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		<title>General Study Book List for IAS Prelims</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajay Pathak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[S.No. Name Author / Publisher 1 An Introduction to the Constitution of India D.D.Basu 2 Perspectives on Indian Constitution Edited by Subash Kashyap 3 Biology for VIII-X Std NCERT 4 Physics for VIII-X Std NCERT 5 Chemistry for VIII-X Std NCERT 6 Anatomy &#38; Physiology for Nurses Courses Evelyn Pearce 7 Know your body Reader&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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<td width="315">An Introduction to the Constitution of India </td>
<td width="222">D.D.Basu</td>
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<td width="6%">2</td>
<td width="315">Perspectives on Indian Constitution </td>
<td width="222">Edited by Subash Kashyap </td>
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<td width="6%">3</td>
<td width="315">Biology for VIII-X Std </td>
<td width="222">NCERT</td>
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<td width="6%">4</td>
<td width="315">Physics for VIII-X Std </td>
<td width="222">NCERT</td>
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<td width="6%">5</td>
<td width="315">Chemistry for VIII-X Std </td>
<td width="222">NCERT</td>
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<td width="6%">6</td>
<td width="315">Anatomy &amp; Physiology for Nurses Courses </td>
<td width="222">Evelyn Pearce </td>
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<td width="6%">7</td>
<td width="315">Know your body </td>
<td width="222">Reader&#8217;s Digest </td>
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<td width="6%">8</td>
<td width="315">An Evolution of Indian Economy </td>
<td width="222">I.C.Dhingra (Sultan Chand &amp; Co) </td>
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<td width="6%">9</td>
<td width="315">Indian Economy </td>
<td width="222">Dutt &amp; Sundaram </td>
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<td width="6%">10</td>
<td width="315">Economic Survey of India </td>
<td width="222">Government of India </td>
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<td width="6%">11</td>
<td width="315">General Principles of World Geography </td>
<td width="222">Charles Farro </td>
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<td width="6%">12</td>
<td width="315">Monsoon Asia </td>
<td width="222">Charles Farro </td>
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<td width="6%">13</td>
<td width="315">Physical Geography of India for VII &#8211; XII Std </td>
<td width="222">NCERT</td>
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<td width="6%">14</td>
<td width="315">Any Good School Atlas </td>
<td width="222">&#160;</td>
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<td width="6%">15</td>
<td width="315">Ancient India for VII-XII Std </td>
<td width="222">NCERT</td>
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<td width="6%">16</td>
<td width="315">Medieval India for VII-XII Std </td>
<td width="222">NCERT</td>
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<td width="6%">17</td>
<td width="315">Modern India </td>
<td width="222">Bipin Chandra </td>
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<td width="6%">18</td>
<td width="315">History of Modern India </td>
<td width="222">A.C.Banerjee</td>
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<td width="6%">19</td>
<td width="315">The Hindu &amp; Times of India </td>
<td width="222">Newspapers</td>
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<td width="6%">20</td>
<td width="315">Frontline and Political &amp; Economic weekly </td>
<td width="222">Periodicals</td>
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<td width="6%">21</td>
<td width="315">Yojana &amp; World Focus </td>
<td width="222">Periodicals</td>
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<td width="6%">22</td>
<td width="315">Statistical Methods </td>
<td width="222">S.C.Gupta</td>
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		<title>Good Books for Mathematics Preparation in UPSC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajay Pathak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sr No Title Author 1 Modern Algebra A. R. Vashisth 2 Algebra J. N. Sharma and S. N. Goyal 3 Linear Algebra Schaum Series (Lipshutz) or Sharma and Vashisth 4 Matrices Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or Vashisth 5 Calculus I. A. Menon 6 Coordinate Geometry R. L. Soni 7 Differential Calculus Gorakh Prasad 8 Analytical [...]]]></description>
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<p><b>1</b></p>
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<p>Modern Algebra</p>
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<p>A. R. Vashisth</p>
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<p><b>2</b></p>
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<p>Algebra</p>
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<p>J. N. Sharma and S. N. Goyal</p>
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<p><b>3</b></p>
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<p>Linear Algebra</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Schaum Series (Lipshutz) or Sharma and Vashisth</p>
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<p>Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or Vashisth</p>
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<p><b>5</b></p>
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<p>Calculus</p>
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<p>I. A. Menon</p>
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<p><b>6</b></p>
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<p>Coordinate Geometry</p>
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<p>R. L. Soni</p>
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<p><b>7</b></p>
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<p>Differential Calculus</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Gorakh Prasad</p>
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<p><b>8</b></p>
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<p>Analytical Solid Geometry</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Shanti Narayanan</p>
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<p><b>9</b></p>
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<p>Text Book of Coordinate Geometry</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Rai Ballabh</p>
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<p><b>10</b></p>
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<td valign="top" width="218">
<p>Mechanism</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>D. S. Mathur</p>
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<p><b>11</b></p>
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<td valign="top" width="218">
<p>Statistical Mechanism</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Carson Horg</p>
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<p><b>12</b></p>
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<td valign="top" width="218">
<p>Solid Mechanism</p>
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<p>Kazmioo</p>
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<p><b>13</b></p>
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<p>Mathematics Dictionary</p>
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<p>James</p>
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<p><b>14</b></p>
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<td valign="top" width="218">
<p>Differential Equations</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Schaum Series (Frank Ayres) or N.M.</p>
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<p><b>15</b></p>
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<td valign="top" width="218">
<p>Numerical Analysis </p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>S.S. Sastry</p>
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<p><b>16</b></p>
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<p>Complex Analysis</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Schaum Series or J.N. Sharma</p>
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<p><b>17</b></p>
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<td valign="top" width="218">
<p>Operations Research</p>
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<td valign="top" width="303">
<p>Kanti Swaroop or Manmohan</p>
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		<title>UPSC Public Administration Main Examination Syllabus- Paper I</title>
		<link>http://ajaypathak.com/2009/10/upsc-public-administration-main-examination-syllabus-paper-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajay Pathak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration; Wilson’s vision of Public Administration; Evolution of the discipline and its present status; New Public Administration; Public Choice approach; Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation; Good Governance: concept and application; New Public Management. Administrative Thought Scientific Management and Scientific Management movement; Classical Theory; Weber’s bureaucratic model – its [...]]]></description>
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<h1><b>Introduction</b></h1>
<p>Meaning, scope and significance of Public Administration; Wilson’s vision of Public Administration; Evolution of the discipline and its present status; New Public Administration; Public Choice approach; Challenges of liberalization, Privatisation, Globalisation; Good Governance: concept and application; New Public Management. </p>
<h1><b>Administrative Thought</b></h1>
<p>Scientific Management and Scientific Management movement; Classical Theory; Weber’s bureaucratic model – its critique and post-Weberian Developments; Dynamic Administration (Mary Parker Follett); Human Relations School (Elton Mayo and others); Functions of the Executive (C.I. Barnard); Simon’s decision-making theory; Participative Management (R. Likert, C.Argyris, D.McGregor). </p>
<h1><b>Administrative Behaviour</b></h1>
<p>Process and techniques of decision-making; Communication; Morale; Motivation Theories – content, process and contemporary; Theories of Leadership: Traditional and Modern. </p>
<h1><b>Organisations</b></h1>
<p>Theories – systems, contingency; Structure and forms: Ministries and Departments, Corporations, Companies, Boards and Commissions; Ad hoc and advisory bodies; Headquarters and Field relationships; Regulatory Authorities; Public &#8211; Private Partnerships. </p>
<h1><b>Accountability and control</b></h1>
<p>Concepts of accountability and control; Legislative, Executive and Judicial control over administration; Citizen and Administration; Role of media, interest groups, voluntary organizations; Civil society; Citizen’s Charters; Right to Information; Social audit. </p>
<h1><b>Administrative Law</b></h1>
<p>Meaning, scope and significance; Dicey on Administrative law; Delegated legislation; Administrative Tribunals.</p>
<h1><b>Comparative Public Administration</b></h1>
<p>Historical and sociological factors affecting administrative systems; Administration and politics in different countries; Current status of Comparative Public Administration; Ecology and administration; Riggsian models and their critique. </p>
<h1><b>Development Dynamics</b></h1>
<p>Concept of development; Changing profile of development administration; ‘Anti-development thesis’; Bureaucracy and development; Strong state versus the market debate; Impact of liberalisation on administration in developing countries; Women and development &#8211; the self-help group movement. </p>
<h1><b>Personnel Administration</b></h1>
<p>Importance of human resource development; Recruitment, training, career advancement, position classification, discipline, performance appraisal, promotion, pay and service conditions; employer-employee relations, grievance redressal mechanism; Code of conduct; Administrative ethics. </p>
<h1><b>Public Policy</b></h1>
<p>Models of policy-making and their critique; Processes of conceptualisation, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and review and their limitations; State theories and public policy formulation. </p>
<h1><b>Techniques of Administrative Improvement</b></h1>
<p>Organisation and methods, Work study and work management; e-governance and information technology; Management aid tools like network analysis, MIS, PERT, CPM. </p>
<h1><b>Financial Administration</b></h1>
<p>Monetary and fiscal policies; Public borrowings and public debt Budgets &#8211; types and forms; Budgetary process; Financial accountability; Accounts and audit. </p>
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		<title>UPSC Preliminary Examination Syllabus Mathematics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajay Pathak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Algebra&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Elements of Set Theory; Algebra of Real and Complex numbers including Demovire&#8217;s theorem; Polynomials and Polynomial equations, relation between Coefficients and Roots, symmetric functions of roots; Elements of Group Theory; Sub-Group, Cyclic groups, Permutation, Groups and their elementary properties. Rings, Integral Domains and Fields and their elementary properties. Vector Spaces and Matrices&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Vector [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><b><u><font color="#800040">Algebra&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></u></b></h2>
<p>Elements of Set Theory; Algebra of Real and Complex numbers including Demovire&#8217;s theorem; Polynomials and Polynomial equations, relation between Coefficients and Roots, symmetric functions of roots; Elements of Group Theory; Sub-Group, Cyclic groups, Permutation, Groups and their elementary properties.</p>
<p>Rings, Integral Domains and Fields and their elementary properties.</p>
<h2 align="left"><u><font color="#800040">Vector Spaces and Matrices</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </h2>
<p>Vector Space, Linear Dependence and Independence. Sub-spaces. Basis and Dimensions, Finite Dimensional Vector Spaces. Linear Transformation of a Finite Dimensional Vector Space, Matrix Representation. Singular and Nonsingular Transformations. Rank and Nullity.</p>
<p><b></b>
<p>Matrices : </p>
<p> Addition, Multiplication, Determinants of a Matrix, Properties of Determinants of order, Inverse of a Matrix, Cramer&#8217;s rule.</p>
<h2><b><u><font color="#800040">Geometry and Vectors</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </u></b></h2>
<p>Analytic Geometry of straight lines and conics in Cartesian and Polar coordinates; Three Dimensional geometry for planes, straight lines, sphere, cone and cylinder. Addition, Subtraction and Products of Vectors and Simple applications to Geometry.</p>
<h2><b><u><font color="#800040">Calculus&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font> </u></b></h2>
<p>Functions, Sequences, Series, Limits, Continuity, Derivatives.</p>
<p><b></b>
<p>Application of Derivatives :</p>
<p>  Rates of change, Tangents, Normals, Maxima, Minima, Rolle&#8217;s Theorem, Mean Value Theorems of Lagrange and Cauchy, Asymptotes, Curvature. Methods of finding indefinite integrals, Definite Integrals, Fundamental Theorem of integrals Calculus. Application of definite integrals to area, Length of a plane curve, Volume and Surfaces of revolution.</p>
<h2><b><u><font color="#800040">Ordinary Differential Equations</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </u>&#160; </b></h2>
<p>Order and Degree of a Differential Equation, First order differential Equations, Singular solution, Geometrical interpretation, Second order equations with constant coefficients.</p>
<h1><u><font color="#800040">Mechanics&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></u></h1>
<p>Concepts of particles-Lamina; Rigid Body; Displacements; force; Mass; weight; Motion; Velocity; Speed; Acceleration; Parallelogram of forces; Parallelogram of velocity, acceleration; resultant; equilibrium of coplanar forces; Moments; Couples; Friction; Centre of mass, Gravity; Laws of motion; Motion of a particle in a straight line; simple Harmonic Motion; Motion under conservative forces; Motion under gravity; Projectile; Escape velocity; Motion of artificial satellites.</p>
<h1><b><u><font color="#800040">Elements of Computer Programming</font>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </u></b></h1>
<p>Binary system, Octal and Hexadecimal systems. Conversion to and from Decimal systems. Codes, Bits, Bytes and Words. Memory of a computer, Arithmetic and Logical operations on numbers. Precisions. AND, OR, XOR, NOT and Shit/Rotate operators, Algorithms and Flow Charts.</p>
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		<title>UPSC Main Examination Mathematics Syllabus- Paper I</title>
		<link>http://ajaypathak.com/2009/10/upsc-main-examination-mathematics-syllabus-paper-i-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajay Pathak</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><b>Linear Algebra</b></h2>
<p>Vector spaces over R and C, linear dependence and independence, subspaces, bases, dimension; Linear transformations, rank and nullity, matrix of a linear transformation. </p>
<p>Algebra of Matrices; Row and column reduction, Echelon form, congruence’s and similarity; Rank of a matrix; Inverse of a matrix; Solution of system of linear equations; Eigen values and eigenvectors, characteristic polynomial, Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Symmetric, skew-symmetric, Hermitian, skew-Hermitian, orthogonal and unitary matrices and their Eigen values. </p>
<h2><b>Calculus</b></h2>
<p>Real numbers, functions of a real variable, limits, continuity, differentiability, mean-value theorem, Taylor&#8217;s theorem with remainders, indeterminate forms, maxima and minima, asymptotes; Curve tracing; Functions of two or three variables: limits, continuity, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, Lagrange&#8217;s method of multipliers, Jacobean. </p>
<p>Riemann&#8217;s definition of definite integrals; Indefinite integrals; Infinite and improper integrals; Double and triple integrals (evaluation techniques only); Areas, surface and volumes. </p>
<h2><b>Analytic Geometry</b></h2>
<p>Cartesian and polar coordinates in three dimensions, second degree equations in three variables, reduction to canonical forms, straight lines, shortest distance between two skew lines; Plane, sphere, cone, cylinder, parabolic, ellipsoid, hyperboloid of one and two sheets and their properties. </p>
<h2><b>Ordinary Differential Equations</b></h2>
<p>Formulation of differential equations; Equations of first order and first degree, integrating factor; Orthogonal trajectory; Equations of first order but not of first degree, Clairaut&#8217;s equation, singular solution. </p>
<p>Second and higher order linear equations with constant coefficients, complementary function, particular integral and general solution. </p>
<p>Second order linear equations with variable coefficients, Euler-Cauchy equation; Determination of complete solution when one solution is known using method of variation of parameters. </p>
<p>Laplace and Inverse Laplace transforms and their properties; Laplace transforms of elementary functions. Application to initial value problems for 2nd order linear equations with constant coefficients. </p>
<h2><b>Dynamics &amp; Statics</b></h2>
<p>Rectilinear motion, simple harmonic motion, motion in a plane, projectiles; constrained motion; Work and energy, conservation of energy; Kepler&#8217;s laws, orbits under central forces. </p>
<p>Equilibrium of a system of particles; Work and potential energy, friction; common catenary; Principle of virtual work; Stability of equilibrium, equilibrium of forces in three dimensions. </p>
<h2><b>Vector Analysis</b></h2>
<p>Scalar and vector fields, differentiation of vector field of a scalar variable; Gradient, divergence and curl in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates; Higher order derivatives; Vector identities and vector equations. </p>
<p>Application to geometry: Curves in space, Curvature and torsion; Serret-Frenet’s formulae. </p>
<p>Gauss and Stokes’ theorems, Green’s identities. </p>
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		<title>UPSC Main Examination  Mathematics Syllabus- Paper II</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><b>Algebra</b></h2>
<p>Groups, subgroups, cyclic groups, cosets, Lagrange’s Theorem, normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphism of groups, basic isomorphism theorems, permutation groups, Cayley’s theorem. </p>
<p>Rings, subrings and ideals, homomorphisms of rings; Integral domains, principal ideal domains, Euclidean domains and unique factorization domains; Fields, quotient fields. </p>
<h2><b>Real Analysis </b></h2>
<p>Real number system as an ordered field with least upper bound property; Sequences, limit of a sequence, Cauchy sequence, completeness of real line; Series and its convergence, absolute and conditional convergence of series of real and complex terms, rearrangement of series. </p>
<p>Continuity and uniform continuity of functions, properties of continuous functions on compact sets. </p>
<p>Riemann integral, improper integrals; Fundamental theorems of integral calculus. </p>
<p>Uniform convergence, continuity, differentiability and integrability for sequences and series of functions; Partial derivatives of functions of several (two or three) variables, maxima and minima. </p>
<h2><b>Complex Analysis</b></h2>
<p>Analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, Cauchy&#8217;s theorem, Cauchy&#8217;s integral formula, power series representation of an analytic function, Taylor’s series; Singularities; Laurent&#8217;s series; Cauchy&#8217;s residue theorem; Contour integration. </p>
<h2><b>Linear Programming</b></h2>
<p>Linear programming problems, basic solution, basic feasible solution and optimal solution; Graphical method and simplex method of solutions; Duality. </p>
<p>Transportation and assignment problems. </p>
<h2><b>Partial differential equations</b></h2>
<p>Family of surfaces in three dimensions and formulation of partial differential equations; Solution of quasilinear partial differential equations of the first order, Cauchy&#8217;s method of characteristics; Linear partial differential equations of the second order with constant coefficients, canonical form; Equation of a vibrating string, heat equation, Laplace equation and their solutions. </p>
<h2><b>Numerical Analysis and Computer programming</b></h2>
<p>Numerical methods: Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations of one variable by bisection, Regula-Falsi and Newton-Raphson methods; solution of system of linear equations by Gaussian elimination and Gauss-Jordan (direct), Gauss-Seidel(iterative) methods. Newton&#8217;s (forward and backward) interpolation, Lagrange&#8217;s interpolation. </p>
<p>Numerical integration: Trapezoidal rule, Simpson&#8217;s rules, Gaussian quadrature formula. </p>
<p>Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: Euler and Runga Kutta-methods. </p>
<p>Computer Programming: Binary system; Arithmetic and logical operations on numbers; Octal and Hexadecimal systems; Conversion to and from decimal systems; Algebra of binary numbers. </p>
<p>Elements of computer systems and concept of memory; Basic logic gates and truth tables, Boolean algebra, normal forms. </p>
<p>Representation of unsigned integers, signed integers and reals, double precision reals and long integers. </p>
<p>Algorithms and flow charts for solving numerical analysis problems. </p>
<h2><b>Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics</b></h2>
<p>Generalized coordinates; D&#8217; Alembert&#8217;s principle and Lagrange&#8217;s equations; Hamilton equations; Moment of inertia; Motion of rigid bodies in two dimensions. </p>
<p>Equation of continuity; Euler&#8217;s equation of motion for inviscid flow; Stream-lines, path of a particle; Potential flow; Two-dimensional and axisymmetric motion; Sources and sinks, vortex motion; Navier-Stokes equation for a viscous fluid. </p>
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		<title>UPSC IAS Mathematics Books References</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paper-I Linear Algebra &#8211; K.C. Prasad, K B Datta Calculus - Santhi Narayan Analytic Geometry &#8211; Shantinarayan, HC Sinha, DK Jha and Sharma Ordinary Differential eqs:- MD Raising Lumina, Golden seris-NP Bali Dynamics, statistics and Hydrostatics &#8211; M.Ray Vector analysis – Shantinarayan Paper-II Algebra &#8211; K C Prasad, KB Datta Real Analysis &#8211; Shantinarayan,Royden Complex [...]]]></description>
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<p><b><big>Paper-I</big></b></p>
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<li><b><big></big></b>Linear Algebra &#8211; <b>K.C. Prasad, K B Datta</b></li>
<li>Calculus -<b> Santhi Narayan</b></li>
<li>Analytic Geometry &#8211; <b>Shantinarayan, HC Sinha, DK Jha and Sharma</b></li>
<li>Ordinary Differential eqs:- <b>MD Raising Lumina, Golden seris-NP Bali</b></li>
<li>Dynamics, statistics and Hydrostatics &#8211; <b>M.Ray</b></li>
<li>Vector analysis – <b>Shantinarayan</b></li>
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<p><b><big>Paper-II</big></b></p>
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<li><b><big></big></b>Algebra &#8211; <b>K C Prasad, KB Datta</b></li>
<li>Real Analysis &#8211; <b>Shantinarayan,Royden</b></li>
<li>Complex Analysis &#8211; <b>GK Ranganath</b></li>
<li>Linear Programming &#8211; <b>SD sharma</b></li>
<li>Partial Diff.eqs. – <b>Singhania</b></li>
<li>Numerical analysis and Computer Progg. &#8211; <b>V. Rajaraman, SS Shasri</b></li>
<li>Mechanics &amp; Fluid dynamics &#8211; <b>AP Mathur, Azaroff leonid</b></li>
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