Mathematics
Discrete time-space models
Steady state discrete models
Poisson equation models
Non-linear 3D models
Epidemics, images and money
High performance computing
Message passing interface
Classical methods for Ax = d
Krylov methods for Ax = d
CBR/STAT18
- Probability for Scientific and Engineering
Data analysis
Probability theory
Discrete random variables and their distribution functions
Continuous random variables and their distribution functions
Multivariable probability distributions
Sampling distribution theory
Point and interval estimation
Inferences about population means
Inferences about population proportions
Linear regression and correlation
Multiple linear regression
Single-factor experiments - analysis of variance
Design and analysis of multifactor experiments
Statistical quality control
CBR/STAT19
- Scientific Computing
Scientific computing
Systems of linear equations
Linear squares
Eigen-value problems
Non-linear equations
Optimization
Interpolation
Numerical integration and differentiation
Initial value problems for ODE's
Boundary value problems for ODE's
Partial differential equations
Fast Fourier transform
Random numbers and simulation |
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