ENGR 056. Modeling and Optimization for Engineering

What is the optimal way to direct light into the body to destroy a tumor? What is the lightest bridge we can construct without the beams breaking? To answer such questions, students will learn how to generate a computer-based model of the physics, and then use optimization to make design decisions. The majority of the course will focus on optimization, and topics may include: constrained least-squares, linear programming, convex optimization, data-driven optimization, non-convex optimization, and deep learning.
Prerequisite: MATH 027 or MATH 028, MATH 043 or MATH 044, ENGR 012, ENGR 014, and ENGR 019 are required.
Natural sciences and engineering practicum.
1 credit.
Eligible for ESCH
Spring 2024. Ganapati.
Catalog chapter: Engineering
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/engineering

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