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Algorithm Design and Operations Research (G54AOR)General Information: This is a 20 credits module and consists of two parts: Algorithm Design (taught by Ender Ozcan) and Operations Research (taught by Dario Landa-Silva). This page contains information for the part on Operations Research. See also the page for the part on Algorithm Design. The information here corresponds to Semester 1 of the session 2009-2010. See the Module Specification. See the Timetable
for Semester 1 in 2009-2010. The Operations Research lecture will be on Thursdays. See the Reading List for the Operations Research part. If you are considering taking this interesting and exciting optional module in your course, but need more information to make your decision, you are very welcome to join the first lecture which will give you a good idea about the topics in the module. Alternatively, please contact me if you want to know more about the module. This page gives an overview of the module. All the materials including lecture notes, coursework, feedback, etc. are available on the WebCT system for students enrolled in the module. Syllabus of the Module: Lecture 1 -- Introduction (24 September 2009) Lecture 2 -- Linear Programming (01 October 2009) Lecture 3 -- Network Analysis (08 October 2009) Lecture 3A -- Spreadsheet Modelling (15 October 2009) Lecture 4 -- Integer Programming (part 1) (19 October 2009) Lecture 5 -- Integer Programming (part 2) (29 October 2009)
Lecture 6 -- Simplex, Branch and Bound (12 November 2009) Lecture 7 -- Multi-objective Optimisation (23 November 2009) Lecture 8 -- Dynamic Programming (26 November 2009) Lecture 9 -- Nonlinear Programming (03 December 2009) Lecture 10 -- Heuristic Methods (10 December 2009) Assessment: Coursework (20% for the OR part) The coursework involves the implementation of an operations research technique to solve an optimisation problem. All materials for the coursework are on the WebCT system. The submission date for 2009-2010 is 20 November 2009 16:00hrs, Paper + Electronic submission. Examination (60%) The exam is a reasoning questions style, more details will be given in the Summary and Revision Lecture. |
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