OR METHODOLOGIES Linear Programming and Markov Processes ABSTRACT FATHM is a large-scale attrition model of two-sided ground combat, including air strikes by Blue on Red. While FATHM has borrowed extensively from other combat models, it also exhibits some unique features, particularly its use of linear programming calls to solve a sequence of air-to-ground engagements that are interspersed amon...

The paradigms used to examine the Hebrew prophetic literature are changing. This paper contributes to that change by developing a paradigm drawn from Drama Theory and applying that paradigm to the vision reports found in the book of Amos. The outcome is a form critical study that yields beneficial results in understanding both the design and flow of the visions as well as their integration with...

During the course of this term, we explored how theater and science interact. It seemed to me that a challenge facing us at the beginning of the class was to find out how science, a stereotypically dry and factual area, could be turned into a show that would capture the attention and emotion of an audience. It was no surprise to me that we found ourselves gripped in the passions of the science ...

This project will implement a version of the popular game Guitar Hero. The project will be composed of visual, audio, and interactive parts. The goal of the game is to be able to “play” the notes of a song chosen from a given list by pressing the appropriate buttons on the keyboard to match the ones on the screen. On the keyboard, keys F5-F12 will be used for the “notes” and Enter will substitu...

Everybody loves the stories of heroes like Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Teresa, and Gandhi. But the heroic model of moral leadership usually doesn't work in the corporate world. Modesty and restraint are largely responsible for the achievements of the most effective moral leaders in business. The author, a specialist in business ethics, says the quiet leaders he has studied follow four basic...

This Mediadrom artful post-TV scenario consists in sketching the user interface of an interactive media content browsing system for exploring thematically sorted artworks, from the art field of plastic theater, merging art pieces at the intersection of the visual and the performing arts. Combining a touchscreen and an hypermedia browser of image and video content with expert annotations, this s...

The scheduling of surgical operations in a hospital is a complex problem, with each surgical specialty having to satisfy their demand while competing for resources with other hospital departments. This project extends the construction of a weekly timetable, the Master Surgery Schedule, which assigns surgical specialties to operating theater sessions by taking into account the post-surgery resou...