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Complex Analysis, Algebra & Topology

Three high-yield areas where our M.Sc range is strongest — a dedicated book for each.

Full syllabus — Unit 2

  • Complex analysis: algebra of complex numbers; analytic functions; Cauchy–Riemann equations
  • Cauchy’s theorem & integral formula; Liouville’s theorem; maximum modulus principle; Schwarz lemma
  • Taylor & Laurent series; calculus of residues; conformal & Möbius transformations
  • Number theory & combinatorics: permutations, combinations, pigeon-hole & inclusion–exclusion principles
  • Divisibility, congruences, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Euler’s φ-function, primitive roots
  • Groups, subgroups, normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, cyclic & permutation groups
  • Cayley’s theorem, class equations, Sylow theorems
  • Rings, ideals, prime & maximal ideals; UFD, PID, Euclidean domains; polynomial rings & irreducibility
  • Fields, finite fields, field extensions, Galois theory
  • Topology: basis, dense sets, subspace & product topology, separation axioms, connectedness & compactness