Course Materials

This page includes material that can augment the textbook in teaching a course. Files include presentations, summaries, and supplemental material to elucidate topics discussed in the textbook.

• Kriging
  A Presentation Document by M. J. Sasena on Kriging (Chap 2.)
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• Neural Networks
  A Lecture Supplement by S. A. Nelson II on Neural Networks (Chap 2.)
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• Monotonicity and Boundness Analysis
  A Lecture Supplement by P. Y. Papalambros on Monotonicity and Boundness Analysis(Chap 3. and 6.)
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• GRG Addendum
  An extended derivation of the GRG feasibility restoration step that is presented in the text in an abbreviated manner. (Chap 5.)
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• Powell's 1978 SQP
  This is the seminal paper by Mike Powell that established SQP as a practical method. You can find there the settings for selecting the merit function weights etc. You will also get a glimpse of how numerical analysts think and how codes get developed. This is a hard paper to find--I had this early original copy but I am not sure if it was the final one as stated in the POD reference. (Chap 7.)
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• Selected Formulae Summary Sheet
  A summary sheet by J. Michalek with basic formulas from the textbook.
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• List of Concepts
  A fairly comprehensive list of the key concepts developed in each chapter, on a chapter by chapter basis, which can be used during review sessions, prior to exams etc.
  List of Concepts 1. [Click to Download] (14.6 KByte)
  List of Concepts 2. [Click to Download] (10.9 KByte)