MA3605:03
Operations Research and Modelling
Townsville
Prerequisites: MA2000 or MA2101
Inadmissable Subject Combination: MA3501 MA3601
39 lectures, 26 tutorials. Second semester.
Staff: Dr G Sneddon.
This subject describes mathematical techniques applied to real world problems. Topics will be chosen from: the non-linear oscillator, traffic flow problems, population models, the simplex method, integer programming, network flow problems, general linear programming and transportation problems.
Learning Objectives:
- an understanding of how real world problems involving optimisation and problems from science and engineering can be solved using mathematical techniques;
- to become familiar with and apply commercial software packages to real world problem solving.
Assessment by coursework (tests and assignments) (40%); a three-hour examination (60%).
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