Mathematics for IT

Mathematics for IT

Course Syllabus

  • Name of the Course: Mathematics for IT
  • LTP structure of the course: 2-2-0
  • Objective of the course: This course covers Linear algebra; Matrix theory and probability (discrete & continuous) for information technology. Objective is to give fundamental knowledge to students and application on IT with more emphasis on problem solving.
  • Outcome of the course: Students will learn fundamentals and able to apply these knowledge in practical problems.
  • Course Plan:
-Unit-Topics for Coverage
Component 1Unit 1Linear AlgebraSystems of linear equations; Row reduction and echelon forms; Matrix operations, including inverses; Linear dependence and independence; Subspaces and bases and dimensions; Orthogonal bases and orthogonal projections; Gram-Schmidt process; Projections; Linear models and least-squares problems; Determinants and their properties.
Unit 2Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Diagonalization of a matrix; Symmetric matrices; Positive definite matrices; Similar matrices; Linear transformations; Singular Value Decomposition.
Component 2Unit 3ProbabilityEvents and Probability Spaces; Conditional Probability; Independence; Random Variables and Distributions; Expectation
Unit 4Limit Theorems, Deviations; Markov Chains; Random Walks.
  • Text Book:

    • Strang, Gilbert. Introduction to Linear Algebra.
    • Bertsekas, Dimitri, and John Tsitsiklis. Introduction to Probability.
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