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Discrete Mathematics

By Prof. Sudarshan Iyengar, Prof. Rishi Ranjan Singh   |   IIT Ropar, IIT Bhilai
Learners enrolled: 7395
The course will be an introduction to Discrete Mathematics which comprises of the essentials for a computer science student to go ahead and study any other topics in  the subject. The emphasis will be on problem solving as well as proofs. We will be providing motivational illustrations and applications through out the course. The course doesn't assume any pre-requisites except for high school level arithmetic and algebra.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Any Interested Learners
PREREQUISITES:          NIL
INDUSTRY SUPPORT:   Every industry expects candidates to have good aptitude. This course sharpens the overall Quant skills.
Summary
Course Status : Completed
Course Type : Core
Duration : 12 weeks
Category :
  • Computer Science and Engineering
Credit Points : 3
Level : Undergraduate
Start Date : 27 Jan 2020
End Date : 17 Apr 2020
Enrollment Ends : 03 Feb 2020
Exam Date : 25 Apr 2020 IST

Note: This exam date is subjected to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.


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Course layout

Week 1:  Counting
Week 2:  Set Theory
Week 3:  Logic
Week 4:  Relations
Week 5:  Functions
Week 6:  Mathematical Induction and Pegionhole Principle
Week 7:  Graph Theory - 01
Week 8:  Graph Theory - 02
Week 9:  Graph Theory - 03 and Generating Functions
Week 10: Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion
Week 11: Recurrence relations
Week 12: Advanced Topics

Books and references

1. Discrete and Combinatorial Mathematics by Ralph P Grimaldi 
2. Discrete Mathematics and its Applications by Kenneth H Rosen

Instructor bio

Prof. Sudarshan Iyengar

IIT Ropar
Sudarshan Iyengar has a PhD from the Indian Institute of Science and is currently working as an assistant professor at IIT Ropar and has been teaching this course from the past 4 years.


Prof. Rishi Ranjan Singh

IIT Bhilai
Rishi Ranjan Singh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at IIT Bhilai. He has held assistant professor and visiting faculty positions in the Department of Information Technology at IIIT Allahabad. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Ropar in March 2016. He received his B. Tech (Hons.) in Computer Science and Engineering from UPTU Lucknow, India in 2011. His research interests are in the area of Social & Complex Network Analysis, Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization, Mathematical Formulation and Vehicle Routing Problems.

Course certificate

• The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
• The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
• Date and Time of Exams: 25th April 2020, Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
• Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
• The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
• Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE:
• Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments
 given in the course. 
• Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
• Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. 
• If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.
• Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
• Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.


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