Math 396: SCHEDULE |
| Week 1: Thu Aug 28 | Introduction to
mathematical modeling (Chapter 2) |
| Week 2: Thu Sep 4 | Jonathan, James and Malee
(Vehicular Stopping Distance) and Ashley and Eric (How Fast can Skiers Go Downhill?) |
| Week 3: Thu Sep 11 | Single Variable Optimization (Meerschaert's "The Pig problem") |
| Week 4: Thu Sep 18 | Optimization (Meerschaert's "The Pig problem") |
| Week 5: Thu Sep 25 | Multivariable Optimization (Meerschaert's "Color Television problem") continued |
| Week 6: Thu Oct 2 | Stochastic Models (Markov Chains) |
| Week 7: Thu Oct 9 | Simulation (Monte Carlo) |
| Week 8: Thu Oct 16 | Begin Grade Inflation Problem |
| Week 9: Thu Oct 23 | Continue Work on Grade Inflation Problem |
| Week 10: Thu Oct 30 | Report Solution of Grade Inflation Problem |
| Week 11: Thu Nov 6 | Select Group Modeling Problem (1998 Drug Runner Problem and 2002 Airline Overbooking Problem) |
| Week 12: Thu Nov 13 | Continue Work on Group Modeling Problem |
| Week 13: Thu Nov 20 | Group Report on Selected Modeling Problem (Last day of class) |
Last Updated November 03, 2008