Department of Bioscience and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut
MA2016E MATHEMATICS IV ([Link]. BT)
L T P O C
3 1* 0 5 4
Total Lecture Sessions: 39
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Model managerial problems in industries to linear programming problems and solve it using various
techniques and algorithms.
CO2: Model and solve PDEs using analytic methods.
CO3: Solve linear and nonlinear equations using numerical methods.
CO4: Evaluate definite integrals and solve ODEs using numerical methods.
Linear Programming: Introduction, Optimization model, Formulation and applications, Classical optimization
techniques: single and multi-variable problems, Types of constraints, Linear optimization algorithms: Graphical
method, Simplex method, Basic solution and extreme point, Degeneracy, Primal simplex method, Dual linear
programs, Duality theory, Dual simplex method, Primal-dual algorithm.
Partial Differential Equations: Basic Concepts, Cauchy’s problem for first order equations, Quasilinear and
nonlinear PDEs of first order, Charpit’s Method, Classification of second order partial differential equations,
Modelling: Vibrating String, Wave equation, Separation of variables, Use of Fourier Series, D’Alembert’s
Solution of the wave equation, Heat equation: solution by Fourier series, Heat equation: solution by Fourier
Integrals and transforms, Laplace equation, solution of PDEs by Laplace transforms.
Numerical Methods: Solution of algebraic and transcendental equations: Fixed point iteration method, Regula-
Falsi method, Newton Raphson method. Iterative methods to solve linear system of equations: Gauss Jacobi, Gauss
Seidel, Successive over relaxation method. Numerical integration: Composite Trapezoidal and Simpson’s methods.
Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations: Euler's method, modified Euler's method, Taylor's method,
Runge-Kutta methods, Multistep methods - Milne's and Adams’ methods.
References:
1. G Mohan and Kusum Deep, Optimization Techniques, New age International Publishers, 2009
2. Wayne Winston, Operations Research - Applications and Algorithms, Cengage Learning Fourth edition,
2011.
3. D. Greenspan, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations, Dover Publications; 1st edition, 2000.
4. E. Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, John Wiley and Sons, 9 th Edition, 2012.
5. Jain M.K., Iyengar S.R.K., Jain R.K., Numerical methods for Scientific and Engineering Computation, 8th
edition, New Age International (P) Ltd, 2022.
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