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 MMCR

Assigned work

A homework will be assigned periodically and is usually due the following week. The homeworks will be graded and they will count for 25% of the course grade. Homeworks are listed here along with possibly some solutions.

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework 1 Jan. 3rd, 2019 Jan. 15th, 2019 -
Homework 2 Jan. 17th, 2019 Jan. 24th, 2019 -
Homework 3 Jan. 29th, 2019 Feb. 5th, 2019 -
Homework 4 Feb. 5th, 2019 Feb. 12th, 2019 -
Homework 5 Feb. 16th, 2019 Feb. 26th, 2019 -
Homework 6 Mar. 7th, 2019 Mar. 19th, 2019 -
Homework 7 Apr. 4th, 2019 Apr. 11th, 2019 -
Homework 8 Apr. 11th, 2019 Apr. 18th, 2019 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2018

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework 1 Jan. 4th, 2018 Jan. 11th, 2018 -
Homework 2 Jan. 11th, 2018 Jan. 18th, 2018 -
Homework 3 Jan. 25th, 2018 Feb. 1st, 2018 -
Homework 4 Feb. 1st, 2018 Feb. 8th, 2018 -
Homework 5 Feb. 17th, 2018 Feb. 24th, 2018 -
Homework 6 Feb. 22nd, 2018 Mar. 8th, 2018 -
Homework 7 Mar. 22nd, 2018 Mar. 29th, 2018 -
Homework 8 Mar. 29th, 2018 Apr. 5th, 2018 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2017

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 5th, 2017 Jan. 17th, 2017 -
Homework #2 Jan. 14th, 2017 Jan. 24th, 2017 -
Homework #3 Feb. 2nd, 2017 Feb. 9th, 2017 -
Homework #4 Feb. 9th, 2017 Feb. 16th, 2017 -
Homework #5 Mar. 2nd, 2017 Mar. 9th, 2017 -
Homework #6 Mar. 14th, 2017 Mar. 23rd, 2017 Note that it includes the project=proposal.
Homework #7 Mar. 21st, 2017 Mar. 28th, 2017 Matlab script should be submitted as a .rar
or zipped file whose name should have your name

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2016

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 5th, 2016 Jan. 14th, 2016 -
Homework #2 Jan. 19th, 2016 Jan. 26th, 2016 -
Homework #3 Jan. 28th, 2016 Feb. 2nd, 2016 -
Homework #4 Feb. 9th, 2016 Feb. 16th, 2016 -
Homework #5 Feb. 16th, 2016 Feb. 23rd, 2016 -
Homework #6 Feb. 25th, 2016 Mar. 3rd, 2016 -
Homework #7 Mar. 15th, 2016 Mar. 22nd, 2016 -
Homework #8 Mar. 22nd, 2016 Mar. 29th, 2016 -
Homework #9 Apr. 12th, 2016 Apr. 19th, 2016 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2015

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 6th, 2015 Jan. 13th, 2015 -
Homework #2 Jan. 13th, 2015 Jan. 20th, 2015 -
Homework #3 Jan. 20th, 2015 Jan. 27th, 2015 -
Homework #4 Jan. 27th, 2015 Feb. 3rd, 2015 -
Homework #5 Feb. 9th, 2015 Feb. 17th, 2015 -
Homework #6 Mar. 5th, 2015 Mar. 12th, 2015 -
Homework #7 Mar. 12th, 2015 Mar. 19th, 2015 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2014

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 7th, 2014 Jan. 14th, 2014 -
Homework #2 Jan. 17th, 2014 Jan. 23rd, 2014 -
Homework #3 Jan. 28th, 2014 Feb. 4th, 2014 -
Homework #4 Feb. 4th, 2014 Feb. 11th, 2014 -
Homework #5 Feb. 11th, 2014 Feb. 18th, 2014 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2013

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 15th, 2013 Jan. 22nd, 2013 -
Homework #2 Jan. 22nd, 2013 Jan. 29th, 2013 -
Homework #3 Feb. 5th, 2013 Feb. 12th, 2013 -
Homework #4 Feb. 19th, 2013 Feb. 26th, 2013 -
Homework #5 Feb. 26th, 2013 Mar. 5th, 2013 -
Homework #6 Mar. 19th, 2013 Mar. 26th, 2013 -
Homework #7 Mar. 26th, 2013 Apr. 2nd, 2013 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2012

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 3rd, 2012 Jan. 10th, 2012 -
Homework #2 Jan. 12th, 2012 Jan. 24th, 2012 -
Homework #3 Jan. 24th, 2012 Jan. 31st, 2012 -
Homework #4 Feb. 7th, 2012 Feb. 14th, 2012 -
Homework #5 Feb. 14th, 2012 Feb. 21st, 2012 -
Homework #6 Feb. 21th, 2012 Feb. 28th, 2012 -
Homework #7 Mar. 13th, 2012 Mar. 20th, 2012 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2011

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 6th, 2011 Jan. 13th, 2011 -
Homework #2 Jan. 18th, 2011 Jan. 25th, 2011 -
Homework #3 Jan. 25th, 2011 Feb. 1st, 2011 -
Homework #4 Feb. 8th, 2011 Feb. 15th, 2011 -
Homework #5 Mar. 10th, 2011 Mar. 17th, 2011 -
Homework #6 Mar. 24th, 2011 Mar. 31st, 2011 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2010

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 5th, 2010 Jan. 12th, 2010 Solution to hw #1
Homework #2 Jan. 13th, 2010 Jan. 21st, 2010 -
Homework #3 Jan. 21st, 2010 Feb. 2nd, 2010 -
Homework #4 Feb. 2nd, 2010 Feb. 9th, 2010 -
Homework #5 Feb. 16th, 2010 Feb. 23rd, 2010 -
Homework #6 Feb. 28th, 2010 Mar. 4th, 2010 -
Homework #7 Mar. 18th, 2010 Mar. 25th, 2010 -
Homework #8 Mar. 25th, 2010 Apr. 1st, 2010 -
Homework #9 Apr. 6th, 2010 Apr. 13th, 2010 -
Homework #10 Apr. 8th, 2010 Apr. 15th, 2010 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2009

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 6th, 2009 Jan. 15th, 2009 -
Homework #2 Jan. 13th, 2009 Jan. 20th, 2009 -
Homework #3 Jan. 27th, 2009 Feb. 3rd, 2009 -
Homework #4 Feb. 4th, 2009 Feb. 10th, 2009 -
Homework #5 Feb. 13th, 2009 Feb. 19th, 2009 -
Homework #6 Feb. 26th, 2009 Mar. 5th, 2009 -
Homework #7 Mar. 8th, 2009 Mar. 17th, 2009 -
Homework #8 Mar. 24th, 2009 Mar. 31st, 2009 -
Homework #9 Apr. 2nd, 2009 Apr. 9th, 2009 -
Homework #10 Apr. 9th, 2009 Apr. 16th, 2009 -

The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May. semester of 2008

Assigned Due Remarks
Homework #1 Jan. 8th, 2008 Jan. 17th, 2008 -
Homework #2 Jan. 17th, 2008 Jan. 22nd, 2008 -
Homework #3 Jan. 22nd, 2008 Jan. 29th, 2008 -
Homework #4 Jan. 29th, 2008 Feb. 5th, 2008 -
Homework #5 Feb. 14th, 2008 Feb. 21st, 2008 -
Homework #6 Mar. 11th, 2008 Mar. 18st, 2008 -
Homework #7 Mar. 11th, 2008 Mar. 25th, 2008 -
Homework #8 Mar. 27th, 2008 Apr. 10th, 2008 -
The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Jan.-May semester of 2007
Assigned Due Solution
Homework #1 Jan. 4th, 2007 Jan. 11th, 2007 TBP
Homework #2 Jan. 11th, 2007 Jan. 18th, 2007 TBP
Homework #3 Jan. 19th, 2007 Jan. 25th, 2007 TBP
Homework #4 Jan. 25th, 2007 Feb. 1st, 2007 TBP
Homework #5 Feb. 1st, 2007 Feb. 8th, 2007 TBP
Homework #6 Feb. 14th, 2007 Feb. 22nd, 2007 TBP
Homework #7 Feb. 27th, 2007 Mar. 6th, 2007 TBP
Project proposal Mar. 5th, 2007 Mar. 14th, 2007 Sample project proposals:
p1 , p2 , p3 , p4 , p5 , p6 , p7
Homework #8 Mar. 15th, 2007 Mar. 22th, 2007 TBP
The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in May-Jun. semester of 2006
Assigned Due Solution
Homework #1 May. 1st, 2006 May. 15th, 2006 TBP
Homework #2 May. 15th, 2006 May. 22nd, 2006 TBP
Homework #3 May. 23rd, 2006 May. 29th, 2006 TBP
Homework #4 May. 29th, 2006 Jun. 7th, 2006 TBP
Homework #5 Jun. 9th, 2006 Jun. 16th, 2006 TBP
Homework #6 Jun. 16th, 2006 Jun. 21st, 2006 TBP
Homework #7 Jun. 23rd, 2006 Jun. 30th, 2006 TBP
The following were the assigned homeworks when this course was taught in Aug.-Dec. semester of 2005
Assigned Due Solution
Homework #1 Aug. 4th, 2005 Aug. 11th, 2005 TBP
Homework #2 Aug. 11th, 2005 Aug. 18th, 2005 TBP
Homework #3 Aug. 18th, 2005 Aug. 25th, 2005 TBP
Homework #4 Aug. 25th, 2005 Sep. 1st, 2005 TBP
Homework #5 Sep. 1st, 2005 Sep. 8th, 2005 TBP
Homework #6 Sep. 15th, 2005 Sep. 22nd, 2005 TBP
Homework #7 Sep. 22nd, 2005 Sep. 29th, 2005 TBP
Practice problems 1 Sep. 30th, 2005 -- TBP
Project proposal Oct. 11th, 2005 Oct. 20th, 2005 --
Mid-term exam (in class) Oct. 11th, 2005 Oct. 11th, 2005 Solution_midterm
Test your optimal intuition Oct. 14th, 2005 Oct. 18th SE < 1.16E-4
Homework #8 Oct. 20nd, 2005 Nov. 3rd, 2005 TBP