{"id":21045,"date":"2025-07-29T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=21045"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:38:02","slug":"em502","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/em502\/","title":{"rendered":"EM502"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Credits : 3<\/p>\n

Prerequisites : –<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Compulsory\/Optional : Optional<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aim(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
To provide important optimization algorithms including single variable optimization algorithm, multivariable optimization algorithm, constrained optimization algorithm, and non-conventional optimization algorithms.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Intended Learning Outcomes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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On successful completion of the course, the students should be able to;<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Make comparisons, analyze and synthesize various engineering and business applications pertaining to optimization via modeling.<\/li>\n
  2. Classify and identify the most suitable method of solving an optimization problem.<\/li>\n
  3. Solve standard optimization problems manually.<\/li>\n
  4. Use software to solve optimization problem with any degree of complexity.<\/li>\n
  5. Apply optimization techniques for advance research.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
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Time Allocation<\/th>\nHours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Lectures<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tutorials<\/td>\n06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Practical<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assignments\/Project<\/span><\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Assessment<\/th>\nPercentage Marks<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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Assignments\/Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tutorials<\/span><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mid Semester Examination<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
End-semester<\/b><\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Optimization – EM502 Credits : 3 Prerequisites : – Compulsory\/Optional : Optional Aim(s) To provide important optimization algorithms including single variable optimization algorithm, multivariable optimization algorithm, constrained optimization algorithm, and non-conventional optimization algorithms. Intended Learning Outcomes On successful completion of … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21045","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21045\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}