Summer School

About Summer School

Welcome to Summer School 2026 by the Mathematics Club of IIT Madras!

Get exposure to foundational areas in mathematics, spanning over:-

Explore both theory and application through conceptually grounded lectures and assignments that comprise foundational and thought-provoking questions.

Session I : The Mathematics of DEjà Vu (10 July 2026)

A session on solving recurrence relations and differential equations, and understanding the patterns that govern evolving systems, giving an introduction to Laplace Transforms in the complex domain.

Resources
  • Series and Progression
  • Introduction to Differential Equations
  • Series and their limits
  • Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science
  • Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems

Presented by Anirudh and Prajith

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Session II : Solving The Unsolvable (11 July 2026)

A session exploring how computers solve problems that sometimes humans cannot solve, and how certain properties are approximated, whilst being fast.

Resources
  • Numerical Methods for Engineers by Chapra and Canale

Presented By Satvik and Karthik

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Session III : Vectorized Images (15 July 2026)

A session on splines and Bezier curves and the Mathematics behind retaining detail and accuracy in images and graphics.

Resources
  • Curves and Surfaces for Computer Aided Geometric Design (4th Ed) by Gerald Farin

Presented By Kailash and Aarav

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Session IV : Quantifying Information (18 July 2026)

A session on entropy and information theory, understanding at a low level, how messages are transferred and why Mathematics is important here

Resources

Presented By Harish and Anirudh

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