MA3605 - Operations Research and Modelling

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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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 Outcomes

• 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.

Prerequisites:	MA2000 and MA2100
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	MA3501 and MA3601

Availabilities
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Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Shaun Belward.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours
Assessment:	(60%); (10%); (15%); (15%).

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