Introduction

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The Department of Mathematics is the oldest centre of Mathematics in the north-western Subcontinent. It was founded by eminent mathematician, Prof. W. H. Crank in 1864, after he took over as Officiating Principal, Government College Lahore. The Department has maintained high standards ever since. One of the Department’s graduates, Mr Ram Parkash Bambah, obtained 600/600 marks in his MA Mathematics Examination in 1946, which is still an unbroken record. Celebrated Number Expert of the Subcontinent, Dr. S. Chawla was a Pre-partition old boy of GC, who went on to become Chairperson, Department of Mathematics, serving from 1935 to 1947. He conducted research in collaboration with leading mathematicians of his time including C. Bose and Prof. Artin. Recently, the American Mathematical Society (AMS) has acknowledged his contributions to Mathematics.

The year 1966 marked the advent of a new era for the Department as the Postgraduate Programme was launched independently here at Government College Lahore, on the initiative of a competent teacher and administrator, Prof. L. M. Chawala. Prof. Chawala had earlier launched the publication of the "Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics" in 1961. He was able to put together a team of dedicated teachers to undertake Postgraduate instructions in the subject of Mathematics. One of his pupils, later to win fame and fortune, Dr. Abdus Salam (1924-1997), went on to win laurels for Pakistan. An esteemed Ravian (session 1944-1946), a great mathematician of the 20^th century, and later Chairperson, Department of Mathematics (1951-1952), Prof. Salam earned international distinction by bagging over 20 prestigious awards, finally  winning the Nobel Prize for Theoretical Physics in 1979. The Old Hall of GCU has been renamed Salam Hall in memory of the great Professor who remains a source of inspiration for all Ravians for all times to come.

During the last 70 years, the Department has had the following Professors as Chairpersons:

Prof S Chawla (1935 - 47)
Prof S A Hamid (1947 - 51)
Prof Abdus Salam (1951 - 52)
Prof Lal Mohammad Chawla (1952-55,1957-65,1967-69)
Prof Sultan Bukhsh (1955 - 57)
Prof M. A Saeed (1965-67)
Prof M Yasin (1969-70)
Prof Capt Abdul Majeed (1970 - 73)
Prof Dr Mirza M Ahmed (1973-74)
Prof Dr Munawar Hussain (1974-82)
Prof Mohammad Amin (1982-88)
Prof Mohammad Hafeez (1988 - 95)
Prof Dr Karamat H Dar (1995 - 2001)
Prof Dr Akhlaq A Siddiqul (2001-2004)
Prof Dr Muhammad Aslam (2004-2007)

Prof. Karamat Hussain Dar (2007 – )

The torch of GCU continues to burn with the flame of the “Courage to Know” here at the Department of Mathematics. One of our recent graduates, Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, has been awarded the lzaz-e-Sabqat, 2002 and the Rhodes Scholarship, 2003 for DPhil at the University of Oxford.

Facilities

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Computing Laboratory

The University provides a network of PCs and Internet facility to its students for conducting research. This facility is also available at the Department. The Department has its own computing Research Lab, which has PCs, projectors, scanners and laser-printers. The Lab is equipped with all the necessary equipment for computing and processing. The Math Scinet facility – on which work will be completed soon – will be available to students in addition to electronic resources.

Research

Presently, the Department is receiving hard copies of more than 50 reputed international research journals and has electronic access to more than 100 research journals. The Department of Mathematics is the only Department in Pakistan subscribing to the AMS Mathematical Reviews (containing reviews of almost all international journals). The Department is the main contributor to an internationally recognised research journal "Journal of Natural Sciences and Mathematics" (JNSM), published biannually by the Department of Mathematics in collaboration with the Departments of Physics and Chemistry, under the supervision of the University Research Council. The Journal has earned critical acclaim in the AMS Mathematical Reviews and Zentra lblatt for Mathematik (also a reputed mathematical review). It attracts more than 45 research journals in exchange, including Annals of Mathematics, Bulletin of AMS, Bulletin of London Mathematical Society, Pacific Journal of Mathematics, Mathematical Proceedings of Cambridge Philosophical Society and Michigan Mathematical Journal. The Department has a highly qualified and enthusiastic research-oriented teaching faculty. Almost all the teachers at the Department hold Research Degrees including four PhDs.

Research Groups

·   Group Theory and Algebraic Modelling Group

·   BCK Algebra, Semi Rings Group

·   Numerical Analysis Group

·   Algebraic Topology Group

·   Control Theory Group

·   Topology Group

·   Fixed Point Theory Group

·   Radical Theory of Rings Group

·   General Relativity Group

Future Prospects

The Department of Mathematics currently offers BSc (Hons.) Programme in Mathematics. This Programme equips the students with the finest possible tools to excel in the job market. In addition to providing better job prospects, we train our students to conduct research in Mathematical Sciences. The quality of our output has been appreciated worldwide.

Equipment in Mathematics Department

Academic Programmes

The Department of Mathematics offers BSc (Hons.) Degree Programme.

Courses

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• BSc (Hons.) Mathematics

Courses of B.Sc. (Hons) MATHEMATICS

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Optional Courses

Mathematics as an Allied Subject

Faculty

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