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IAP 2005 Activity


What Is Operations Research? What Is Management Science?
John Little, Jim Orlin
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: None

Do you enjoy mathematics and computers? Would you like to apply your skills to business, government, and non-profit institutions? Then come learn about operations research and management science (OR/MS), a science for improving the decisions of organizations. The field uses data,mathematical models, and computer-based information systems. Series is intended for undergraduates and graduate students considering OR/MS as a field of study. The second session will be followed by lunch in E40-106.
Contact: John Little, E56-308, x3-3738, jlittle@mit.edu
Sponsor: Operations Research Center


John Little, Jim Orlin
Participants are welcome at individual sessions, but attendance at both sessions is encouraged.
Wed Jan 12, Fri Jan 14, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-105
Latest update: 04-Nov-2004


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