CSC 354 Discrete-Event Simulation and Modeling - Winter 2004


Last Updated: March 24'th 2004, 4pm

Information regarding the final exam is available here.
Assignment 3 is available ... the due date is April 8'th 2004

Sample Midterms

Sample 1QuestionsAnswers
Sample 2QuestionsAnswers

Handouts

Week
Handout
1
courseinfosheet.ps

Lecture Notes

Week
Lecture Slides (6 per page)
1
Introduction
2
Review of Probability and Statistics
3
Selecting Input Probability Distributions
4,5
More on Selecting Input Proba bility Distributions
6
Output Data Analysis for a Single System
7,8
Comparing Alternative System Configurations
9
Variance Reduction Techniques
10

Markov Chains 101

Discrete-Time Markov Chains

Continuous-Time Markov Chains

11,12

Queue Analysis

Priority in Queues

13
Random Number Generation
14
Testing RNGs

Notable Tutorial Notes

Week
Notes
2
Tutorial 1: An Introduction to CSIM
3
Tutorial 2: More CSIM
4
Tutorial 3: Questions from Probability and Statistics review

Reading

Week
Assigned Readings
1
L&K, 1.1-1.4
2
L&K, 4.1-4.3
3
L&K, 6.1-6.3
4
L&K, all of chap 4
5
L&K, 6.4-6.6
6
L&K, 9
7, 8
L&K, 10
9
L&K, 11
10, 11, 12
Notes
13, 14
L&K, 7 and 8

Assignments

Assignment #
Assignment Questions
1
Assignment 1: Getting familiar with CSIM
2
Assignment 2: Selecting Input Probability Distributions
3
Assignment 3: Comparing Alternate System Configurations Using Simulations and Analysis