# ME 548: Introduction to Design Optimization | UW–Madison

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### title

INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN OPTIMIZATION

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Introduces basic concepts and techniques used in the optimization of engineering design components and systems. Pose and solve typical optimization problems such as truss and finite-element-based optimization.

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Introduction to design optimization techniques for engineering components and systems, including truss and finite-element-based problems.

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* Optimization of engineering design components and systems
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* Posing and solving optimization problems for engineering design components and systems.

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* Mechanics of materials concepts including stress, strain, and beam analysis.

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Historical reviews of Krishnan Suresh: Exams are take-home and easy, but group projects are difficult due to MATLAB's poor collaboration features.

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#### historical context

Krishnan Suresh is a highly rated historical instructor who organizes complicated material logically, though his lecture notes and PowerPoint slides are reportedly unclear. He teaches a MATLAB-focused course with reasonable workload and lenient grading, despite group projects being difficult due to software limitations.

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Historical reviews of Krishnan Suresh: Krishnan Suresh teaches an exciting, complicated course with lenient grading and reasonable workload, though lecture materials can be unclear.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.87 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.69 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=49 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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        2,
        0,
        0,
        0
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]
```

### grades

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```

### statistics

#### gpa

3.796

#### graded

152

#### counts

* 109
* 31
* 8
* 3
* 0
* 1
* 0

### grade conflicts

None recorded.

### evidence

#### history

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json)

#### traces

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json)

#### reviews

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json)

#### results

* [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_92d9c53bd0439826aa9834b1-0.json)

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

#### term



#### gpa

3.7960526315789473

#### count

152

#### university

##### size

2862

##### gpa Percentile

58

##### count Percentile

69

##### median Count

86

##### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 13    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 171   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 792   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 1886  | true    |

#### departments

```json
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      "countPercentile": 59,
      "medianCount": 105,
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          "range": "0.8–1.2",
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        },
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          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 20,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
          "count": 26,
          "current": true
        }
      ]
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]
```

### terms

#### 1204

##### term

1204

##### gpa

3.782608695652174

##### count

46

##### university

###### size

1012

###### gpa Percentile

55

###### count Percentile

31

###### median Count

65.5

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 0     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 1     | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 25    | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 301   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 685   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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      "countPercentile": 21,
      "medianCount": 84,
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]
```

#### 1224

##### term

1224

##### gpa

3.8676470588235294

##### count

34

##### university

###### size

1171

###### gpa Percentile

77

###### count Percentile

11

###### median Count

64

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 3     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 21    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 173   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 358   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 616   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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      "medianCount": 102.5,
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          "range": "2.0–2.4",
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          "current": false
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          "range": "2.4–2.8",
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          "range": "2.8–3.2",
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          "current": false
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        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
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          "current": false
        },
        {
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]
```

#### 1234

##### term

1234

##### gpa

3.693877551020408

##### count

49

##### university

###### size

1188

###### gpa Percentile

55

###### count Percentile

34

###### median Count

65

###### histogram

| range   | count | current |
| ------- | ----- | ------- |
| 0.0–0.4 | 0     | false   |
| 0.4–0.8 | 0     | false   |
| 0.8–1.2 | 0     | false   |
| 1.2–1.6 | 0     | false   |
| 1.6–2.0 | 0     | false   |
| 2.0–2.4 | 3     | false   |
| 2.4–2.8 | 17    | false   |
| 2.8–3.2 | 144   | false   |
| 3.2–3.6 | 374   | false   |
| 3.6–4.0 | 650   | true    |

##### departments

```json
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]
```

#### 1252

##### term

1252

##### gpa

3.9347826086956523

##### count

23

##### departments

| subject | comparison |
| ------- | ---------- |
| ME      |            |

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

2862

###### gpa

3.6788128548843058

###### top Share

83.20803355525942

###### count

86

##### ME

###### size

47

###### gpa

3.6333316960707256

###### top Share

79.86762266161111

###### count

105

#### terms

##### 1204

###### school

###### size

1012

###### gpa

3.703747431523761

###### top Share

84.59811226304916

###### count

65.5

###### ME

###### size

20

###### gpa

3.669078433787773

###### top Share

83.33636146963025

###### count

84

##### 1224

###### school

###### size

1171

###### gpa

3.5627882428500937

###### top Share

76.37271640560496

###### count

64

###### ME

###### size

24

###### gpa

3.523850925666045

###### top Share

74.7737178649795

###### count

102.5

##### 1234

###### school

###### size

1188

###### gpa

3.5799441677552393

###### top Share

77.18256448537606

###### count

65

###### ME

###### size

26

###### gpa

3.5441004803192864

###### top Share

74.40600351589543

###### count

107.5

##### 1252

###### school

###### size

1333

###### gpa

3.619494049739118

###### top Share

79.71442190500672

###### count

69

###### ME

###### size

28

###### gpa

3.5912563782704816

###### top Share

76.82128204846178

###### count

116.5

## instructor Trends

```json
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        "sections": 1,
        "gpa": 3.693877551020408
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    ]
  }
]
```

## following

| code   | title                                             |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------- |
| ME 748 | OPTIMUM DESIGN OF MECHANICAL ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS |
