Course abstract
This course will introduce the students to fairly advanced mathematical methods for chemists. The style of teaching will be through applications and students will be expected to learn a lot of material by reading the books suggested. Students in 3rd year B Sc or 1st and 2nd year M Sc are encouraged to take this course. All problem sets and exams will be online multiple choice type.
Course Instructor
Prof. Madhav Ranganathan
Prof. Madhav Ranganathan has been a faculty in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur since 2007. His research interests are statistical mechanics of crystal growth and theoretical biophysics. His main teaching interests are in Physical Chemistry, especially more theoretically inclined courses. He has taught several courses at IIT Kanpur at undergraduate, masters and doctorate levels. He has taught Mathematics for Chemistry at IIT Kanpur several times and this has influenced the material for this course.
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Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2017
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Syllabus
Enrollment : 17-May-2017 to 24-Jul-2017
Exam registration : 30-Aug-2017 to 20-Sep-2017
Exam Date : 22-Oct-2017
Enrolled
450
Registered
Certificate Eligible
1
Certified Category Count
Gold
0
Elite
1
Successfully completed
0
Participation
2
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>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
Enrollment Statistics
Total Enrollment: 450
Registration Statistics
Total Registration : 5
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