Annual Foundation School - I (2025) Mepco

Convener(s)

 
Name: Ramesh Kasilingam B. Subhash R. Ratha Jeyalakshmi R.Gurusamy
Mailing Address: Assistant Professor,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Assistant Professor,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Tirupati.
Professor,
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi.
Associate Professor,
Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi.
Email: rameshk at iitm.ac.in subhash at iisertirupati.ac.in rratha at mepcoeng.ac.in rgurusamy at mepcoeng.ac.in

Dates: 

Monday, December 1, 2025 - 09:00 to Saturday, December 27, 2025 - 18:30

Venue: 

Venue Address: 

 

 Department of Mathematics, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi 626005, Tamil Nadu

 

 

 

 

Venue State: 

Venue City: 

PIN: 

626005

Syllabus: 

1) Linear Algebra and Group Theory: We will cover most of the material found in Chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Michael Artin’s book Algebra, Pearson, 1991.

  • Speakers:
    • Prof. Clare D’Cruz, Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute, for Module 1
    • Prof. K. N. Raghavan, Professor of Mathematics, Krea University, Professor retired, Institute of Mathematical Sciences, for Module 2
    • Prof. Jugal K. Verma, Professor retired, IIT Bombay, for Module 3
    • Dr. K Senthil Kumar, Reader - F, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, for Module 4.
  • Course Associates:
    • Dr.Arijit Mukherjee (IIT Madras), Dr.Arindam Sutradhar (IIT Madras), Dr.Mrityunjoy Charan (IMSc, Chennai).
  • References
    • Michael Artin: Algebra, first edition, Prentice Hall of India, 1999.
    • S. Lang: Algebra, Revised 3rd Edition, Springer.
    • N. Jacobson: Basic Algebra, Vol.1 and Vol.2, Dover,2011.

2) Complex Analysis :We will cover most of the material found in Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of Stein and Shakarchi’s book Complex Analysis, Princeton Lectures in Analysis-II, 2003.

  • Speakers:
    • Dr. Krishna Hanumanthu, Professor, Chennai Mathematical Institute, for Module 1
    • Dr. Jaikrishnan, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, for Module 2
    • Dr. P. Muthukumar, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, for Module 3 and 4
  • Course Associates:
    • Dr.Soumen Pal (IIT Madras), Dr.Shankey Kumar (IIT Madras), Dr.Sambhunath Sen (IIT Madras).
  • References
    • Elias Stein and Rami Shakarchi: Complex Analysis, Princeton Lectures in Analysis-II, 2003.
    • W. Rudin: Real and Complex Analysis, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Higher Education, New Delhi, 1987.

3) Topology : We will cover most of the material found in Chapters 1-7 of Simmons’s book listed below in the references and quotient spaces from Chapter 4 of Armstrong’s book listed below.

  • Speakers:
    • Dr. B. Subhash, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research,Tirupati, for Module 1 and 2
    • Dr. Ramesh Kasilingam, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, for Module 3 and 4
  • Course Associates:
    • Dr.Aloke Kr. Ghosh (IIT Madras), Ankur Sarkar (IMSc, Chennai), Souvik Mandal (IIT Madras)
  • References
    • G.F. Simmons: Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1983.
    • M. A. Armstrong: Basic Topology, Springer.
    • J. R. Munkres: Topology, A First Course, PHI, New Delhi, 1987.

Time Table: 

 Week - One


Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
01/12/2025 AGL1 CDC T ANL1 KH L AGT1 T ANT1
02/12/2025 TPL1 BS T AGL2 CDC L TPT1 T AGT2
03/12/2025 ANL2 KH T TPL2 BS L ANT2 T TPT2
04/12/2025 AGL3 CDC T ANL3 KH L AGT3 T ANT3
05/12/2025 TPL3 BS T AGL4 CDC L TPT3 T AGT4
06/12/2025 ANL4 KH T TPL4 BS L ANT4 T TPT4

 

Week - Two

Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
08/12/2025 AGL5 KNR T ANL5 JK L AGT5 T ANT5
09/12/2025 TPL5 BS T AGL6 KNR L TPT5 T AGT6
10/12/2025 AGL7 KNR T ANL7 JK L AGT7 T ANT7
11/12/2025 TPL7 BS T AGL8 KNR L TPT7 T AGT8
12/12/2025 ANL6 JK T TPL6 BS L ANT6 T TPT6
13/12/2025 ANL8 JK T TPL8 BS L ANT8 T TPT8

 

Week - Three

Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
15/12/2025 AGL9 JKV T ANL9 PMK L AGT9 T ANT9
16/12/2025 TPL9 RK T AGL10 JKV L TPT9 T AGT10
17/12/2025 ANL10 PMK T TPL10 RK L ANT10 T TPT10
18/12/2025 AGL11 JKV T ANL11 PMK L AGT11 T ANT11
19/12/2025 ANL12 PMK T TPL12 RK L ANT12 T TPT12
20/12/2025 TPL12 RK T AGL12 JKV L TPT11 T AGT12

 

Week - Four

Date 9.30-11.00 11.00-11.30 11.30-1.00 1.00-2.30 2.30-3.30 3.30-4.00 4.00-5.00
22/12/2025 AGL13 KSK T ANL13 PMK L AGT13 T ANT13
23/12/2025 TPL13 RK T AGL14 KSK L TPT13 T AGT14
24/12/2025 ANL14 PMK T TPL14 RK L ANT14 T TPT14
25/12/2025 AGL15 KSK T ANL15 PMK L AGT15 T ANT15
26/12/2025 TPL15 RK T AGL16 KSK L TPT15 T AGT16
27/12/2025 ANL16 PMK T TPL16 RK L ANT16 T TPT16

 

• AGLn : nth lecture in Algebra
• AGTn: nth tutorial in Algebra
• ANLn : nth lecture in Analysis
• ANTn: nth tutorial in Analysis
• TPLn : nth lecture in Topology
• TPTn: nth tutorial in Topology
• T : Tea
• L : Lunch
• CDC : Clare D’Cruz
• KH : Krishna Hanumanthu
• BS : B. Subhash
• KNR : K. N. Raghavan
• JK : Jaikrishnan
• JKV : Jugal K. Verma
• PMK : P. Muthukumar
• RK : Ramesh Kasilingam
• KSK : K Senthil Kumar
• AGT: Postdoctoral Fellow from IIT Madras.
• ANT: Postdoctoral Fellow from IIT Madras.
• TPT: Postdoctoral and Research Scholars from IIT Madras.

Selected Applicants: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Reach: 

 TBA

 

School Short Name: 

afs-i-mepco

Last Date Application: 

Thursday, November 10, 2022

School Type: 

AFS-I

Separate faculty form: 

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