CH 201 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

August 2022
Course Outline
Instructors: Ananth Govind Rajan and Prabhu Nott
Teaching Assistant: Ankit Kumar Verma
Class Hours: Tu, Th 2:00-3:30 pm
List of topics:
• Introduction to linear equations and linear operators

• Linear algebraic equations and their solution; computational cost for solution; matrices, and
matrix algebra; echelon form of a matrix, rank, and inverse; determinant

• Vector and function spaces, subspaces; linear independence of vectors and functions; Basis of a
vector and function spaces

• Inner product spaces; orthogonality; Gram-Schmidt procedure

• Eigenvalue problems, eigenvalues and eigenvectors/eigenfunctions of equations; self-adjoint

operators and their properties; determining the adjoint of ordinary differential and integral
operators; Sturm-Liouville theory

• Partial differential equations (PDEs); classification of PDEs; solution of PDEs – separation of

variables, similarity transformations

• Solution of linear ordinary differential equations; local analysis; classification of regular and
singular points; Series solutions – Taylor and Frobenius series

• Solution of inhomogeneous linear differential equations; Green’s function elementary ideas;

Fourier transforms; introduction to perturbation theory

References:
Linear Algebra and its Applications, Gilbert Strang, Thompson (4th edition, Indian reprint, 2012).

Mathematical Methods for Physicists, J. B. Arfken and H. J. Weber, Academic Press (7th edition,
Indian reprint, 2017).

An Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Y. Pinchover and J. Rubinstein, Cambridge

University Press (2005).

Advanced Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers, C. M. Bender and S. A. Orszag,
McGraw-Hill/Springer-Verlag (2nd Indian reprint, 2010).

Evaluation:
• Home assignments: 15% • 2 Tests: 35% • Final exam: 50%