APP MTH 7105 - Optimisation and Operations Research
Career: | Postgraduate Coursework |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 3820 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3.5 hours per week |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
Assumed Knowledge: | (MATHS 1004 or MATHS 1012) and (COMP SCI 1102 or ENG 1002 or ENG 1003) |
Assessment: | Ongoing assessment, examination |
Syllabus: |
Every business in the world needs to make complex decisions. These decisions -- what to make, how to do it cheaply, how to schedule production, whether to outsource, how to get their goods to market, and so on -- dramatically affect their profitability. However, in the modern world, the factors affecting these choices are too complex to manage by hand. Operations Research (OR) provides the tools needed to make these decisions rigorously and effectively. This first course in OR will present some of the basic tools, concentrating on mathematical modelling and optimisation. But OR is an interdisciplinary topic drawing from game theory, statistics, and computer science as well as applied mathematics, and we will show some of these connections. The course focusses on linear optimisation problems involving both continuous and integer variable, because these are used in a vast range of real situations. It will present techniques for optimisation and the theory behind them, but will also show how to use these techniques on real problems, for example, minimising cost, maximising production capacity, or minimising risk. Topics covered are: formulating a linear program; the Simplex Method; duality and complementary slackness; sensitivity analysis; primal-dual approaches; brand-and-bound; and heuristics such as the greedy method and simulated annealing. Examples will be presented from important application areas, such as the emergency services, telecommunications, transportation, and manufacturing. |
Course Fees
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EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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3820 | Mon 06/08/2018 | Fri 31/08/2018 | Fri 14/09/2018 | Fri 26/10/2018 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
24194 | LE01 | 10 | 10 | 23 Jul - 10 Sep | Monday | 1pm - 2pm | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre |
26 Jul - 13 Sep | Thursday | 3pm - 4pm | Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre | ||||
1 Oct - 22 Oct | Monday | 1pm - 2pm | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre | ||||
4 Oct - 25 Oct | Thursday | 3pm - 4pm | Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre | ||||
Related Class: Practical | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
22103 | PR01 | 10 | 10 | 25 Jul - 12 Sep | Wednesday | 1pm - 2pm | Ingkarni Wardli, B23, CAT Suite |
3 Oct - 24 Oct | Wednesday | 1pm - 2pm | Ingkarni Wardli, B23, CAT Suite | ||||
22105 | PR02 | 10 | 10 | 25 Jul - 12 Sep | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Ingkarni Wardli, B23, CAT Suite |
3 Oct - 24 Oct | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Ingkarni Wardli, B23, CAT Suite | ||||
Related Class: Tutorial | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
24195 | TU01 | 10 | 10 | 31 Jul - 31 Jul | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room |
14 Aug - 14 Aug | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
28 Aug - 28 Aug | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
11 Sep - 11 Sep | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
9 Oct - 9 Oct | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
23 Oct - 23 Oct | Tuesday | 9am - 10am | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG07, Teaching Room | ||||
24201 | TU02 | 10 | 10 | 1 Aug - 1 Aug | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room |
15 Aug - 15 Aug | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room | ||||
29 Aug - 29 Aug | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room | ||||
12 Sep - 12 Sep | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room | ||||
10 Oct - 10 Oct | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room | ||||
24 Oct - 24 Oct | Wednesday | 4pm - 5pm | Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room |