Feedback for Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications

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We are glad that you have attended the NPTEL online certification course.

We hope you found the NPTEL Online course useful and have started using NPTEL extensively.

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Solution of Assignment 12

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 12. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 12 in Week 12-Solution of Assignment 12. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum



Solution of Assignment 11

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 11. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 11 in Week 11-Solution of Assignment 11. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum


Hall ticket for October 22nd NPTEL Online Certification exams is now available for download

Dear Candidate:

If you have registered and paid successfully for the October 22nd NPTEL Online certification exam, your Admit Card/ Hall ticket is now available inside your application form:

1. Please visit the link: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

Login with your registered Google-enabled account email id (used to access the course on the portal and used for registering for the exam) and its password to access the link and click on October exam to download the hall ticket(s) for the October 22nd exams, from the link.

2. You can also download it from the alternate link given below:

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Please try to access both the links to download your hall ticket, if you are not able to find your hall ticket in both the links., kindly write to us at nptel@iitm.ac.in.
 
Note: that you will be able to login here, only if you have a valid registration for exams on October 22, 2017.

Please download hall ticket, take a print out and along with a original ID card, carry it with you to the venue (The exam centre address is there in the hall ticket). Read all instructions given in the admit card/ hall ticket carefully and follow them.

Note1:- If you are writing 2 exams – Forenoon and Afternoon sessions, please ensure that you have downloaded 2 hall tickets which will be hosted inside the login.
 
In case of the any problems with the hall ticket kindly write to us nptel@iitm.ac.in

IMPORTANT:

1. Change of shift, course, exam center, exam city will not be encouraged.
2. You will not be allowed to write the exam if you are showing up in the exam center which is not allocated to you by mistake or by intention.
3. Gate Entry beyond 09:30 AM in FN and 2:30 PM in AN will not be entertained.
4. Candidates will not be allowed to write the exam without Hall ticket and proper id proof.


NPTEL Team wishes you the very best for the certification exam.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL team


Solution of Assignment 10

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 10. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 10 in Week 10-Solution of Assignment 10. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum


Week 12-Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of 12th week in the course online portal. In 12th week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 12- Variational problems with moving boundaries-II. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment 12-Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 12 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 12. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 12 is Oct 18, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Assignment 11-Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 11 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 11. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 11 is Oct 11, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Week 11- Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of 11th week in the course online portal. In 11th week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 11- Invariance of Euler's equation and isoperimetric problem-I. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Solution Assignment-9

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Assignment 10-Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 10 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 10. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 10 is Oct 04, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Week 10- Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of 10th week in the course online portal. In 10th week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 10- Euler's equation- II. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.



Solution Assignment-8

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Last date for Exam Registartion Extended

Dear Candidates

Last date for exam registration have been extended till Sep 26th, 5pm (Tuesday).

Payment of the exam fee can be done till: Sep 27, 10am (Wednesday)

The certification exam will be conducted at designated centers in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person and to get the certificate.

Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%

Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.

-NPTEL Team


Week 9-Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of ninth week in the course online portal. In the ninth week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 9- Calculus of variations: Basic concepts II. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment- 9 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 9 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 9. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 9 is Sept 27, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Solution of Assignment 7

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 7. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 7 in Week 7-Solution of Assignment 7. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Exam Type and Certificate Format

Dear student

The certification exam will be conducted at designated centres in the city chosen by you. You have to register for the exam by filling up the form, paying the exam fee and appear in person to get the certificate.

Register for the exam today at: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

Exam registration form closes on 20th September 2017 5:00 PM (Wednesday).

For other details about exam registration, please check our previous announcement.

Type of exam: Computer based exam (Online)

Online:

You will have to appear at the allotted exam centre and produce your Hall ticket and Government Photo Identification Card(Example: Driving License,Passport, PAN card, Voter ID, Aadhaar-ID with your Name, date of birth, photograph and signature) for verification and take the exam in person. You can find the allotted exam center details in the hall ticket.

The questions will be on the computer and the answers will have to be entered on the computer; type of questions may include multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, essay type answers, etc

The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively around 11-15th October 2017. We will notify the same through email.

FINAL CERTIFICATE:

The final score = 25% assignment score + 75% final certification exam score.

The final score will determine if you will/will not receive a certificate.

1. Final score < 40%: NO certificate
2. Final score between 40% -59%: Certificate of type "Successfully completing the course"
3. Final score between 60% -89%: Certificate with tag "Elite" printed at the top
4. Final score of 90% and above: Certificate with "Elite" tag and the gold medal printed on it.

Please click the link here for certificate format: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/cert_preview/certificate_latest.pdf

-NPTEL Team


Re-evaluation of Assignment 6

Dear Students,
                            We have re-evaluated  Assignment 6. Please check your score in your progress tab. 
Thank you


Week 8- Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of eighth week in the course online portal. In the eighth week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 8- Solution of integral equations using Fourier  transform. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment -8 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 8 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 8. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 8 is Sept 20, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Solution of Assignment 6

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 6. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 6 in Week 6-Solution of Assignment 6. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Solution of Assignment 5

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 5. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 5 in Week 5-Solution of Assignment 5. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


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Week 7-Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of seventh week in the course online portal. In the seventh week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 7- Cauchy type integral equations-I. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment 7-Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 7 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 7. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 7 is Sept 13, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.



Extension for Assignment 5

Dear Students,
We have extended the due date for assignment 5. Now the due date for assignment 5 is Sep 03,2017 (Sunday) 23:59 PM.


Regarding Assignment 3

Dear Students,
                                Reevaluation has been done for Assignment 3.  According to which there will be a score change in your progress tab.  If you face any difficulty regarding this, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.                       

                             


REGISTER TODAY - CERTIFICATION EXAM FORM IS NOW OPEN!

Dear Student:

Here is the much-awaited announcement on registering for the October 2017 certification exam. The registration for the certification exam is only open to students who have enrolled in the course.

Registration is open from 29th AUGUST 2017 (Tuesday) until 20th September 2017 5:00 PM (Wednesday). 
The certification exam registration URL is: http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/

(If you want to register for the exam for this course, login here using the same email id used to enroll to the course)

Dates of exam: 22nd October 2017(Sunday) [Forenoon-Shift 1/Afternoon Shift 2] (You can choose any one shift according to your convenience for writing the exam). You can register for a maximum of 2 course exams (same day of exam – 2 sessions. Same center will be allocated for both the sessions).

Exam Session time: Shift 1 - 9.00 AM -12.00 PM ; Shift 2 - 2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
Examination Cities: The exam is to be conducted in several cities across India whose list is available on the registration form. 
Tentative list of exam cities: http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fnptel.ac.in%2FLocalChapter%2FAssets%2Fspoc_refdocs%2FOct_2017_Exam_Cities.pdf&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFksV6ScgWkPREriW7zk7jpDmjAbA

Registration fees: Rs 1000/-
(Students belonging to the SC/ST category can avail a 50% fee waiver - please select Yes for the SC/ST option and upload the correct Community certificate)
Mode of payment:  Online payment - debit card/credit card/net banking.

HALL TICKET:
The hall ticket will be available for download tentatively between 11 -15th October 2017. We will confirm the same through an announcement once it is published.

Final score on certificate: 25% of assignment score + 75% of certification exam score.
Award of certificate:  Hard and soft copy of Certificate will be awarded only to those candidates who register for the exam, attend the certificate examination and whose Final score > 40%

The final score, assignment score and exam score will be printed on the certificate. The certificate will also have a link to the NPTEL website (http://nptel.ac.in/noc), where on logging in, your scores and e-certificate will be available for verification  (Appropriate announcements will be made). Please do regularly submit assignments to get a good final score.

IMPORTANT NOTES


1) FOR CANDIDATES WHO WOULD LIKE TO WRITE MORE THAN 1 COURSE EXAM:- Once the registration form is submitted after payment, no changes like adding or removing the chosen course, exam shift, city is possible. So, if you are choosing to write 2 course exams, please choose suitably and make the payment for both courses at the same time. It is not possible to pay later for the second course. Once the payment is made, only basic details will be editable.


2) FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE PAYING VIA THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF YOUR COLLEGE:- 


1. In the exam form, you will fill all the details and also upload photo, signature.
2. Ensure that you had selected your college name correctly from the drop-down list in the form.
3. Payment of exam fees - click on the tab - 'PAY VIA SPOC'.
The SPOC has to now confirm to NPTEL that he/she will pay fees on your behalf.
If the SPOC says NO, you will be intimated via email.
Then it becomes your responsibility to come back to the exam form and make the payment.
If you do not pay the exam fees within the prescribed time, you will not be able to write the exam.

After submitting the form, in case you wish to change the name, date of birth, address, photo and signature.  Please login to http://nptelonlinecourses.iitm.ac.in/edit_details.php and make the changes till September 20, 2017.

The following data initially submitted cannot be changed –email id, course selected, shift, exam city, SC/ST. For changes in this, email us at nptel@iitm.ac.in giving your Application number, email id and name. No changes will be entertained in these details after September 20 2017.



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Assignment- 6 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 6 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 6. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 6 is Sept 06, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Week 6- Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of sixth week in the course online portal. In the sixth week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 6 -Neumann series and resolvent kernels-II. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Solution- Assignment 4

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 4. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 4 in Week 4-Solution of Assignment 4. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment -5 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 5 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 5. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 5 is Aug 30, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Week 5: Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of fifth week in the course online portal. In the fifth week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 5-Classical Fredholm theory : Fredholm first theorem-I. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Feedweek for Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications-(Week wise)

Dear student

We are glad that you have Joined the NPTEL online certification course.

We are enclosing an online feedback form and would request you to spare some of your valuable time to input your observations about lectures and assignments . This is not mandatory but your esteemed input will help us in serving you better.

The link to give your feedback is : https://goo.gl/forms/XsJ1JrHNBStijPKN2
We thank you for your valuable time and feedback.

Thanks & Regards,
NPTEL Team


Solution-Assignment-3

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 3. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 3 in Week 3-Solution of Assignment 3. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Week 4: Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of fourth week in the course online portal. In the fourth week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 4-Green's function for self adjoint linear differential equations. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment 4 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 4 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 4. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 4 is Aug 23, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59


Regarding Assignment 3

Dear students,
                     This is to inform you all that there is a small typo in Assignment 3. Please consider option 2 in question 1  as    and option 3  in question 2 as


Solution-Assignment-2

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 2. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 2 in Week 2-Solution of Assignment 2. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Regarding example 2 of Lecture 10.

Dear students,
                     This is to inform you all that there is a small typo in example 2 of Lecture 10. The limit of the integration should be 0 to 1 i.e.

All of you are requested to work out this example with limit as 0 to 1.


Solution-Assignment-1

Dear Students
We have uploaded the solution of assignment 1. 
Please find the solution of the Assignment 1 in Week 1-Solution of Assignment 1. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.



Week 3: Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of third week in the course online portal. In the third week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 3-Fredholm integral equations with symmetric kernels and construction of Green's functions. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Assignment 3 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 3 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 3. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.


Last date for submitting Assignment 3 is Aug 16, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59


Assignment 2 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 2 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 2. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 2 is Aug 9, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.


Week 2- Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of second week in the course online portal. In the second week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 2- Fredholm integral equation with separable kernel: Theory tab. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.


Link for videos

Dear Students
Welcome to the course on Integral equations, Calculus of variations and their applications. You can download the videos of the course at the following link http://nptel.ac.in/courses/111107103/ . If you have any doubt or queries regarding the contents of the videos, you can post them on the forum.


Assignment 1 Released

Dear Students,
Please find the assignment 1 based on the video  lectures uploaded under week 1. This assignment consists of  10  MCQs. Go through the lectures thoroughly before solving the assignment.

Last date for submitting Assignment 1 is Aug 7, 2017 (Wednesday)- 23:59.



Week 1- Video Lectures Released

Dear Students

We have uploaded the lectures of first week in the course online portal. In the first week, we are having five lectures. Please find the lectures under the course outline in Week 1- Definitions and classification of linear integral equations tab. If you face any difficulty in understanding the concepts or any derivation, feel free to ask questions in the discussion forum.




Welcome to NPTEL Online Course: Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications

Dear student

Welcome to NPTEL Online Courses and Certification!

Thank you for signing up for our online course "Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications". We wish you an enjoyable and informative learning experience.

The course will begin on July 24,2017. When content is released on the portal, you will get an email alerting you. Please watch the lectures, follow the course regularly and submit all assessments and assignments before the due date. Your regular participation is vital for learning.

We will open registration for the exam soon after the course starts. A form has to be filled and the certification exam has a fee, which needs to be paid at the time of registration. Everyone who has signed-up for the course, including those who do not register for the exam, will continue to have access to the course contents.

There are two sections on the portal apart from the course content and assignment sections:
•    The announcement list which will only have messages from course instructors and teaching assistants - regarding the lessons, assignments, exam registration, hall tickets etc.     
•    The discussion forum which is for everyone to ask questions and interact - If you have any questions regarding the technical content in the lectures, any doubts in the assignments or any question related to the exam, registration, hall tickets, results, etc, kindly write about this in the forum and the course instructor/TA will respond to it. Please use this well and participate to benefit from the course.

Details regarding the course:

Name of the course:  Integral equations, calculus of variations and its applications
Course url: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc17_ma12/
Course duration : 12 weeks
Dates of exams : 22 October, 2017
Time of exam : Shift 1: 9am-12 noon; Shift 2: 2pm-5pm
Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for a course.
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Exam registration url - Will be announced shortly

Once again, thank you for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning

- NPTEL team.