Simulation Theory

Schedule


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Syllabus Links Schedule Grades


Date Topic Reading Due
1-14 Introduction to the Course    
1-16 Basics of Simulation 1.1-1.4  
1-19 MLK Day (No Class)    
1-21 Inventory Sim and other Topics 1.5-1.9  
1-23 Complex Systems 2.1-2.4  
1-26 Examples and Code 2.5-2.6  
1-28 Stats and the Job-Shop 2.7-2.8  
1-30 Simulation Software 3.1-3.7 Quiz #1 (Answers)
2-2 Probability and Statistics 4.1-4.4 Assignment #1
2-4 More Statistics 4.5-4.7  
2-6 Valid and Credible Models 5.1-5.3  
2-9 Validity and Credibility 5.4-5.6  
2-11 Simulating Continuous Systems   Quiz #2 (Answers)
2-13 Implementing ODE Solvers   Assignment #2
2-16 No class    
2-18 Input Probability Distributions 6.1-6.2  
2-20 Finding Distributions 6.3-6.5 Quiz#3 (Answers)
2-23 Distribution Quality 6.6-6.9 Assignment #3
2-25 No Data/Poisson Processes 6.11-6.13  
2-27 Test (Review Sheet)    
3-2 Random Number Generators 7.1-7.3  
3-4 Senior Survey    
3-6 SIGCSE (No class)    
3-9 Spring Break    
3-11 Spring Break     
3-13 Spring Break    
3-16 Validating Random Number Generators 7.4  
3-18 Random Variates 8.1-8.2  
3-20 Generating Continuous Random Variates 8.3-8.4  
3-23 Generating Discrete Random Variates 8.5-8.6 Assignment #4
3-25 Output Data Analysis 9.1-9.4  
3-27 Starting Molecular Dynamics 9.5-9.8 Quiz #4 (Answers)
3-30 Molecular Dynamics    
4-1 Integrators and Ensembles    
4-3 Bond Angles and Implementation   Assignment #5
4-6 Implementation    
4-8 Comparing System Configurations 10.1-10.2 Quiz #5 (Answers)
4-10 Good Friday (No Class)    
4-13 More System Configurations 10.3-10.4  
4-15 Experimental Design 12.1-12.2  
4-17 Guest Speaker    
4-20 Experimental Design 12.3-12.5 Quiz #6
4-22 Computational Geometry/Review    
4-24 Test (Review Sheet)    
4-27 Spatial Trees    
4-29 Quantum Computing    
5-1 Course Conclusions    
5-9 (Final Review)   Project