MA3605 - Operations Research and Modelling
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
This subject describes mathematical techniques applied to the formulation and solution of real world problems. Topics will be chosen from: Linear and non-linear difference equations, systems of difference equations, population models and the Fibonacci sequence, the non-linear oscillator, stability analysis, non-linear differential equations, simple harmonic motion, the simple pendulum, linear programming, the paper-production problem, the simplex method, optimality analysis, duality linear programming and sensitivity analysis.
Learning Outcomes
- formulate mathematical models for problems in science and engineering;
- use mathematical techniques to solve these problems;
- deduce certain properties of solutions without obtaining the full solution;
- analyse the suitability of a mathematical model and communicate findings;
- apply the fundamentals of operations research to linear programming problems.
| Prerequisites: | MA2000 AND (MA2100 OR MA2201) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | MA3501 MA3601 MA3050 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Shaun Belward. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (60%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (20%). |
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