? Credit Points : 5  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MAT-P-MXP

Xpress-MP is a world-leading suite of mathematical modelling and optimization tools. In this course, the modelling language of Xpress-MP will be taught via a sequence of case studies in optimal decision-making and the facility within Xpress-MP to solve a range of linearly constrained continuous and discrete mathematical programming problems will be explored. An introduction to consultancy report-writing will be given.

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Home subject area

Operational Research, (School of Mathematics, Schedule P)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

1. Ability to formulate an optimal decision-marking problem as an appropriate mathematical programming problem.
2. Ability to express the model in the Xpress-MP modelling language.
3. Ability to extract the optimal solution and other data from Xpress-MP and present the results in the format of a consultancy report.

Continuous Assessment 100%

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Frances Reid
Tel : (0131 6)50 4883
Email : f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Julian Hall
Tel : (0131 6)50 5075
Email : J.A.J.Hall@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/