BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

Work Integrated Learning Programmes Division

BITS-Wipro Technologies Collaborative Programme: MS in Software Engineering

I SEMESTER
COURSE HANDOUT

Course Number
Course Title

: SEWP ZC211
: Mathematics

Scope and objectives:

At the end of the course the student would be able to

understand the fundamentals of linear and matrix algebra

solve systems of linear equations using analytical and numerical techniques

formulate and solve linear programming problems

Text Books
T1.

Erwin Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Wiley India, 9th Edition 2011.

T2.

Hamdy A Taha,
Edition,2009.

Operations

Research:

An

Introduction,

Pearson

/ PHI,

8 th

Lecture Plan
Week
No.
1
2

Topic
Operation on matrices and introduction to vector spaces.

Chapter Reference
T1: Chap. 7: Sec. 7.1
7.4 and 7.9
T1: Chap. 7: Sec. 7.5
7.8

Solution of linear system of equations, Determinants, Inverse

of a matrix, Gauss Jordan elimination
Eigen values, eigen vectors and their applications

Eigen bases, diagonalization and quadratic forms

5
6

Linear systems: Gauss elimination with pivoting, LU

decomposition
Iterative methods of solving linear systems

Matrix eigen value problems

15

Review and problem solving

Syllabus for Mid-Semester Test: Topics covered in the first 8 weeks
Modelling with Linear programming, Graphical approach
T2: Chap. 2:
2.2. Subsec.
The simplex method
T2: Chap. 3:
3.3
Big M and Two Phase Method
T2: Chap. 3:
Special cases of the simplex method and sensitivity analysis
T2: Chap. 3:
3.6.1- 3.6.2
The Dual Simplex Method and the Generalized Simplex
T2: Chap. 4:
Algorithm
4.4
Post optimal analysis
T2: Chap. 4:

16

Review and problem solving

9
10
11
12
13 14

T1: Chap. 8: Sec. 8.1

8.3
T1: Chap. 8: Sec 8.4 8.5

T1: Chap. 20: Sec.

20.1 20.2
T1: Chap. 20: Sec.
20.3 20.4
T1: Chap. 20: Sec.
20.6 20.8

Sec. 2.1
2.3.3
Sec. 3.1
Sec. 3.4
Subsec.
Sec. 4.1
Sec. 4.5

Syllabus for Comprehensive Exam (Open Book): All topics given in Plan

Evaluation Scheme:
EC Component & Nature
No
1. Mid-Semester Test
(Closed Book)
2. Assignment
3. Compre. Exam
(Open Book)

Duration

Weightage

Date, Time

2 hours

30%

June 9, 2013 FN

3 hours

10%
60%

Aug 18, 2013 FN

Instructor-in-charge