CSC 454/554 Course Syllabus

CSC 454/554: Systems Simulation (3 credit hours)

Description and Prerequisites

Simulation techniques; discrete and continuous change models, simulation languages, applications.
Prereq: CSC 241, MAT 215 (and all its prereqs)
Note: Since this is a 400-level CS course, it is assumed that you have taken (and passed) all your cognate courses.

Course Outline

This course will stress system analysis and modeling through the use of continuous and discrete-event simulation.

1. Continuous time simulation
2. Basics of discrete-event simulation
3. Queuing models
4. probability and statistics
   • Discrete and continuous distributions
   • Generating random numbers and random variates
5. Data collection and analysis
6. Model building
7. Model validation and verification
8. Case studies in modeling different types of systems (service, manufacturing, etc).
9. Optimization

Text

Banks, Carson II, Nelson, Nicol Discrete Event System Simulation 4th ed - (Paperback) Prentice Hall 2004

Grading

• the average of 2 (or more) tests, and various and sundry announced and/or pop quizzes 20%.
• assignments (programming and otherwise) 20%.
• project (proposal, web-paper, presentation, critique) 60%. (CSC 554 requires an additional paper.)

Letter Grades: A, B, C, C-, E

Additional Information

• The Computer Science Department's policy on cheating is at here. The minimal penalty will be -maximum grade for a quiz/test/assignment/project for all parties involved. Additional actions may be initiated if deemed appropriate.
• There are no makeup tests. If missing a test is unavoidable, consult with the instructor beforehand.