IST Field Theory (2016)

Venue:

Kashmir University, Srinagar

Dates:

2nd- 14th, May 2016

 

Convener(s) Speakers, Syllabus and Time table Applicants/Participants

 

School Convener(s)

Name Prof. M. A. Sofi Dr. Dinesh Khurana
Mailing Address Department of Mathematics, Kashmir University, Srinagar Department of Mathematics Punjab University, Chandigarh

 

Speakers and Syllabus 

Syllabus

Shameek Paul (Week I, May 2-7, 2016):

  • Basic Theory of Field Extensions.
  • Algebraic extensions
  • splitting fields and algebraic closures
  • Normal extensions.

S A Katre (Week I, May 2-7, 2016)

  • Separable and Inseparable extensions
  • Classical Straightedge and Compass Constructions
  • Constructible Regular n-gons
  • Finite fields.

J K Verma (Week II, May 9-14, 2016)

  • Cyclotomic and Abelian extensions of Q
  • Galois Theory
  • Fundamental theorem of Galois theory.

Dilip Patil (Week II, May 9-14, 2016)

  • Galois groups of polynomials
  • Solvability by radicals
  • Insolvability of the quintic.

 

Resource Persons:

(a) Names of the speakers:

(i) J K Verma (JKV), IIT Mumbai

(ii) S A Katre (SAK), Pune University, Pune

(iii) Dilip Patil (DP), IISc Bangalore

(iv) Shmeek Paul (SP), CBS, Mumbai

(b) Names of the tutors

(i) Dr. Vikas Jadhav (VJ), Wadia College, Pune

(ii) Dr. Harpreet Grover (HG), GNDU, Amritsar.

 

Programme Schedule

Day

Date

Lecture-I

9.30-11.00

Tea

11-11.30

Lecture-II

11.30-1.00

Lunch

1.00-2.30

Tutorial-I

2.30-3.30

Tea

3.30-4.00

Tutorial-II

4.30-5.30

Mon

02.05.2016

SAK

 

SP

 

SAK+HG

 

SP+HG

Tue

03.05.2016

SP

SAK

SAK+VJ+HG

SP+ VJ+HG

Wed

04.05.2016

SP

SAK

SAK+VJ+HG

SP+ VJ+HG

Thu

05.05.2016

SP

SAK

SAK+VJ+HG

SP+ VJ+HG

Fri

06.05.2016

SP

SAK

SAK+VJ+HG

SP+ VJ+HG

Sat

07.05.2016

SP

SAK

SAK+VJ+HG

SP+ VJ+HG

Mon

09.05.2016

JKV

DP

JKV+ VJ+HG

DP+ VJ+HG

Tue

10.05.2016

JKV

DP

JKV+ VJ+HG

DP+ VJ+HG

Wed

11.05.2016

JKV

DP

JKV+ VJ+HG

DP+ VJ+HG

Thu

12.05.2016

JKV

DP

JKV+ VJ+HG

DP+ VJ+HG

Fri

13.05.2016

JKV

DP

JKV+ VJ+HG

DP+ VJ+HG

Sat

14.05.2016

JKV

 

DP

 

Distribution of certificates & valedictory

 

 

Actual Participants 

 


Sr.l SID Full Name Gender Afiliation Position in College/ University University/ Institute M.Sc./ M.A. Year of Passing M.Sc./ M.A Ph.D. Degree Date
1 6655 Mr. Paltu Sarkar Male Ananda Chandra College Asst. Prof. IIT Kharagpur 2008  
2 6847 Mr. Rohit Verma Male L.R.D.A.V. COLLEGE Asst. Prof. Panjab University Chandigarh 2011  
3 6914 Ms. Nisha Singh Female YMCAUST Asst. Prof. Panjab university 2010  
4 6923 Mr. Ranjit Gangadhar Ghumde Male Shri, Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management, Nagpur Asst. Prof. RTMNU, Nagpur 2005  
5 7084 Mr Ashesh Kumar Jharwal Male Shivaji College, University of Delhi Asst. Prof. Ramjas College, Univ. of Delhi. 2006  
6 6613 Mr. Pratik Gupta Male GURUKULA KANGRI VISHVIDAWALYA HARIDWAR Research Scholar CSJMU KANPUR 2013  
7 6764 Dr. Ashok Kumar Male Govt. College for Women Udhampur Asst. Prof. University of Jammu 2001 7/26/2012
8 6801 Dr. Yajuvindra Kumar Male MK Government Degree College Asst. Prof. University of Roorkee, Roorkee 1999 11/12/2011
9 6983 Dr. Sudipta Purkait Male Jadavpur University PhD IIT Guwahati, M.Sc. 2009 10/14/2015
10 6876 Mr. Devendra Prasad Male Shiv Nadar University PhD HNB Garhwal University 2013  
11 6912 Dr Selvan Venkatachalam Male Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Asst. Prof. Ramanujan Institute for Advanced study in Mathematics 1986 5/8/1995
12 7505 Prof. Jayprakash Ninu Chaudhari Male M. J. College, Jalgaon Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics Poona University 1987 1/18/1996
13 6743 Mr Khalid Nazir Male University of Kashmir PhD University of Kashmir 2011  
14 6763 Ms Aasma Rafiq Sofi Female University of Kashmir. Ph.D. University of Kashmir 2011  
15 7088 Ms. Shaista Bashir Female Department of Mathematics, University of Kashmir. Ph.D. Scholar University of Kashmir. 2009  
16 7090 Mr. Fida Hussain Male Department of Mathematics, University Of Kashmir SRF Project Fellow University of Kashmir. 2012  
17 7105 Mr Showkat Ahmad Dar Male Goverment Degree college sopore Lecturer M.A 2009 10/1/2015
18 7194 Ms. Bisma Zahoor Bagdadi Female University of Kashmir ph.D research scholar University of Kashmir 2010  
19 7209 Ms. Sumeera Shafi Bhat Female University of Kashmir ph.D research scholar University of Kashmir 2010  

 

 

 


How to reach

 

Depending upon the modes of travel from other parts of the country to Srinagar, one has the following
options:

1. By Air: From the airport to the university campus situated in Hazratbal, one can hire a cab/radio taxi
which would charge something like Rs.700-800/. There are several university campuses in Srinagar & the taxi
driver shall have to be told to take him/her to the Kashmir University campus at Hazratbal-(Dargah, as it is
popularly known locally).
2. Those coming by train/air upto Jammu & plannig to travel to Srinagar by road (Taxi/bus/private car)
usually end up at the TRC (Tourism Reception Centre) in Srinagar from where one can take an autorickshaw to
the Kashmir university campus as explained above. Since the charges as quoted by the driver can in general
be negotiated, the normal charges should not exceed Rs.250/.