Campus Ciudad de Mxico

Escuela de Diseo, Ingeniera y Arquitectura

Departamento de Ingeniera Mecatrnica

MTODOS CUANTITATIVOS Y SIMULACIN

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COURSE MODALITY
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TUTORIAL TIME AND PLACE

Quantitative Methods and Simulation

TC 2007
Wednesdays, 16-19 hrs.
4303
Classroom
Dr. Ricardo Zavala-Yo
rzavalay@itesm.mx
Edificio de Oficinas 1, first floor
Wednesday, 13-14hrs, Edificio de Oficinas 1, first floor.
(Please, set an appointment).

COURSE GENERAL OBJECTIVES

Intermediatecomputercoursethatprovidesstudentswiththenecessaryknowledgeandtoolsto
modelcomputerandtelecommunicationsystems.Thiscourserequirespriorknowledgeofthe
basicconceptsofprobabilityandcalculus.Learningoutcome:studentswillbeabletocreate
modelsthatcapturetheperformancecharacteristicsofcomputersystemsandtelecommunication
networks,andstudythebehaviorofthesesystemsbycreatingsimulationprograms.
STUDENT OUTCOMES

Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeabletocomprehendthecharacteristicsofa
stochasticprocessandidentifydifferenttypesofqueuingmodelsandtheperformanceofvarious
datalinklayerprotocols.Studentswillbeabletoestablishsystemandperformanceparameters
in order to study the behavior of computer systems and telecommunication networks using
simulations.litytoidentify,analyzeandsolveproblemsrelatedtotheautomationofindustrial
processes.
SYNTHETIC PROGRAM:
I.

PROBABILITY THEORY

II.

RANDOM NUMBERS GENERATORS

III.

OPERATIVE LAWS

IV.

STOCHASTIC PROCESSES

V.

QUEUEING MODELS

VI.

MODELING OF ALOHA AND

VII.

DISCRETE EVENTS PROCESSES SIMULATION

Fordetailsvisit:

CSMA CHANNEL ACCESS PROTOCOLS

HTTPS://SERVICIOSVA.ITESM.MX/PLANESESTUDIO/CONSULTAS/MATERIAS/CONSULTAMATERIAS.ASPX?
FORM=CONSULTAR_MATERIAS_ANALITICOESP&CLAVEMATERIA=TC2007

COURSE METHODOLOGY

The methodology to follow is PBL (problem based learning). An important software will be
taught and used: MATLAB.
GRADING

Evaluation 1 (forward 1)

25%

Evaluation 2 (forward 2)

25%

Weekly Tasks

5%

Project:

15%

Final

30%

IMPORTANT DATES

Days off:

Febraury 2nd, March 4th-6th, March 30th April 5th, May 1st, May 2nd.

End of classes:
First partial exam:
Second partial exam:
Final exam:

May 6th .
Febraury 18th.
April 8th .
May 13th , 16:00hrs.

TEXTBOOK

QueueingnetworksandMarkovchains:modelingandperformanceevaluationwithcomputer
scienceapplications/GunterBolch...[etal.],,NewYork:Wiley,c1998.,,,,[0471193666]
REFERENCES
* BANKS, JERRY, DISCRETE-EVENT SYSTEM SIMULATION / JERRY BANKS, JOHN S. CARSON II, BARRY L.
NELSON, 2ND ED, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. : PRENTICE HALL, C1996, NEW JERSEY, C1996, ENG,
[0132174499]
* ALLEN, ARNOLD O., PROBABILITY, STATISTICS, AND QUEUEING THEORY : WITH COMPUTER SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS / ARNOLD O. ALLEN., 2ND ED., BOSTON : ACADEMIC PRESS : HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH,
C1990., MASSACHUSETTS, C1990., ENG, [0120510510 (PAPEL NO CIDO)],[978012050511

GENERAL POLICIES
http://micampus.ccm.itesm.mx/reglamentos

REMARK:Newpolicies(2015)establishthattakingattendancewillstartbetween16:0516:10
hrs.Atthatmoment,theclassroomdoorwillbeclosedandenteringwillnotbeallowed.In
addition,oncewithanabsenceregisteredinthesystem,thestudentwillnotbeallowedtostayat
theclassroom.
CODE OF ETHICS

Allstudentsrecognizeacommitmentbybeingenrolledinthecourseandmustadheretothecode
ofethicspresentedinthissectionandtheiractsasstudentswillbegovernedbytheRespect,
Responsibility,AcademicHonesty,andCommitmenttotheCommunity.Also,theiractivities
within the course must be done with honesty and in a personal way, reflecting students
knowledgeandstudentsmustassumethegrade.
Inparticular,allstudentsagreeto:
Respect
Alwaysspeakthetruthandrespectingtheirpeers,teachersandcampusstaff.
Betolerantwithpeers,respectdiversityandfreeexpressionofideas,religiousbeliefs,
traditions,culturesandpointsofview.
Show consideration and appreciation for campus staff and for their work, create an
environmentconducivetolearning.
AcademicHonesty
Donotcopyonacademictasks:reports,essays,papers,tests,etc.
Donotplagiarize,submitoriginalworkandrespectthecopyrightonacademictasks:
reports,essays,papers,tests,etc..
Responsibility
Participateactivelyandresponsiblyintheassignedteamworkandfosteranenvironment
ofcooperationandsolidarity.
Knowandfollowtherulesoftheinstitution,inparticulartheAcademicRegulationsand
General Rules of students and assume responsibility for the consequences of their
actions.
CommitmenttotheCommunity
Useofcampusfacilitiescarefullyandadoptanattitudeofausterityinrelationtotheuse
ofmaterialresourcesingeneral.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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APPENDIX (APROX. PROGRAM

WEEKLY SCHEDULING)

Phase 1. Concept Development

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