The University of Iowa
57:022 Principles of Design II
Spring Semester 2002

Course description

Probabilistic and statistical aspects of engineering design; emphasis on model construction, systems simulation, applications in engineering design, and technical report writing.

Topics
 

• Review of common probability distributions
• Simulation of systems & statistical analysis of results
• Stochastic processes
  • Bernoulli processes
  • Poisson processes
• Queues (waiting lines)
• Regression analysis (fitting curves to data)
• Probability distribution fitting, goodness-of-fit tests
• Reliability
  • Component reliability
    • Weibull lifetime model
  • System reliability
    • Arena simulation models
• Project scheduling with random task durations
  • PERT method
  • Simulation model

Prerequisites
 

• 57:021 Principles of Design I
• 22S:039 Probability & Statistics for Engineers

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Last modified: 23 January 2002