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References/Teaching Materials/
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
Equipment
1 Introduction to system approach to problem-solving using both the sto- Reference books, course notes
chastic and deterministic techniques.
2
The simulation method. Reference books, course notes

3
Monte Carlo simulation technique, dynamic and static models, Reference books, course notes

4 using computer for simulation with the Visual Basic programming lan- Reference books, course notes
guage.
5 Tutorial – Visual Basic programming with Monte Carlo technique to Reference books, course notes
solve a simulation problem.

6
Stock control system Reference books, course notes

7
Bidding theory Reference books, course notes

8 Decision theory – maximin, minimax, Bayes’ concept, decision tree, Reference books, course notes
utility concept and expected value.

9 Linear programming – the transportation problem Reference books, course notes

10
Linear programming - the assignment problem. Reference books, course notes

11 Network analysis – graph theory, minimum cost route and network ca- Reference books, course notes
pacity problem.
12 Dynamic programming – optimality term and principal, problem exam- Reference books, course notes
ples and pipe network solution

13 Dynamic programming – optimality term and principal, problem exam- Reference books, course notes
ples and pipe network solution - 2
14 Worked examples in civil engineering. Reference books, course notes

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