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INFO-F305

Modélisation et simulation

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Gianluca BONTEMPI (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

1) Introduction to modelling and simulation 2) introduction to dynamical systems 3) Discrete-state and discrete-time systems 4) continuous time dynamical systems 5) continuous linear systems 6) nonlinear continuous systems 7) discrete-time systems 8) Monte Carlo simulation 9) discrete-event simulation

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Introduction to the notions of modelling and simulation of dynamical systems and their application to real problems. Introduction to the tools (Simulink) and languages for computer simulation.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Cours co-requis

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, exercises and practical assignments. Some assignments involve practical work using the software package Octave.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

1) D. G. Luenberger (1979) "Introduction to Dynamic Systems. Theory, Models and Applications". J. Wiley and Sons. 2) S. H. Strogatz (1994) "Nonlinear dynamics and chaos" Westview Press. 3) S. Lynch (2004) "Dynamical systems with applications using MATLAB" Birkhauser. 4) S. Rinaldi (1981) "Teoria dei sistemi" Clup. 5) A. M. Law, W. D. Kelton (1991) "Simulation modeling and analysis", McGraw Hill

Course notes

  • Syllabus
  • Université virtuelle

Other information

Additional information

Check the UV page of the course

Contacts

  • Pr. Gianluca Bontempi

  • Email: Gianluca.Bontempi@ulb.be

  • Localisation du bureau: Campus La Plaine, NO8-107

  • Adresse postale: Département d'Informatique, Bld de Triomphe, CP 212

Campus

Plaine

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • written examination
  • Project

written examination

Project

Modelling computer project (with Octave)+ written exam 

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

18/20 (written assessment),  2/20 (project)

Language(s) of evaluation

  • french

Programmes