Details regarding class organization...
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Class |
Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment |
| 1 | Aug 25 | Introduction, and Course Outline | Handouts | |
| 2 | Aug 27/29 | Professionalism, Ethics | Chapter 12 | |
| Sept 1 | Labor Day | |||
| 3 | Sept 3/5 | Design Process, Design Objectives | Chapter 7 | Case Study 1032 |
| 4 | Sept 8 | Design Teams, Project Management | Chapter 5 | |
| 5 | Sept 10/12 | Design Project - Analysis tools | CE 115 Wind Loads | |
| 6 | Sept 15 | Spreadsheets |
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| 7 | Sept 17/19 | Design Project - Uncertainty in Design | ||
| 8 | Sept 22 | Spreadsheets, Gantt Chart, Curve fitting | Linear Regression Handout |
Project Planning and Analysis Report |
| 9 | Sept 24/26 | Numerical Integration | Regression Assignment #1 Spreadsheet: Regression data | |
| 10 | Sept 29 | Spreadsheets, Volume Calculations | ||
| 11 | Oct 1/3 | Design Project | Spreadsheet Assignment, Curve fitting, Bronze data, Sales data. | |
| 12 | Oct 6 | Spreadsheets, Volume Calculations | ||
| 13 | Oct 8/10 | Spreadsheet Examples | Project Materials Report | |
| 14 | Oct 13 | Basic Programming - Input/Output, If-Then Statements | Numerical Integration Assignment, Cross-section data | |
| 15 | Oct 15/17 | Basic Programming - For-Next loops | Spreadsheet 3 Stream flow rate | |
| 16 | Oct 20 | Basic Programming - Arrays, Read Data from Spreadsheets | Spreadsheet 5-a Hydrograph Palouse River, Spreadsheet 5-b Hydrograph Orca River | |
| 17 | Oct 22/24 | Basic Programming - Matrix Math | VB: For-Next Loop, Data | |
| 18 | Oct 27 | Economic Analysis | VB: Matrix Multiply, Matrix A, Matrix B | |
| 19 | Oct 29/31 | Project Testing | ||
| 20 | Nov 3 | Exam #1 - Lectures 1-20 | Old Exam | VB: Bisection Method |
| 21 | Nov 5/7 | Mathcad - Engineering Econ | Project Draft Report | |
| 22 | Nov 10 | Mathcad - Interest Rates, Present Value, Future | Mathcad: Exercises | |
| 23 | Nov 12/14 | Mathcad - Mortgage Payments | Mathcad: More Exercises | |
| 24 | Nov 17 | Mathcad: Comparing Alternatives | Mathcad: Time Value Problems | |
| 25 | Nov 19/21 | Mathcad: Comparing Alternatives, Alternatives with Inflation | Project Final Report | |
| Nov | 24-28 | Thanksgiving Recess | ||
| 26 | Dec 1 | Optimization | Mathcad: Compare Alternatives | |
| 27 | Dec 3/5 | Optimzation in Mathcad and Excel | ||
| 28 | Dec 8 | Decisions with Uncertainty | Optimization | |
| 29 | Dec 10/12 | Decision Trees & Expected Outcomes | ||
| Thurs. | Dec 18 | Final Exam - 7:30 A.M. | Old Exam |
The reading assignments should be completed before each lecture.
Homework is due on the dates shown.