MATH 0534 - Operations Research and Modeling


Credits: 3

A study of mathematical modeling and of the models of interest in operations research, which may include distribution problems, linear programming, the simplex method and applications. CPM network problems, non-linear programming problems. Markov chains, queuing models, and simulation. The instructor and the student shall arrange a field-based pedagogical component whose goal is an exploration of the application of this subject matter to the secondary curriculum.

Prerequisites: MATH 0218 Linear Algebra, MATH 0108 Elementary Statistics, and knowledge of at least one programming language


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