CEE 228A Urban Transportation Networks I -- Spring 2026 Schedule

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering • University of California Irvine CEE 228A URBAN TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS I Spring 2026 [Course Code: 15970] Instructor: Professor MG McNally <mmcnally-at-uci-edu>
Overview	SCHEDULE	Notes	Projects	Links	Home

Week 1	Lectures
	Mon 30-Mar-2026	Lecture 1: Course Overview. Transportation Systems Analysis [notes ]
	Wed 1-Apr-2026	Lecture 2: Overview of travel forecasting, planning, and modeling
	Assignment:	Review: • Florian,M et al. (1988). A 2-dimensional framework for understanding transportation planning models. Trnsp.Res, 22B,6, 411-419. • Manheim,ML (1979). Transportation Systems Analysis, Vol 1, MIT Press [Chapter 1]
Week 2	Lectures
	Mon 6-Apr-2026	Lecture 3: Shortest Paths: Examples
	Wed 8-Apr-2026	Lecture 4: Travel Forecasting; The OR Transportation Problem [ notes ]
	Assignment:	Project 1: Tromaville PRT Problem
Week 3	Lectures
	Mon 13-Apr-2026	Lecture 5: OR Transportation Problem: Math Programs & Algorithms
	Wed 15-Apr-2026	Lecture 6: OR Transportation Problem; Transshipment Problem
Week 4	Lectures
	Mon 20-Apr-2026	Lecture 7: Transportation Network Fundamentals [ notes ];
	Wed 21-Apr-2026	Lecture 8: Performance Functions [ notes ]; Transshipment Problems [ notes ]
Week 5	Lectures
	Mon 27-Apr-2026	Lecture 9: The Shortest Path Problem: Formulation & Algorithms [ notes ]
	Wed 29-Apr-2026	Midterm: In-class, closed-notes [ Sample Midterm ]
Week 6	Lectures
	Mon 4-May-2026	Lecture 10: Trip Assignment Problem: Behavioral Criteria [ notes ]
	Wed 6-May-20246	Lecture 11: Trip Assignment Problem: Deterministic Models, Heuristics [ notes ]
Week 7	Lectures
	Mon 11-May-2026	Lecture 12: Trip Assignment Problem: Deterministic Models, Heuristics [ notes ]
	Wedn 13-May-2026	Lecture 13: Trip Assignment Problem: Theory
	Assignment:	Read Sheffi Ch 1-5 (skim 2)
Week 8	Lectures
	Mon 17-May-2026	Lecture 14: Trip Assignment Problem: Paradoxes
	Mon 19-May-2026	Lecture 15: Trip Assignment: Stochastic Assignment
	Assignment	Read Sheffi Ch 4-5 (skim 4)
Week 9	Lectures
	Mon 25-May-2026	No Class: Memorial Day
	Wed 26-Mar-2026	Lecture 16: Trip Assignment: Stochastic Assignment, SUE [ TA Stoch Notes ]
	Assignment	Read Sheffi Ch. 6, 11-12 (skim 10);
Week 10	Lectures
	Mon 1-Jun-2026	Lecture 17: Trip Assignment: Variable Demand [ TA Var Dem Notes ]
	Wed 3-Jun-2026	Lecture 18: Trip Assignment: Various Topics
Finals	Final Exam: Wednesday June 10th (4-6 pm) Comprehensive, but focused on material from the second half of the course. Sample Final


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