The files here are intended for the use of students in C&RP/CE 775 at OSU.

Most documents are available in two forms: as hypertext (HTML) and PDF files. The PDF files — which are correctly formatted — may require the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The HTML versions are produced by an automatic translator: if anyone notices that the symbols seem incorrect (for example, that they don’t match those in the PDF files, or if the notation changes without explanation from the one used in class) I’d appreciate being told, especially if you are viewing the material on a Macintosh.

General Note on this Course

CRP 775 is a joint course with Civil Engineering providing an introduction to the modeling techniques used to forecast traffic flows in urban and regional areas. It is a quantitative course, meaning that students will be doing lots of calculations with the models. In addition we suppose that you have had at least a basic course in statistics, and understand what a derivative is. If you doubt your preparation for the course, the best thing to do is to attend the first few meetings, to get an idea of what you will be facing; and to ask the instructor(s). Remember, you have a couple of weeks during which you can drop courses without penalty.

Contents

• Overview of course by Prof. Mishalani — PDF format.
• Syllabi:
  • First half of course : PDF format.
  • Second half of the course: HTML or PDF formats
• List of Readings for first half of the course (PDF )
• Average growth model: example calibration ( PDF )
• Gravity model: example calibration (PDF) .
• “Calculating the gravity model” ( PDF )