Foundation Level

Math for Electronics I

Taught by Prof. Andrew Thangaraj , Prof. Ramkrishna Pasumarthy

Code MA1101

Credits 4 Credits

Type Foundation

Prerequisites None

Core Competencies

What You'll Learn

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To introduce differential/integral calculus of one variable
To introduce solutions for a system of linear equations
To introduce complex numbers

12-Week Roadmap

Course Structure & Syllabus

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WEEK 1

Numbers, Variables, Functions and Equations Visualizing expressions and equations Functions of one variable Straight lines

WEEK 2

System of Linear Equations Solving system of two Linear equations Matrix representation Solving system of n variables and m linear equations

WEEK 3

Bonded, monotonic, convergent, and divergent sequences Limit of a sequence Computing Limits Monotone convergence theorem

WEEK 4

Limit of function and continuity Computing the limit of function and determining the continuity Limits and continuity of powers/exponentials One-sided limits Limits at infinity

Reading List

Prescribed Books & References

“Thomas’ Calculus (14th edition),” J. R. Hass, C. E. Heil and M. D. Weir, Pearson.
“Calculus (8th edition),” J. Stewart, CENGAGE Learning.
“Calculus, Vol 1, 2ed (An Indian Adaptation),” T. M. Apostol, J. Singh and S. Goyal, Wiley.

Faculty & Experts

About the Instructors

Prof. Andrew Thangaraj

Professor , Electrical Engineering Department , IIT Madras

Faculty Webpage

Andrew Thangaraj received his B. Tech in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in 1998 and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA in 2003.

He was a post-doctoral researcher at the GTL-CNRS Telecom lab at Georgia Tech Lorraine, Metz, France from Aug 2003 till May 2004. Since 2004, he has been a faculty at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, where he is currently a professor.

His research interests are in the broad areas of information theory, error-control coding and information-theoretic aspects of cryptography. From Jan 2012 till Jan 2018, he served as Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications. From July 2018, he is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory.

From Nov 2011, he has been one of the NPTEL coordinators for IIT Madras. At NPTEL, he has played a key role in the starting of online courses and certification. He is currently a National MOOCs coordinator for NPTEL under the SWAYAM project of the MHRD.

Prof. Andrew is also one of the coordinators for the IIT Madras Online BSc Degree Program, which was launched in June, 2020.

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MA2101 • Math for Electronics II

Prof. Ramkrishna Pasumarthy

Professor , Department Of Electrical Engineering , IIT Madras

I am currently a Professor at the Control and Optimisation group , Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras. I obtained my PhD in systems and control from University of Twente, The Netherlands and held post doc positions at University of Melbourne and UCLA.

My current research interests lie in the area of Network Sytems optimization and control, Control of BrainNetworks, Data Driven methods in systems and control, Connected and autonomous vehicles.

I am a associated with the Robert Bosch Center for Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence at IIT Madras

I am also coordinator for NPTEL

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