SYST 330:  Systems Methods

Spring   2008

 

 

Instructor: Dr. K. C. Chang            Class room: SITE I, Rm 120

Class time: TR, 10:30~11:45 AM         Office hours: TR, 2:00~4:00 PM

Office phone: (703) 993-1639              Office no.: SITE-II: Rm 315

Email: kchang@gmu.edu

 

TA : Amruta Pathrikar                         Office hours : MW, 2:00~4:00 PM

Email: apathrik@gmu.edu                            Office no.: SITE II: Rm 142

 

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Course Description

 

The objective of this course is to provide students with a general introduction to a variety of quantitative techniques that are relevant to systems engineering.  The scope of the course includes: Analysis methods of systems engineering design and management.  Decision analysis, models for economic evaluation, optimization in design and operations, probability and statistical methods, queuing theory and analysis, management control techniques, reliability, safety, and maintainability analysis, and economic and life cycle cost analysis. 

 


Prerequisite

 

Prerequisites: SYST320, Coreq: CS112, STAT 344.

 

 

 

Course Assignments and Grading

            This course will have weekly Homework assignments, two midterms, a final exam, and random quizzes.  They will constitute 20%, 20%, 20%, 30%, and 10% of the grade, respectively.  Some homework assignments may be done using MATLAB.

 

 

Course Materials

 

          Required texts: Blanchard and Fabrycki, Systems Engineering and Analysis, 4rd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2006. 

          Supplement text: J. Sepulveda, W. Souder, B. Gottfried, Engineering Economics, Schaum’s outlines, McGraw Hill, 1984.

 

 

Course Schedule

 

 

Wk#1              Course Introduction/Decision Making Model             Chap 7

Wk#1              Decision under Risk and Uncertainty                           Chap 7

            Wk#2              Economic Models                                                               Chap 8

Wk#2              Economic Evaluation                                                        Chap 8

Wk#3              Probability Concept                                               Appendix B

Wk#3              Probabilistic Analysis                                           Appendix B

Wk#4              Statistical Methods                                                Handouts

Wk#5              Mid-term 1: Chap. 7, 8, Appendix B, Handouts

 

Wk#5              Optimization Theory                                                          Chap 9

Wk#6              Constrained and Unconstrained Optimization            Chap 9

Wk#6              Constrained and Unconstrained Optimization            Chap 9

Wk#7              Queuing Theory                                                                  Chap 10

Wk#7              Queuing Analysis                                                               Chap 10

Wk#8              Spring Recess

Wk#9              Queuing Analysis                                                               Chap 10

Wk#10           Mid-term 2: Chap. 9, 10

 

Wk#10           Control Concepts                                                               Chap 11

Wk#11           Control Techniques                                                           Chap 11

Wk#11           Reliability: Concept and Measures                                Chap 12

Wk#12           Markov Chain for Reliability and Safety           Handouts

Wk#13           Reliability: Design and Evaluation                                 Chap 12

Wk#13           Maintainability: Concept and Measures                       Chap 13

Wk#14           Maintainability: Design and Evaluation                        Chap 13

Wk#14           Design for Economic Feasibility                                     Chap 17

Wk#15           Life-Cycle Cost Analysis                                                  Chap 17

Wk#16           Final Exam: Chap. 11, 12, 13, 17, Handouts