Preface

A good postgraduate curriculum in engineering must have a core course in applied mathematics. And, given that, in an engineering curriculum, enough specialized engineering courses need to be accommodated, the curriculum can afford to have at most one compulsory subject on mathematics! Thus,

a good postgraduate engineering curriculum will have exactly one compulsory course in applied mathematics.

The purpose of this course is to arm the student with the necessary ideas and methods, so that when mathematical elements appear in other courses and research work, one can tackle them with confidence, possibly with further independent study into specialized areas. Its major role is to summarize, crystallize, enhance and give a forward orientation ...

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