SA421 - Simulation Modeling

2 Dec	The final exam will take place in MI006. See below for more information on the final exam.
12 Nov	Here is a roadmap for the rest of the semester. The final exam will take place on Wednesday 16 December at 13:30. See below for details.
27 Oct	Exam 2 will take place during the week of 2 November. See below for details.
8 Oct	Information about the course project has been posted below. Your preliminary problem description is due on Tuesday 20 October.
22 Sep	Exam 1 will take place during the week of 28 September. See below for details.
21 Aug	Welcome!

		problem	solutions
10 Nov	Finish the problem in Lesson 18.
27 Oct	cronuts	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
22 Oct	callcenter	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
20 Oct	butcher5	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
15 Oct	icecream	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
13 Oct	tube	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
8 Oct	inverse	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
6 Oct	lcg	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
	indep	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
24 Sep	ks	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
22 Sep	chisq Finish the problem in Lesson 8.	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
17 Sep	parking	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
15 Sep	butcher4 Finish the problem in Lesson 6.	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer see below
10 Sep	Finish the problem in Lesson 5.		see below
3 Sep	butcher3	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
1 Sep	butcher2	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
27 Aug	python	ipynb nbviewer	ipynb nbviewer
25 Aug	butcher Download WinPython (see Step 1 of these instructions) — we will complete the installation at the beginning of next class.	pdf	pdf

12 Nov	19	Transient vs. steady state behavior	ipynb nbviewer
10 Nov	18	SimPy — queueing networks	ipynb nbviewer
27 Oct 29 Oct	17	Practice with advanced SimPy constructs	ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
27 Oct	16	SimPy — levels	ipynb nbviewer
22 Oct	15	SimPy — priority queues, preemption	ipynb nbviewer
20 Oct	14	SimPy — different arrival types, user-defined distributions	ipynb nbviewer
15 Oct	13	SimPy — balking and reneging	ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
13 Oct	12	Variance reduction: common random numbers	ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
8 Oct	11	Random variate generation	pdf ipynb nbviewer
6 Oct	10	Random number generation, testing for independence	pdf ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
		The simulation study process	pdf
24 Sep	9	Input data analysis – continuous distributions	pdf ipynb nbviewer
		WTF: some debugging exercises	ipynb nbviewer
22 Sep	8	Input data analysis – discrete distributions	pdf ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
17 Sep	7	Comparing alternate systems	ipynb nbviewer
15 Sep	6	Replicating simulations: sample mean and variance, confidence intervals	pdf ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
10 Sep	5	Practice with SimPy	ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
3 Sep	4	SimPy — Monitors	ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
1 Sep	3	Introduction to SimPy	ipynb nbviewer completed: ipynb nbviewer
27 Aug	2	Introduction to Python and Jupyter	ipynb nbviewer
25 Aug	1	Introduction to simulation	pdf

Now that the semester is over, I have removed the quiz solutions.

Now that the semester is over, I have removed the exam solutions.

Information
.ipynb files
Solutions
- Exam problems and solutions to Problem 1
- Solutions to Problem 2
- Solutions to Problem 3
- Solutions to Problem 4

Information
.ipynb files
Solutions
- Exam problems
- Solutions to Problem 1
- Solutions to Problem 2
- Solutions to Problem 3

SA421 — Simulation Modeling