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MAL2040: Design and Analysis of Experiments

Spring 2025–26 (Semester II) · IIT Jodhpur

Core course for B.Tech. 2nd-year Chemistry and Engineering Science students

Syllabus

The primary text for this course is Douglas C. Montgomery, Design and Analysis of Experiments, 7th ed., Wiley India, 2009. The topics covered are as follows.

  1. Introduction to Design of Experiments: Fundamental Principles of Experimentation
  2. Statistical Preliminaries: F-distribution, Theory of random sampling
  3. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    • One-Way Analysis of Variance
    • Analysis of the fixed effects model
    • Model adequacy checking
  4. Randomized Blocks, Latin Squares, and Related Designs
    • Statistical analysis of the RCBD
    • Model adequacy checking
    • Estimating model parameters and general regression significance test
    • The Latin square design
    • Statistical analysis of balanced incomplete block designs (BIBD)
    • Least squares estimation of the parameters
    • Recovery of interblock information in the BIBD
  5. Introduction to Factorial Designs
    • Basic definitions and principles
    • The advantage of factorials
    • Two-factor factorial design
    • The \(2^k\) factorial design
  6. Response Surface Methodology
    • Method of steepest ascent
    • Analysis of second-order response surfaces

Textbooks

Reference Books

Online Course Material

Lectures

Classes are held in Slot D in lecture hall PH101:

There is no separate tutorial slot. Please note timetable adjustments as per the Academic Calendar. Doubt clarifications will be scheduled at the mutual convenience of the instructor, teaching assistants, and students.

Evaluation

Attendance

Attendance in lectures is compulsory. Students who do not meet the 80% attendance requirement will be awarded an F grade. If you miss lectures for valid reasons (e.g., medical), please inform the instructor promptly.

Course materials

Assessments