Due Dates
Unless otherwise specified, Learning Group Assignments should be completed for the next lecture day.
Semester Calendar
| Date | Lecture Title | Assignment(s) | Lecture & Assignment Goals |
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| Wed Dec 10 |
Classes End |
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| Tue Dec 9 | Quiz 3 | ||
| Wed Nov 26 – Fri Nov 28 |
Thanksgiving Holiday - no lecture |
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| Fri Nov 14 |
Last day to withdraw (no refund) |
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| Thu Oct 30 | Quiz 2 | ||
| Mon Oct 20 – Tue Oct 21 |
Fall Break |
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| Thu Oct 9 | Midterm Exam | ||
| Thu Sep 25 | Quiz 1 | ||
| Tue Sep 16 |
Career Days - No Lecture |
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| Thu Sep 11 | Simple Inventory System (SIS) | LG Assignment: |
What does the pRNG API routine Random() provide to a simulation writer?
What is a seed for a pRNG, how is it related to the sequence of valued generated by Random()?
What is ρ (rho) for pRNGs? When does the sequence of values from Random() repeat?
Understand the Simple Inventory System (SIS), it's assumptions and simplifications. 
Understand the experimental design of the Simple Inventory System case study; how was an optimal s determined? 
How did back-ordering inventory manifest itself in the SiS conceptual, specification, and computational models?
How did flow-balanced inventory manifest itself in the SiS conceptual, specification, and computational models?
How did zero delivery lag manifest itself in the SiS conceptual, specification, and computational models?
In the SiS case study, what were s and S (note the case) and how did the simulation experiment vary one or both of them?
What SiS assumption about demand over an inventory review period simplified the specification model? |
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Considering q-bar in questions 1.2.2 and 1.2.8 group question. Here is the Code base for LGA on SIS. Lecture slides for simple inventory systems. |
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| Wed Sep 10 |
Census day |
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| Tue Sep 9 | Introduction to SiS |
LG Assignment:
No LGA assigned, don't get used to it! |
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Considering q-bar in questions 1.2.2 and 1.2.8 group question. |
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| Thu Sep 4 | Coding SSQs | LG Assignment: |
What is simulation validation?
What is simulation verification?
Name two acceptable ways to validate a simulation.
Know how the expected behavior or performance of an SSQ changes with varying levels of traffic intensity.
Know how to calculate traffic intensity and its connection to service rate.
Understand how a FIFO SSQ simulation can be written in a simple while loop and how ai and si can be manipulated for simple experiments.
Understand the canonical SSQ and appreciate its broad application to computer simulation.
Be familar with the job averaged statistics and time averaged statistics of an SSQ.
Know the algebraic form of Little's equations connecting the two types of statistics.
What properties must an SSQ have in order to apply Little's Equations to its statistical measures.
How were arrival times and service times "modeled" in the Sven & Larry case study?
Is the relationship between traffic intensity and average queue length linear or non-linear?
Know how to use an appropriate indicator function in the proof of Little's Theorem.
Know the "pattern of the proof" using indicator functions to show Little's equations for SSQs.
Which variable was altered Sven & Larry ice cream parlor simulation experiment? How was it altered? Was the measure of traffic intensity affected? |
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Considering V&V group question. Lecture slides for Little's Equations and Traffic Intensity. Here is the tarball with the provided ssq programs. |
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| Tue Sep 2 | Introduction to SSQs | LG Assignment: |
Know the rules for presenting discrete and continuous data relationships (scatter plots vs connected dots).
Know how to calculate traffic intensity and its connection to service rate.
Understand the canonical SSQ and appreciate its broad application to computer simulation.
Be familar with the job averaged statistics and time averaged statistics of an SSQ.
Know the algebraic form of Little's equations connecting the two types of statistics.
Know the four different types of queuing disciplines that might be used in an SSQ simulation.
Which of the SSQ time measures (there are 6) are timestamps and which are time intervals? |
| Mon Sep 1 |
Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed |
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| Thu Aug 28 | Simulation Design | LG Assignment: |
Learn about several different simulation approaches, topics, and uses.
What are consistency checks? How can they be used in V&V?
What are the authors' five phases of simulation development?
What is simulation validation?
What is simulation verification?
What is the computational model of a simulation?
What is the conceptual model of a simulation?
What is the specification model of a simulation?
Name two acceptable ways to validate a simulation.
When can a particular phase (concept, specification, computational, v&v) of simulation development be skipped? |
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Intro to Simulation Design slides. |
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| Tue Aug 26 | This is merely a simulation |
Individual Assignment:
Review the course syllabus and read how Learning Groups with participation points will be used in the course. You may also want to look through the assignment submission guidelines so you know what you're getting into. From this zip, read one paper (choose the one of most interest to you), and be prepared to discuss it in the next lecture. |
Learn of several different simulations reported in the literature, compare and constrast their pros and cons.
Understand how the course participation grade will be factored into your course grade.
Understand how your course grade will be calculated. |
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Students on Monday requested to see an example of what a SIM project write-up looks like. Here are two that I'm pretty sure we won't be doing this semester: You do not (yet) need a login for the course website, when the time comes you will authenticate through Mine's SSO or individualized logins (TBD). This course will not use Canvas or Blackboard. |
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| Mon Aug 25 |
Classes Start |
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