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Traffic and Other Jams
Most people can relate to (or feel) the frustration caused by being stuck in traffic, waiting in a queue to board a plane, or circling the parking lot to find a space. Routes that could take 30 minutes can turn … Continue reading
Posted in Applied Math, Game Theory, Mathematics and Computing, Physics, Traffic Modeling
Tagged airplane boarding, applied math, blogs, modeling, optimization, simulations, Traffic
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Does This Make Sense?
Some of my favorite questions to ask in class involve drawing up some sort of a mathematical model for my students and asking: does this make sense? Whether matching curves to the heating and cooling laws of my morning coffee, … Continue reading