1.731 | Fall 2006 | Graduate

Water Resource Systems

Calendar

LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
Introduction, Optimization Concepts
1

Introduction

Example: Irrigation and Salination

2 Linear Algebra Review Student survey due
3 General Optimization Concepts

4 General Optimization Concepts (cont.) Problem set 1 due
5 Optimality Conditions

6 Optimality Conditions (cont.) Problem set 2 due
Optimization Methods
7 Linear Programming Overview

8 Duality, Linear Programming Solution Strategies

9 Linear Programming Sensitivity Analysis Problem set 3 due
10 Quadratic Programming

11 Differential Constraints Problem set 4 due
12 Nonlinear Programming Algorithms

13 Nonlinear Programming Algorithms (cont.)

Economic Aspects
14 Optimization over Time, Discounting

15 Multiobjective Optimization, Utility, Risk Aversion

16 Supply and Demand, Groundwater Management Team project proposal due
Water Resource Applications/Case Studies
17 River Basin Planning - Screening

18 River Basin Planning - Simulation

19 Real-time Optimization, Dynamic Programming

20 Real-time Optimization, Dynamic Programming (cont.)

21 Capacity Expansion

22 Common Pool Problems

23 Variational and Adjoint Methods, Data Assimilation

24 Review

25 Project Presentations

26 Project Presentations (cont.) Final team report due