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Can you provide me the syllabus of Master of Population Studies (M.P.S.) Program offered by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) on which the question paper is based?

[Vishal Kotkar]

The syllabus of Master of Population Studies (M.P.S.) Program offered by International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) on which the question paper is based is as follows:

A1 BASIC MATHEMATICS (24 Hours)

1. Concept of number system, constants, variables and functions; Linear and quadratic functions; Graphic representation of linear and quadratic functions; Solutions of linear and quadratic equations.

2. Sequences; Progressions: arithmetic and geometric progressions.

3. Logarithms: properties of logarithms, use of common logarithms in numerical calculations.

4. Permutations and Combinations; binomial and exponential functions.

5. Rates and Ratios.

6. Matrix algebra: Definition of matrices; types of matrices; matrix operations – addition, subtraction and multiplication.

7. Concepts of limits; differentiation and integration.

8. Interpolation and Extrapolation.


Reading List

1. Frank, Ayers (1958): First Year College Mathematics, Schaum’s Outline Series, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.

2. Hall, H.S. and S.R. Knight (1960): Higher Algebra, Macmillan, London.

3. Kruglak, H. and J.T. Moore (1973): Basic Mathematics, Schaum’s Outline Series, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.

4. Prakasam, C.P., G. Rama Rao, and R.B. Upadhyay (1987): Basic Mathematics in Population Studies, Gemini Publishers, Mumbai.

5. Ross, M.R. (1946): Differential and Integral Calculus, McGraw Hill Book Company, New York.