Course abstract
The objective of this course is to introduce optimization techniques to engineering students, with an emphasis on problems arising in Chemical Engineering applications. The course includes both linear and nonlinear programming problems. The first portion of the course introduces the basic concepts in optimization and how to obtain a mathematical representation of the optimization problem. The second portion of the course describes different solution techniques that can be used to actually solve such problems. Finally, a set of software tools for the solution of optimization problems are also discussed. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to understand the basic theoretical principles in optimization, formulate the optimization problem, and choose appropriate method/solver for solution of the optimization problem
Course Instructor
Debasis Sarkar
Debasis Sarkar is currently an Associate Professor at Chemical Engineering Department of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He received his BTech from Calcutta University, Master of Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and PhD from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, all in Chemical Engineering. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Western Ontario, Canada. Prior to joining IIT Kharagpur, he worked with ICES Singapore and HBTI Kanpur. His current research interests are in applications of process systems engineering approaches for crystallization engineering and biosystems engineering. His teaching interests include, among others, optimization techniques, instrumentation and process control, advanced heat transfer.More info
Teaching Assistant(s)
Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2018
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Syllabus
Enrollment : 18-Apr-2018 to 30-Jul-2018
Exam registration : 25-Jun-2018 to 18-Sep-2018
Exam Date : 28-Oct-2018
Enrolled
966
Registered
72
Certificate Eligible
50
Certified Category Count
Gold
2
Elite
30
Successfully completed
18
Participation
7
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Category : Elite
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Category : Gold
Legend
>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate
Final Score Calculation Logic
- Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
- Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
Enrollment Statistics
Total Enrollment: 966
Registration Statistics
Total Registration : 72
Assignment Statistics
Exam score
Final score