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Constraint Programming (COMP90046) // Further information

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    LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

    The subject comprises a weekly 2 hour lecture followed by a 1 hour laboratory exercise. Weekly readings are assigned from the textbook, and laboratory exercises are assigned. Additionally, a significant amount of project work is assigned.

     

    INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

    At the beginning of the year, the coordinator will propose a textbook on constraint programming and will be made available through University Book Shop and library. The current suggested textbook is

    Programming with Constraints: an Introduction. Kim Marriott and Peter J. Stuckey, MIT Press. 1998.

     

    CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS

    The IT industry is a large and steadily growing industry. Increasingly companies are seeking to use optimization technology to provide decision support, assist in strategic and tactical planning, and manage daily operations. Modelling skills and understanding of optimization technology are essential for working in the optimization industry, for example in optimization consulting companies, or within the strategic planning groups within any major company. Most large companies have many problems that require optimization technology to be solved. Modelling and solving skills are also vital for employees whose role is to tackle these problems.

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    MajorComputer Science
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Last updated: 4 March 2025