Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
Optimization hinders evolution!
ME256 Variational Methods and Structural Optimization Jan.-May., 2019
Instructor: G. K. Ananthasuresh , Room 106, ME Building, suresh at iisc.ac.in
Lectures: Tu, Th: 08:30 AM - 09:55 AM; Venue: ME Lecture Hall

Course-work

The Course-work includes attending lectures and the recitation, homeworks, project, and examinations.
Homework will carry 25% of the grade.
Mid-term examination will carry 25% of the grade.
Project will carry 25% of the grade.
Final examination will carry 25% of the grade

Pre-requisites

• There is no formal prerequisite course for taking this course but knowledge of multi-variable calculus and background in strength of materials and mechanics will be assumed.
• The course will be self-contained for those who have the general mathematics and mechanics background.
• This course is open to students of all engineering departments.
• Sound knowledge of mechanics and engineering mathematics (calculus including differential equations, linear algebra) is required.
• Some knowledge of numerical methods will be assumed in this course. However, a quick review of the necessary concepts will be provided when discussing numerical optimization techniques.
• The familiarity with Matlab will be benificial as the students will be asked to implement the algorithms discussed in the class. If one wishes to use Fortran or C or Java, that will be encouraged as well.
• Students are encouraged to contact the instructor if there are any specific questions about the necessary background.