(Part 1/2) Operations Research + You = An Exciting Career

This is a videotape for high school students and teachers that demonstrates the relevance and excitement of operations research and mathematics in general. This videotape is an invaluable teaching aid for introducing operations research concepts. Among the operations research applications discussed are:

- scheduling in television stations news and editing rooms
- determining expected line lengths at Disney World
- scheduling and routing airlines at major airports and
- calculating the most efficient route for mail carriers, street sweepers, and others.

The videotape uses both world-renowed experts and students to convey its message.

High School teachers who plan to use this as a classroom teaching tool can obtain a video at no charge by sending a request on school stationery to the following address. The video will be mailed within a few days of receipt of the request.

ORDERING INFORMATION
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INFORMS
Attn: [High School Video] or [College Video]
7240 Parkway Drive, Suite 310
Hanover, MD 21076

or e-mail your request specifying which video you are interested in to:
rafael.mcfadden@informs.org

La elaboración del presente video es de responsabilidad exclusiva de INFORMS ( http://www.informs.org/article.php?id=1082 ).

Las copias gratuitas del mismo están permitidas siempre que no sean distribuidas con fines de lucro.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Operations Research
• Management Sciencies
• Investigación Operativa
• Ciencias Matemáticas

[careduro]

@wuschelbeutel

I thint the video is focused on H.S. starters.

[careduro]

Yes it's true. I'm not sure if Informs is selling it yet. But it's a good inspiration for others to prepare more elaborated videos to show this exciting career to others, isn't it?

It's a free video, enjoy!

[wuschelbeutel]

Poor presentation. The acting doesn't look genuine; the script is cheesy; the whole concept of asking a HS student on a summer bench with a Mickey Mouse shirt is ridiculous; the visual quality is poor; the style is obsolete. The only positive aspect shown is the set of OR problem examples.