I. INTRODUCTION  
II. ASYMMETRIC MAGNETIZATION PROBLEM  
III. ANALYTICAL PREDICTION OF THE MINIMUM GAP  
IV. STANDARD UNIFORM SWEEP ROUTINE  
V. SUMMARY OF RESULTS  
VI. MODIFIED ADIABATIC ANNEALING STRATEGIES: IN HOMOGENEOUS DRIVING AND TRANSVERSE COUPLERS  
VII. REVERSE ANNEALING AND COLD BATHS  
VIII. RFQA  
IX. CONCLUSION  