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The schedule below indicates how the online lecture notes, which are tied to chapters in the instructor's book "Introduction to Transportation Systems," can be used in a full semester course. Duration of the twice-weekly class sessions should be an hour and a half. The PDF following each title is a set of slides the author created for use in the lectures. To present the slides, save them to your computer, then open them in the Adobe Reader. Typing "Control-L" in Windows, or "Command-L" on a Macintosh will provide a full-screen view suitable for use with a projector.


WEEK #	LEC #	CHAPTER	NOTES


1	1	1--Introduction: Context, Concepts and Characterization (PDF)	Start of Block I: Introduction/Philosophy/Basic Transportation Systems Concepts


	2	2--Transportation System Components: An Internal Perspective (PDF) 3--Transportation System Components: An External Perspective (PDF)


2	3	4--The Customer and Level-of-Service (PDF)


	4	5--Networks (PDF)


3	5	6--Transportation Systems: Key Points 1-10 (PDF)


	6	7--Transportation Systems: Key Points 11-17 (PDF)


4	7	8--Transportation Systems: Key Points 18-24 (PDF)


	8	9--Transportation Systems: Key Points 25-30 (PDF)


5	9	10--Models and Frameworks (PDF)


	10	11--Modeling Concepts (PDF)


6	11	12--The Logistics System and Freight Level-of-Service (PDF)	Start of Block II: Freight Transportation


	12	13--Railroads: Introductory Concepts (PDF)


7	13	14--Railroad Operations (PDF)


	14	15--Railroad Terminals: P-MAKE Analysis to Predict Network Performance (PDF)


8	15	16--Car Costs and Level-of-Service (PDF)


	16	17--The Kwon Model--Power, Freight Car Fleet Size, and Service Priorities: A Simulation Application (PDF) 18--Measuring Origin-Destination Service and Other Rail Issues (PDF)


9	17	19--Trucking (PDF)


	18	20--Ocean Shipping, International Freight, and Freight Summary (PDF)


10	19	21--Traveler Transportation: Introduction (PDF)	Start of Block III: Traveler Transportation


	20	22--Commuting, non-work travel and Safety, and Some Transportation History (PDF)


11	21	23--Traveler Level-of-Service (PDF)


	22	24--Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (PDF) 25--The Urban Transportation Planning Process and Real-Time Network Control (PDF)	Chapters 24 and 25 to be split between lectures 22 and 23 at instructor's discretion.


12	23	24--Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (PDF) 25--The Urban Transportation Planning Process and Real-Time Network Control (PDF)	Chapters 24 and 25 to be split between lectures 22 and 23 at instructor's discretion.


	24	26--Traffic Signals and Other Control Measures (PDF) 27--Deterministic Queuing (PDF)


13	25	28--Urban Public Transportation (PDF)


	26	29--Intercity Traveler Transportation: Air (PDF)


14	27	30--Intercity Traveler Transportation: Rail (PDF)


	28	Summary (PDF)	Block IV: Summary These slides cover major ideas from the course, and should be supplemented with other materials presented by the instructor.

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