Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho n.º 11262/2016 - 19/09/2016
8 ECTS; 1º Ano, Anual, 20,0 T + 12,0 PL + 20,0 TP + 4,0 S + 32,0 OT + 10,0 O , Cód. 39325.
Lecturer
- Luis Miguel Lindinho da Cunha Mendes Grilo (2)
- João Manuel Mourão Patrício (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
Evaluate real management and engineering problems and design strategies for modelling and solving them using advanced software, be able to interpret the information and integrate it into mathematical models for data and risk analysis.
Program
Operations Research (OR): basic concepts and their place in planning processes
2. Introduction to IBM/ILOG GAMS Software.
3. Modelling and solving linear programming problems.
4. Fundamentals of Descriptive Statistics.
5. Fundamentals of Statistical Inference
6. Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis
7. Principal Components Analysis (PCA)
Evaluation Methodology
Assessment includes one written test and two practical assignments (each counting 50% towards the final mark).
Bibliography
- Ahuja, R. e Magnanti, J. (1983). Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms and Applications. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall
- Magalhães, A. e Ramalhete, M. e Guerreiro, J. (1994). Programação Linear. Lisboa: McGraw-Hill
- Mann, P. (2001). Introductory Statistics. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Pedrosa, A. e Gama, M. (2004). Introdução Computacional à Probabilidade e Estatística. Portugal: Porto Editora
Teaching Method
Theoretical-practical sessions supported by powerpoint presentations, and practical exercises.
Software used in class
