Course calendar.

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction to multidisciplinary system design optimization
2	Problem formulation	Assignment 1 posted
3	Modeling and simulation
4	Problem decomposition
5	Design space exploration	Assignment 2 posted
6	Visualization	Assignment 1 due
7	Numerical optimization I
8	Numerical optimization II
9	Sensitivity analysis	Assignment 3 posted
10	Simulated annealing	Assignment 2 due
11	Genetic algorithms I
12	Genetic algorithms II
13	Goal programming – isoperformance	Assignment 4 posted
14	Multi-objective optimization I	Assignment 3 due
15	Multi-objective optimization II
16	Post-optimality analysis
17	Approximation methods	Assignment 4 due
18	Robust design	Assignment 5 posted
19	Design for value
20	MDO at Boeing
21	Design for flexibility
22	Roots and future of MDO	Assignment 5 due
	Project presentations
	Project presentations (cont.)
	Project presentations (cont.)	Final report and presentation due
23	Course summary