Dr. Oren E. Nahum, Ph.D.

Introduction to Transportation and Distribution Systems (9074200) - Ashkelon Academic College

General

  • Spring 2017 - Wednesday, 14:00-16:30.
  • Syllabus.

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Course Outline

  • General information (PDF in Hebrew)
  • Introduction (PDF in Hebrew)
    • Basic concepts & traffic Flow
    • Java Simulation of traffic flow
    • Traffic flow theory
  • Models & Tools
    • Transportation planning (PDF in Hebrew)
    • Graphs and networks - models and tools (PDF in Hebrew)
    • Spanning trees (PDF in Hebrew)
    • The shortest path problem (PDF in Hebrew)
    • The travelling salesman problem, the Chinese mailman problem and the vehicle routing problem (PDF in Hebrew)
    • Network flow (PDF in Hebrew)
    • Facility location (PDF in Hebrew)
  • Introduction to GIS (PDF in Hebrew)

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GIS Labs

Part of the course is introduction with ArcView, an ESRI GIS system.

  • Labs location: Building 6, room 107.
  • Introduction to ArcView:
    • General introduction to ArcView
    • General introduction with the Network Analysis  module
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Exercises

The exercises constitute 20% of the final grade. The exercises must be submitted two lessons before the end of the semester.

  • Traffic Flow Theory, Transportation Planning Models and Tools - Exercises.
  • GIS
    • Principles of GIS systems - exercises, files, presentation.
    • Network Analysis and Shortest Path - exercises, Files, prsentation.
    • Network Construction and Distribution Networks - exercises, files, presentation.
  • Exercises grades:
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Exam

The exam constitutes 80% of the final grade. In order to pass the course you must pass the exam with a minimum grade of 60.
Exam's Date: unknown at this stage.
The exam is with open material.
Exams from previous years can be found on the Student Union website.

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Additional Material

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Additional Material - Books Available Online

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