Course: Operational Analysis

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Course title Operational Analysis
Course code KID/XAOPA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brázdová Markéta, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Mathematical modeling. Characteristic of operation research. Creation of mathematical models. Grafical method of solution. Theory of graphs - definitions, paths in graphs, flows in planar networks, construction tasks on graphs, graph coloring, network analyzis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Projection, Skills training
  • Contact teaching - 65 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Acquaint students with some kinds of optimization tasks and methods of their solving.
Passing the subject the student will master basic definitions, methods and algorithms of Graph Theory, is able formulate selected problems of transportation practice as Theory of Graphs tasks, design model, calculate the solution and interpret the issues of the solution.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge from discrete mathemetics, linear algebra and theory of sets is presumed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

During the semestr and at the final examination the student has to prove that he/she is well informed about the operation research and understands the explained subject matter. The tutor will notify the concrete requirements.
Recommended literature
  • Demel, Jiří. Grafy a jejich aplikace. Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0990-6.
  • Linda, Bohdan. Lineární programování. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7395-038-5.
  • Nečas, Jiří. Grafy a jejich použití. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1978.
  • Nešetřil, Jaroslav. Teorie grafů. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1979.
  • Sedláček, Jiří. Kombinatorika v teorii a praxi : úvod do teorie grafů. Praha: Československá akademie věd, 1964.
  • Volek, Josef. Teorie grafů - aplikace v dopravě a veřejné správě. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7395-225-9.


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