? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MAT-P-ORME

With the generation and distribution of energy resources becoming evermore complex, there is an ever growing need for the application of OR techniques in this sector of industry. Xpress-MP is a world-leading suite of mathematical modelling and optimization tools. In this course, students will first be taught the foundations of mathematical programming and the Xpress-MP modelling language. This will be done via a sequence of case studies in optimal decision-making. In the second half of the course, applications of OR in the energy industry will be studied, with appropriate models being developed using Xpress.

? Pre-requisites : PGs only

? Prohibited combinations : P00715 MMCS, P00721 OREI

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 10 weeks

Ability to formulate linear and integer programming problems and knowledge of appropriate solution methods. Understanding of the economic interpretation of Lagrange multipliers.

Ability to formulate optimal decision-making problems in the Xpress-MP modelling language.

Ability to extract the optimal solution and other data from Xpress-MP and present the results in the format of a consultancy report.

Understanding and modelling of a selection of applications of OR in the energy industry.

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

Course Website : http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk

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

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