Students enrolled in 1.225J were able to purchase a ‘course reader’ containing the required readings listed below. Additional reference texts were put on reserve at MIT’s libraries.
Contents of Course Reader
| LEC # / REC # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Part I: Traffic Flow Modeling | ||
| L1 |
Introduction Cumulative Plots |
Daganzo, C. F. Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations. Chapters 1 and 2. Pergamon Press-Elsevier Science, 1997. Pp. 11-20 and 25-29. |
| L2 | Airport Runway Capacity | Odoni, A. R., J. M. Rousseau, and N. H. M. Wilson. “Models in Urban and Air Transportation.” Chapter 5 in Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science: Volume 6 Operations Research and the Public Sector. Edited by S. M. Pollock, M. H. Rothkopf, and A. Barnett. North-Holland Press-Elsevier Science B. V., 1994. Pp. 107-128. (Except subsection 2.4) |
| L3 | Modeling Road Traffic |
Gabard, J. F. “Car-Following Models.” In Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic & Transportation Systems. Edited by M. Papageorgiou. Pergamon Press, 1991. Pp. 65-68. Daganzo, C. F. “Fundamental Diagrams.” In Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations. Pergamon Press-Elsevier Science, 1997. Pp. 80-93. Cohen, S. “Flow Variables.” In Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic & Transportation Systems. Edited by M. Papageorgiou. Pergamon Press, 1991. P. 142. |
| R1 | Recitation 1 | |
| L4 | Network Model and Shortest Paths |
Sheffi, Y. Urban Transportation Networks. Prentice-Hall, 1985. Chapter 1. Subsection 1.20. Larson, R. C., and A. R. Odoni. Urban Operations Research. Prentice-Hall, 1981. Chapter 6. Pp. 359-379. Burkard, R. E. “Shortest Path Algorithms.” In Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic and Transportation Systems. Edited by M. Papageorgiou. Pergamon Press, 1991. Pp. 461-468. |
| L5 | Traffic Assignment |
Sheffi, Y. Urban Transportation Networks. Prentice-Hall, 1985. Chapter 1. Pp. 2-26. (Except transit related materials) Daganzo, C. F. “Equilibrium Analysis.” Chapter 5 in Fundamentals of Transportation and Traflic Operations. Pergamon Press-Elsevier Science, 1997. Pp. 198-209. |
| R2 | Recitation 2 | |
| L6 | Introduction to Optimization | Daganzo, C. F. _Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations._Pergamon Press-Elsevier Science, 1997. Chapter 3. Pp. 47-65. |
| Part II: Traffic Flow Operations | ||
| L7 | Highway Control: Ramp Metering |
Wattleworth, J. A. “Peak-Period Analysis and Control of a Freeway System.” Highway Research Record (1967): 1-10. Papageorgiou, M. “A New Approach to Time-of-Day Control Based on a Dynamic Freeway Traffic Model.” Transportation Research 14B (1980): 349-360. Makigami, Y. “On-Ramp Control: Coordinated Time-of-Day Strategies.” In Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic and Transportation Systems. Edited by M. Papageorgiou. Pergamon Press, 1991. Pp. 285-289. |
| L8 | Queuing Theory | Hillier F. M., and G. J. Lieberman. “Queueing Theory.” Chapter 15 in Introduction to Operations Research. McGraw-Hill, 1995. Pp. 661-732. |
| R3 | Recitation 3 | |
| L9 | Simulation Models | Hillier F. M., and G. J. Lieberman. “Simulation.” Chapter 21 in Introduction to Operations Research. McGraw-Hill, 1995. Pp. 900-934. |
| L10 | Control of Isolated Signals | Webster, F. V. “Traffic Signal Settings.” Road Research Technical Paper No. 39. Her Majesty’s Stationary Office, London. 1958. Pp. 1-24. |
| R4 | Recitation 4 | |
| L11 | Operational Problems in Traffic Systems |
Odoni, A. R. “Issues in Air Traffic Flow Management.” Barcelo, J. “Traffic Management Systems.” In Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic and Transportation Systems. Edited by M. Papageorgiou. Pergamon Press, 1991. Pp. 541-550. Stathopoulos, A. “Route Guidance, Collective.’’ In Concise Encyclopedia of Traffic and Transportation Systems. Edited by M. Papageorgiou. Pergamon Press, 1991. Pp. 412-416. |
| L12 | Air Traffic Operation Problems | |
| L13 |
Wrap-up Lecture Quiz Review |
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| Quiz |
Additional Reference Texts
Daganzo, Carlos F. Logistics Systems Analysis. Springer-Verlag, 1991.
Watson, H. Computer Simulation in Business. John Wiley & Sons, 1981.
Nersesian, R., and G. Boyd Swartz. Computer Simulation in Logistics. Quorum Books, 1996.
Smith, J. U. M. Computer Simulation Models. Griffin & Co. 1968.
Highway Capacity Manual. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1985.
