8140 (v.6) Operations Research 201

Area:

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Practical:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version
AND
7063 (v.6) Mathematics 102 or any previous version

Syllabus:

The nature and purpose of operations research. Overview of important prototype problems - inventory, queuing, project management, simulation, mathematical programming. Linear programming - formulation, solution techniques, post optamality analysis. Use of Linear Programming computer programs and case studies. Game theory.

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Field of Education:

10101 Mathematics

Funding Cluster:

04 - Mathematics, Statistics

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External