CSCI 4210/6210: SIMULATION AND MODELING
SPRING 2004
CLASS TIME:
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12:20 PM - 1:10 PM (Mon) |
Boyd |
306 |
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12:30 PM - 1:45 PM (Tue, Thu) |
Boyd |
306 |
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CLASS/OFFICE LOCATION:
| Buildings: |
Boyd Graduate Studies Bldg (1023) |
306 |
Class |
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Barrow Hall (1021) |
217D |
Office |
INSTRUCTOR:
TA:
OFFICE HOURS:
| Mondays |
1:15 pm-3:15 pm |
Hybinette (Barrow 217 D) |
(and by appointment - maria@cs.uga.edu) |
| Tuesdays |
2:00 pm-3:00 pm |
Chugh (Boyd 201 B) |
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PREREQUISITES:
Proficiency
in
Data Structures and C or Java,
COURSE DESCRIPTION: (description borrowed from last year)
Study complex dynamic systems, examining their performance, reliability, etc. The reason for doing this is to improve such systems either in the design phase (before a costly system is built) or the operation phase (tune or upgrade). A simulation model may be used for such studies. It is an approximation of the complex system that captures its essential properties and often mimics the behavior of the actual system. Behavior is studied by carrying out multiple runs of the simulation model to produce statistical outputs of properties such as system response time or throughput.
TEXT:
OTHER TEXT(S): (not required)
SCHEDULE OF TOPICS:
EVALUATION:
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Participation
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5%
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Homework (1-12)
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20%
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Exam I
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10%
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Exam II
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10%
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Final Exam
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15%
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Projects (1-5)
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40%
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UNDERGRADUATE VS. GRADUATE CREDIT:
You may take this course for undergraduate (CSCI 4210) or graduate (CS 6210)
level credit. Both versions of the course will have the same lectures.
The graduate version will require additional work on homework assignments
and may include different examination questions.
Projects for graduate credit must be research oriented, and typically will
require experimentation (requiring software development to create the
experiments).
TYPES OF PROJECTS THAT MAY BE ASSIGNED:
- Game (dice, roulette or card came)
- Discrete event simulation engine
- Process interaction simulation engine
- Traffic simulation application
- Air-traffic simulation application
CLASS POLICIES:
The purpose of the assignments is familiarization of concepts and
details of simulation programming.
The assignments are individual projects.
However, you are encouraged to ask questions of one another, and
to respond to other student's questions.
Direct exchange of code is prohibited, as is line-by-line assistance. This
is checked for every assignments
No outside assistance is permitted (exceptions: instructor or TA).
Unless otherwise specified, exams are closed-book and no additional materials may be used.
Missing an exam: absence due to serious illness will
be an acceptable reason for missing an exam. Doctor's diagnostic note is
required. The final grade will be scaled accordingly.
Assigned homework must be typed.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION: