ChE 356
Optimization: Theory and Practice
ChE 356 Syllabus
(#14220)
Department of Chemical
Engineering Professor
T.F. Edgar, Instructor (CPE 5.422)
The
CPE 2.216 CPE
5.416
MWF 10-11 a.m. Wed 12-2 p.m. Thur 2-3:30 p.m.
1. Homework
will be assigned weekly (normally on Friday) and is due within five days of the
time of assignment; homework keys will be posted on the web site.
2. Grading is based on:
- 2 hour exams (weighting
= 1.0 each)
- cumulative homework + 2
in-class quizzes (weighting = 1.0)
- computer project
(weighting = 1.0)
- final exam (weighting =
1.0)
You
may drop the lowest of the first 4 grades but you must take the final.
3. There
will be several short projects as part of the homework assignments. Students are allowed to work in groups
of two on the computer projects.
4. Exams
are open book/open notes. An exam
is given every 5 weeks, and each exam is 75 minutes in duration. The final exam is 3 hours and requires
an understanding of material presented throughout the whole semester. Solutions will be posted on the web
page.
5. The textbook is
available from the Co-op.
Textbook:
Thomas F. Edgar, David M. Himmelblau, and Leon S. Lasdon, Optimization
of Chemical Processes, 2nd edition,
6. Prerequisities: ChE 348 and ChE 353 with a grade of at
least a C in each course.
7. In
accordance with departmental policy, class attendance is required. Contacting the instructor or TA about
questions by email is encouraged.
Announcements will be made by email.
8. Class
notes will be available in the web site in Powerpoint format. It may be helpful to print them out as a
template for taking notes in class.
Student web site:
http://www.che.utexas.edu/course/che356