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Diploma Level

Math for Electronics II

Code MA2101
Credits 4 Credits
Type Diploma
Prerequisites
Core Competencies

What You'll Learn

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  • To introduce infinite sequences/series, first/second-order ordinary differential equations, vectors and multivariable calculus

12-Week Roadmap

Course Structure & Syllabus

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WEEK 1
Introduction, Real and complex numbers, Vectors, linear equations and linear combination in R^2, Span of a set of vectors in R^2, Vector spaces and Subspaces, Linear dependent and Independent vectors, Basis and dimension of vector (sub)space in R^2, Change of basis in R^2.
WEEK 2
Linear Transformations in R^2, Linear Transformation and Basis, Matrix representation of a Linear Transformation,Range, Null, and Rank of a Linear Transformation, Composition of Linear Transformation and Matrix Multiplication,Inverse of a linear transformation, Change of basis.
WEEK 3
Range and Null space of Composition of Linear transformation in R^2, Linear Operators, Applications of operators, Scaling and rotation, Basic matrix algebra and complex vector space, Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors, Properties of eigenvalues and eigenvectors, Diagonalization of a Matrix, Power of a Matrix.
WEEK 4
Inner product in R^2 and C^2, Magnitude of a vector, Distance between two vectors, and Angle between vectors, Orthogonal complement or Dual, Inner product as a Linear transformation, Adjoint of an operator, Range and Null of an Operator and its Adjoint, Operations with adjoint, Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors of an operator and its adjoint, Least square fit: Orthogonality principle.
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 and Vol 2, 2ed (An Indian Adaptation),” T. M. Apostol, J. Singh and S. Goyal, Wiley.
  • “Advanced Engineering Mathematics,” E. Kreyszig, Wiley.
  • “Linear Algebra and its Applications,” G. Strang, CENGAGE Learning
Faculty & Experts

About the Instructors

Prof. Andrew Thangaraj

Prof. Andrew Thangaraj

Professor , Electrical Engineering Department , IIT Madras

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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