Lecture

Lecture content 

1
(Nov 18)

Introduction

• What is mathematical modeling? 
• Types and components of a math model
• The modeling process
  Case study: Population prediction 

2
(Nov 18)

Modeling change with difference equations 

• Case study: Savings account

3
(Nov 25)

Planning problems with linear optimization

• Case study: Assigning students to secondary school 

4
(Nov 25)

Planning problems with linear optimization II

• Case study: Movie scheduling

5
(Dec 2)

Modeling uncertainty with probabilistic models I

• Case study: Life insurance pricing 

6
(Dec 2)

Modeling uncertainty with probabilistic models II

• Case study: Ranking web pages for search engine 

7
(Dec 9)

Modeling with graph theory I

• Case study: Flight itinerary 

8
(Dec 9)

Modeling with graph theory II

• Case study: Circle K vs 7-Eleven