COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR UMAY ZEYNEP UZUNOĞLU KOÇER

Offered to

Statistics (English)
STATISTICS (ENGLISH)
Statistics (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to cover various heuristic and meta heuristic search approaches for solving difficult combinatorial optimization problems. It gives basic definitions and introduces the students some basic applications of the heuristic search methods.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
D.Dasgupta and Z. Michalewicz, Evolutionary Algorithms in Engineering Applications, Springer-Verlag, NY (1997).

Supplementary Book(s):
E. Aarts and J.K. Lenstra (eds.), Local Search in Combinatorial Optimization, Chichester, UK, (1997).
T. Bäck, Evolutionary Algorithms in Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press, UK (1996).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and problem solving

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of midterm, presentation, homework, and final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Student responsibilities:
Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Fen Fakültesi Istatistik Bölümü
e-mail: umay.uzunoglu@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 85 60

Office Hours

It will be announced when the course schedule of the faculty is determined

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes