CS 351: Simulation
Prof. Jason Sauppe | Spring 2021This 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 | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intro & Monte Carlo Simulation |
01 | Mon. | 02/01 | Syllabus, 1.1 - 1.4 | ||
| Wed. | 02/03 | 1.6 - 1.12 | ||||
| Fri. | 02/05 | 2.1, 2.2 | ||||
| Monte Carlo & Discrete-Event Simulation |
02 | Mon. | 02/08 | 3.1 | ||
| Wed. | 02/10 | Assignment 01 available | ||||
| Fri. | 02/12 | 2.3 - 2.6 | ||||
| Discrete-Event Simulation |
03 | Mon. | 02/15 | |||
| Wed. | 02/17 | 3.2 | ||||
| Fri. | 02/19 | 3.3 | ||||
| Simulation Software |
04 | Mon. | 02/22 | DESMO-J Overview | ||
| Wed. | 02/24 | Assignment 01 due; Assignment 02 available | ||||
| Fri. | 02/26 | Online: Lab 01 | DESMO-J Events | |||
| Enumeration & Probability |
05 | Mon. | 03/01 | FOCS: 4.1-4.4 | ||
| Wed. | 03/03 | FOCS: 4.5,4.6 | ||||
| Fri. | 03/05 | FOCS: 4.7,4.8 | ||||
| Probability | 06 | Mon. | 03/08 | FOCS: 4.9,4.10 | ||
| Wed. | 03/10 | FOCS: 4.11 | Assignment 02 due; Assignment 03 available | |||
| Fri. | 03/12 | Exam 01 | ||||
| Process-Oriented Modeling |
07 | Mon. | 03/15 | FOCS: 4.14 | ||
| Wed. | 03/17 | |||||
| Fri. | 03/19 | Online: Lab 02 | DESMO-J Processes | |||
| Sim. Software History & Discrete Random Variables |
08 | Mon. | 03/22 | 4.1 - 4.8 | ||
| Wed. | 03/24 | 5.1, 5.2 | Assignment 03 due; Assignment 04 available | |||
| Fri. | 03/26 | |||||
| Discrete & Continuous Random Variables |
09 | Mon. | 03/29 | 5.3 | ||
| Wed. | 03/31 | 5.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 04/02 | —Class cancelled— | ||||
| Continuous R.V. & Random Number Generation |
10 | Mon. | 04/05 | |||
| Wed. | 04/07 | |||||
| Fri. | 04/09 | 7.1 - 7.3 | Project available | |||
| Random Number & Variate Generation |
11 | Mon. | 04/12 | 7.5 | ||
| Wed. | 04/14 | 8.1 | Assignment 04 due | |||
| Fri. | 04/16 | |||||
| Random Variate Generation |
12 | Mon. | 04/19 | Assignment 05 available | ||
| Wed. | 04/21 | |||||
| Fri. | 04/23 | 8.2 - 8.4 | ||||
| Output Analysis | 13 | Mon. | 04/26 | Exam 02 | ||
| Wed. | 04/28 | 11.1 - 11.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 04/30 | 11.5, 11.6 | ||||
| System Comparison & Simulation Optimization |
14 | Mon. | 05/03 | 12.1, 12.2 | Assignment 05 due | |
| Wed. | 05/05 | 12.3, 12.4 | ||||
| Fri. | 05/07 | Review | Project due | |||
| Final Exam | 15 | Tue. | 05/11 | —Final Exam (4:45 PM – 6:45 PM, Wimberly 102) — | ||