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Model Development with Maple in PhD-Level Management Science Courses: A Personal Account

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  • Mahmut Parlar

    (McMaster University Hamilton)

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I have used the computer algebra system Maple for more than 30 years in my research and three PhD-level management science courses I have taught. I also wrote a book on Maple to illustrate its successful use in solving operations research/management science problems. In this paper, I will first present a detailed presentation of Maple’s use in my course on stochastic processes and include relevant Maple worksheets. This is followed by a description of Maple’s use in my course on dynamic programming and optimal control. The paper ends with a discussion of my third PhD course on game theory. The complete list of all Maple worksheets presented is available on my homepage at https://profs.degroote.mcmaster.ca/ads/parlar/ORMapleBook/Parlar-Supplements-SpringerORForum.zip.

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  • Mahmut Parlar, 2023. "Model Development with Maple in PhD-Level Management Science Courses: A Personal Account," SN Operations Research Forum, Springer, vol. 4(1), pages 1-24, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:snopef:v:4:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1007_s43069-023-00202-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s43069-023-00202-x
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