Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 13851/2011 - 14/10/2011
5 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 41,0 TP , Cód. 30076.
Lecturer
            - Ricardo Jorge Viegas Covas  (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
          Not applicable.
Objectives
          On completion of this course the students should have developed skills which, together with the knowledge acquired in other courses, will enable them to carry out research in the main areas of expertise  of the programme.
Program
          Chapter I - Research Methodologies
Chapter II - Linear programming
Chapter III - Decision Trees
Chapter IV - Simulation - Monte-Carlo Methods
Evaluation Methodology
          Written test and Exam
Bibliography
          - Gama, S.  e Pedrosa, A. (2007). Introdução Computacional à Probabilidade e Estatística. Lisboa:  Porto Editora
- Glasserman, P. (2003). Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability). Springer:  Springer
- Holloway, C. (1979). Decision Making Under Uncertainty: Models and Choices. Prentice - Hall:  Prentice - Hall
Teaching Method
          Theoretical and laboratory classes.
Software used in class
          Excel

















