Course: Applied Mathematics

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Course title Applied Mathematics
Course code KID/YAAMA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
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. Basic terms of linear programming. Simplex method - single-phase, two-phase. Variants of results. Problem of duality. Transport problem. Assigmment problem. CPM, PERT

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Skills training
  • Contact teaching - 16 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 16 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 118 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Acquaint students with some kinds of optimization tasks and methods of their solving.
By passing the subject student disposes the basic knowledge of operational research disciplines and possibilities of its use whithin solution of optimization problems in transport and logistics systems. Undergraduate masters basic principles of mathematical programming tasks formulation and is able manualy solve tasks belonging into the area of linear programming.
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
  • Brázdová, Markéta. Řešené úlohy lineárního programování. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7395-361-4.
  • Linda, Bohdan. Lineární programování. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7395-038-5.


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