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CLASSICAL ALGEBRA 4 0 1 4

Unit-I

Vandermonde’s theorem- Binomial theorem for rational index- Particular cases of the Binomial
expansion- Sign of terms in the Binomial expansion- Application of the Binomial theorem to the
summation of series- Sum of the coefficients – Approximate values-Exponential series-
Summation- The logarithmic series

Unit-II

Theory of equations- Remainder theorem-Every nth degree equation has exactly n roots and no
more-Relation between roots and coefficients of equations- symmetric function of the roots-Sum
of powers of roots of an equation- Newton’s theorem on sum of powers of the roots

Unit-III

Transformation of equations-Reciprocal equations- Reciprocal roots-Removal of terms-

Transformation in general- Descarte’s Rule of sings- Rolle’s theorem and its applications-
Multiple roots

Unit-IV

Strum’s theorem-Solution of numerical equations-Horner’s method ( upto 2 decimals)

Unit-V

General solution of the cubic equations- Cardon’s method- Solution of biquadratic equations-
Ferrari’s method

Text Book

A Text Book of Algebra by T.K. Manickavasagam Pillai