Course Plan and Evaluation Plan

Department of E&C Engineering, NITK

1. Course Code : EC203 2. Course Title : Linear Algebra and Probability Theory
3. LTP : 3-1-0 4. Credits : 4 5. Pre-requisites : None
6. Teaching Department : E&C 7.Course Instructors: Deepu Vijayasenan & A V Narasimhadhan

8. Course Objective : Familiarize students with the mathematical concepts required for electronics
and communication engineering

9. Course Outcome : Students are able to appreciate and model practical problems in electronics
and communication engineering using the mathematical concepts

10. Course Content

Module Topics Objecties Lectures
Review of Introduction to random variable, Familiarize with the L1- L10
Probability mean, variance multidimensional probability concepts
random variables, covariance, required
continuous and discrete random
variables
Advanced Derived distributions, Transforms, Understand the random L11-L20
Topics in Inequalities, Limit theorems, Law of variable concepts required in
Probability large numbers, Central limit E&C Engineering such as
theorem gaussian modeling of noise
Linear System of linear equations, Understand the relevance of L21 – L40
Algebra Matrices, Vector spaces, Basis, linear algebra and concepts
Dimensions, Linear Mappings, in E&C engineering
Matrices and Linear Operators,
Determinants, Diagonalization,
Eigen Values and Eigen Vectos,
SVD, Pseudo Inverse
Applications Applications to Data compression, Explore ways of modeling
(SELF Error Correcting Codes, Statistical the lectures
STUDY) modeling of data channels

11. Reference Materials :

1. Introduction to Probability, Dimitri P. Bertsekas and John N. Tsitsiklis, MIT, 2002

2. Probability and Random Process, Stark and Woods, PHI 2002
3. Video Lectures on Linear Algebra, Gilbert Strang, MIT Open Courseware,
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mathematics/18-06-linear-algebra-spring-2010/video-lectures/
4. Advanced Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra for Engineers, Vittal Rao,
http://nptel.ac.in/courses/111108066/
5. Introduction to Linear Algebra, Fifth Edition, Gilbert Strang May, Wellesley-Cambridge
Press 2016
6. Linear Algebra, Hoffman and Kunze, PHI
Evaluation
Assignments/Quiz 25%
Mid Semester Exam 25%
End Semester Exam 50%

( The examinations will be open to handwritten class notes. )

Prepared By: Approved By:

Deepu Vijayasenan & A. V. Narasimhadhan Prof. T. Laxminidhi