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The class will be offered both as regular class and distance learning class.
Monday, Wednesday, 4:10PM – 5:50PM, Room 146, Russ Engineering Center
Professor: Dr. Xinhui Zhang
Email: xinhui.zhang@wright.edu
Office: 234 Russ Center
Office Hour: Monday, Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.wright.edu/~xinhui.zhang/
Prerequisite: None
Course Description: This is a course in advanced modeling techniques on optimization and simulation. Topics include introduction to computational complexity, neighborhood search, simulated annealing, genetic algorithm, GRASP, Tabu search, scatter search, biologically-inspired optimization approaches, agent-based methods, simulation-based optimization and various scientific computing and industry applications.
Textbook: None (All materials are based on latest publications and in electronic copy).
Tentative Grading Criteria
Element Proportional Value
Midterm exam 20%
Final exam 20%
Homework 20%
Individual Project or Presentation 40%
Honesty & Integrity: Students are expected be aware of and to adhere to the university standards of academic honesty found under academic information in the WSU student handbook, http://www.wright.edu/students/judicial/stu_integrity.html.
Students may discuss homework assignments with others but, with the exception of explicit group assignments, are expected to complete and turn in their own work. Copying or sharing of work (including computer files) is prohibited, except as explicitly authorized by the instructors. Use of works from past offerings of this class are prohibited.
I expect to see you in class and be active in class.