This section contains selected lecture notes.
| LEC # | TOPICS | FILES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and objectives | (PDF) |
| 2 | Basic foundations for course emphasizing ways of thinking and biases | (PDF) |
| 3 | Introduction to graphs, networks, hierarchies, and DSM's | (PDF - 1.1MB) |
| 4 | MATLAB® and network representations | (PDF) |
| 6 | Basic network metrics and operations | (PDF - 1.7MB) |
| 7 | Quantitative network fundamentals | (PDF) |
| 8 | Canonical structures and their organizational implications | (PDF) |
| 10 | Constraints | (PDF - 1.2MB) |
| 11 | Network observational methods and quantitative metrics | (PDF - 2.2MB) |
| 13 | Random networks | (PDF - 1.6MB) |
| 14 | Decomposition methods and modeling framework | (PDF - 1.8MB) |
| 15 | Affiliation networks | (PDF) |
| 17 | Scaling and allometry as constraints | (PDF - 1.0MB) |
| 18 | Organizational structures | (PDF) |
| 19 | Advanced models of technological systems | (PDF) |
| 20 | Modeling organizational architecture | (PDF) |
| 24 | Role of materials innovation | (PDF) |