Tentative Schedule

Here is a preliminary schedule, but it will change over the course of the Semester, check everyday.

--- Subject to Change ---

(projects will be similar to another iteration of class.

Wk
Tue Topics PDF Notes/Assignment
1
08/18
  1. Syllabus & Policies
  2. Summaries & Technical Talks
    & How to read a paper.
  3. Soccer Simulator Discussion


    Movie Thursday:    Trillion Dollar Bet (50 minutes) The Midas Formula
 [PDF]
[PDF]

 

2015-2016 Academic Calendar

Last UG & Grad drop/add day (Fri, Aug 21)

HW 1: An Introduction

Project 1: Soccer Server

Please also write a message introducing yourself to the class listserv (see HW 1 an introduction)
       CS-PADS@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
  Serial/Sequential Discrete Event Simulation Preliminaries & Optimistic Simulation
2   08/25
  1. Simulation Intro
  2. Event Oriented View
  3. Wed: Class Photo
    • group/class picture
  4. Discrete Event Simulation
[PDF]
[PDF]


  Parallel Discrete Event Simulation Preliminaries & Optimistic Simulation
3
09/01
  1. Tue: Due date Soccer Server. Discrete Event Simulation
  2. Wednesday -
    • Server Discussion
    • Presentation discussion (We)
  3. We: Discrete Event Simulation
  4. Th: Process Oriented Simulation

 [PDF]

Project 2: Soccer Teams
4
09/08
  1. Tuesday: Due: Soccer Server Project with one Team (one team per person if in a team). You will need to demonstrate it, and we will vote on a class soccer server.
  2. Parallel Simulation
  3. Th: Soccer Tournament
  

 
5
09/15
  1. Conservative Simulation & Null Messages (Chapter 3)
  2. 1 set of Presentations (weekly from here and forward) Team of 4.
    1. Presentations 1,2 - see link in menu bar for list of presentations and papers.
    2. Turn in Summary by midnight
    3. Hardcopy before class
    4. Presenters please send slides to the list.
 [PDF]


You should have read the entire first two chapters (and part of Chapter 3 specifically 3.1, 3.2) in the textbook by the end of this week.

  • example1.doc
  • example2.doc


    • Note that although example2 is a nice write-up overall, the critique of the speaker (last paragraph) is 2/5 - as it did not mention or convey the coverage of particular concepts.

     
    6
    		09/22
    1. Time Warp: Introduction to Local Control
    		[PDF]

    Project 3: The Path to Pong (check on Wednesday)
    7
    		09/29
    1. Global Virtual Time 1
    2. Global Virtual Time 2
    		 [PDF]
    [PDF]

    Project 4: Walking Ants: From Pong to real Paths

    Grade Sheet:here
    HW1: here

     
    8
    		10/06
    1. Other Optimistic Techniques
    		 [PDF]
    [PDF]     		Midterm October 6th, 2015
    9
    		10/13
    1. Exam 1 (Thursday 10/15)
    		  



    10
    		10/20
    1. Tue: Go over answers of exam
    2. We: exam return
    		  

    Withdrawal Deadline Th Oct 22, 5:00 PM
    11
    		10/27
    1. Odds and Ends Optimistic Simulation
    2. Resume Presentations
    		  

     

    Fall Break Oct 30
    12
    		11/03
    1. Tu: Finish Optimistic Protocals
    2. We: Market Simulations Videos
    3. Th: Market Simulation Discussion
    		  

    Project 5: Will be assigned this Thursday. We will use an intro project from Georgia Tech for our project 5, but will only work on Part 1 (see here). You will have X days for this Project. Due Tuesdays 11/17

    videos

    Fr: Final Project: Term Project.
     
    		11/10
    1. Market Simulations
    		  

    Tu: 1 Paragraph Term Project Proposal Due, collected.
    14
    		11/17
    1. Tu: Final Project Hand out
    2. We: Portfolio Assignment , One Paragraph Final Project.
    3. Th: Check Market Simulator
    		  

     
    15   11/24
    ******
    		   Thanksgiving Break
    16   12/01
    1. Tue: Exam 2 (maybe) or Time Parallel Simuliation
    2. We: 3-5 Slide progress reports, sends slides & report to instructor's mac address.
    3. Wrap UP.
    		 [PDF] Last week of our class.
    18   12/08
    1. Tu: No Class
    2. We: Reading Day (No Class)
    		  

    No Class. This Tuesday Counts as a Friday Class
    12/08 Counts as a Friday Class

    12/09 Wednesday: Reading Day

    Most Current Version of SASSY ( here )

    Documenttion of SASSY and traffic simulator ( here ) don't use the source from that page use the zip file linked above.
    19
    		12/15
    1. Last Week of Finals
    2. Tue: Our Final: Tue Dec. 15
      8:00 - 11:00 am
    3. We: 12/16 Last Day of Finals We are not meeting here)
    4. Fri: Dec 18 Graduation
    		  

    Contest Results: ( see here )

    Graduation Friday Dec 18, 2015
    20
    		12/22
    		  Monday, Dec 21, 5 PM, Grades Due
               

     

    Other


    Acknowledgements

    The course may use materials from previous simulation programming courses taught at other universities.