Transportation network analysis focusing on planning and optimization using static traffic assignment models. Subjects include deterministic and stochastic equilibrium, traditional and modern solution methods, shortest path algorithms, combined models, and basic nonlinear programming skills. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

Optimization in mechanical design, including monotonicity analysis, gradient-based constrained optimization, tree-searching, and stochastic approaches. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and proficiency in C or MATLAB.