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VII. Suggested Reading
Ranganathan CR. 2006. 
A First Course in Mathematical Models of population Growth with
MATLAB Programs
, Associated Publishing Company, New Delhi.
Lecture Schedule
Sr. No.
Topic
No. of Lecture (s)
Theory
1.
Introduction to Operations Research-definitions- applications i
n forest science and management
1
2.
Project Planning- Project Cycle-Project Evaluation tools-Log
Frame Approach-Participatory Rural Appraisal – PERT -CPM-
Advantages and Limitations, Application in Forestry Sector
2
3.
Systems – Definitions – Components of a system – Modeling approach
1
4.
Different kinds of models – their classification and properties –
Simulation – Elements and basic concepts – Deterministic simulation –
state variables, rate variables and drying variables – Feedback
models and their solutions
3
5.
Growth of biological populations – measurement of growth rate –
population growth models
2
6.
Discrete one species models – Exponential – Logistic – Gempertz
and Mitcherlich– Richards Function Properties of models and
estimation to biological data
2
7.
Two species models – Predator and Prey models
1
8.
Yield response models in single and multiple inputs
1
9.
Quadratic – Square root –Estimating physical and Economic
optimum Optimization of resources under constraints
2
10.
Linear and non-linear programming – Formulation and their
applications in Forestry
1
Total
16
Practical
1.
Practicing Log Frame Approach
(
LFA-Participatory Rural
Appraisal- PERT -CPM- Problems in Mathematical model –
their classification and properties
6
2.
Simulation – Examples – Growth Models – Linear – Exponential –
Logistic – Richards – Gempertz and Mitcherlich – Predator and
Prey models
4
3.
Problems in Yield response models in single and multiple inputs –
Quadratic – Square root –– Quadratic and square response models
for several inputs – Estimating physical and Economic optimum
4
4.
Formulation of L.P.P – Graphical method – Simplex method –
Duality in L.P.P.
3
Total
16

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