Amalgamate mathematical methods and engineering curriculum To uplift innovations

Interdisciplinary courses play a vital role in the growth of the engineering institutions as well as engineer as an individual. Among them, cultivating knowledge on mathematical methods has a significant correlation with the enrichment of research and innovation among engineering students. Thus it is important for the universities to include adequate awareness on mathematical methods in undergraduate curriculum. In this study we present a comparative investigation of the existing mathematics courses integrated in engineering curriculum in universities in most innovative countries which ranked according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) and are closely working with innovative firms. GII counts the capacity for, and success in, innovation and we further compared the mathematics knowledge in engineering students with top ranked universities in countries with a lower GII. We hence suggested an integrated curriculum that can be used as a “mathematics tool box” that enforce mathematical methods to amalgamate in engineering curriculum. In addition, we suggested that the higher level Mathematics courses depending on the stream of engineering, to be designed including practical examples in the field of interest and taught by engineers.