Postgraduate Course: Computing for Operational Research (MATH11094)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
5 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Scope of OR computational tools: Excel, Xpress, Simul8, SPSS and Java. Excel: data handling, simple LP model and processing of results; limitations. Introduction to Xpress: operations on 1-d and 2-d arrays sum and forall; repeat, while loops over real valued parameters. Reading and writing data, including .csv files as a route to Excel. Use of Xpress minimizer. Java: introduction to common programming concepts (variables, loops, conditional execution, arrays, subroutines), using Java as teaching language. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | : | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Ability to model simple OR problems using Mosel in Xpress and process the results using Excel. Ability to write Java programs for simple OR applications. |
Assessment Information
| Continuous Assessment 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
COR |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Julian Hall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5075
Email: J.A.J.Hall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Frances Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883
Email: f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk |
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