CS 351: Simulation
Prof. Jason Sauppe | Fall 2025This page contains a course schedule for CS 351. Rows in gray are tentative and will be updated as the course progresses. Other course content (e.g., assignments) can be found on Canvas.
| Content | Week | Day | Date | In-Class | Reading | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro & Monte Carlo Simulation |
01 | Mon. | 09/01 | —No Class— | ||
| Wed. | 09/03 | Syllabus, 1.1 - 1.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 09/05 | 1.6 - 1.12 | ||||
| Monte Carlo & Discrete-Event Simulation |
02 | Mon. | 09/08 | 2.1, 2.2 | Assignment 01 available | |
| Wed. | 09/10 | 3.1 | ||||
| Fri. | 09/12 | |||||
| Discrete-Event Simulation |
03 | Mon. | 09/15 | 2.3 - 2.6 | ||
| Wed. | 09/17 | |||||
| Fri. | 09/19 | 3.2, 3.3 | ||||
| Simulation Software |
04 | Mon. | 09/22 | —Class Canceled— | ||
| Wed. | 09/24 | DESMO-J Overview | Assignment 01 due; Assignment 02 available | |||
| Fri. | 09/26 | DESMO-J Events | Lab 01 (optional; complete outside of class) | |||
| Enumeration | 05 | Mon. | 09/29 | FOCS: 4.1-4.4 | ||
| Wed. | 10/01 | FOCS: 4.5,4.6 | ||||
| Fri. | 10/03 | FOCS: 4.7,4.8 | ||||
| Probability | 06 | Mon. | 10/06 | FOCS: 4.9 | ||
| Wed. | 10/08 | FOCS: 4.10,4.11 | Assignment 02 due; Assignment 03 available | |||
| Fri. | 10/10 | FOCS: 4.14 | ||||
| Process-Oriented Modeling |
07 | Mon. | 10/13 | Review | ||
| Wed. | 10/15 | Exam 01 | ||||
| Fri. | 10/17 | DESMO-J Processes; 4.1 - 4.8 | Lab 02 (optional; complete outside of class) | |||
| Discrete Random Variables |
08 | Mon. | 10/20 | |||
| Wed. | 10/22 | 5.1 | Assignment 04 available; Project available | |||
| Fri. | 10/24 | 5.2 | Assignment 03 due | |||
| Discrete & Continuous Random Variables |
09 | Mon. | 10/27 | 5.3 | ||
| Wed. | 10/29 | 5.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 10/31 | |||||
| Random Number Generation |
10 | Mon. | 11/03 | |||
| Wed. | 11/05 | 7.1 - 7.3 | ||||
| Fri. | 11/07 | 7.5 | ||||
| Random Number Generation |
11 | Mon. | 11/10 | Review | ||
| Wed. | 11/12 | Exam 02 | ||||
| Fri. | 11/14 | |||||
| Random Variate Generation |
12 | Mon. | 11/17 | 8.1 | Assignment 04 due; Assignment 05 available | |
| Wed. | 11/19 | 8.2 - 8.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 11/21 | |||||
| Random Variate Generation & Output Analysis |
13 | Mon. | 11/24 | |||
| Wed. | 11/26 | 11.1 - 11.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 11/28 | —No Class— | ||||
| Output Analysis, System Comparison, & Sim. Optimization |
14 | Mon. | 12/01 | 11.5, 11.6 | ||
| Wed. | 12/03 | 12.1, 12.2 | ||||
| Fri. | 12/05 | 12.3, 12.4 | Assignment 05 due | |||
| Simulation Optimization & Review |
15 | Mon. | 12/08 | —Project Work Day— | ||
| Wed. | 12/10 | Review | Project due | |||
| Fri. | 12/12 | —No Class— | ||||
| Final Exam | 16 | Mon. | 12/15 | —Final Exam (4:45 PM – 6:45 PM, Wimberly 224) — | ||