PROBLEM A: EradicatingEbola
The world medicalassociation has announced that their new medication could stop Ebola and curepatients whose disease is not advanced. Build a realistic, sensible, and usefulmodel that considers not only the spread of the disease, the quantity of themedicine needed, possiblefeasible delivery systems, locations of delivery, speed ofmanufacturing of the vaccine or drug, but also any other critical factors yourteam considers necessary as part of the model to optimize the eradication ofEbola, or at least its current strain. In addition to your modeling approachfor the contest, prepare a 1-2 page non-technical letter for the world medicalassociation to use in their announcement.
题目一:根除埃博拉
世界医学会宣称他们的新疗法可以阻止埃博拉疫情并治愈病情没有恶化的病人。建立一个实际的,灵敏的,有用的模型,不单单要考虑到疾病的传播速度,所需药物数量,可能的可行的分配传送系统,传送地点,疫苗和药物的生产速度,也要包括其他你们队伍认为关键的因素来优化你们的模型,彻底根除埃博拉或者至少缓解当前的紧张局面。除了你们的模型方案之外,要为世界医学会准备1-2页的非技术性文章用于他们发表对外公告。
PROBLEM B: Searching for a lost plane
Recall the lost Malaysian flight MH370. Build a generic mathematical modelthat could assist "searchers" in planning a useful search for a lostplane feared to have crashed in open water such as the Atlantic, Pacific,Indian, Southern, or Arctic Ocean while flying from Point A to Point B. Assumethat there are no signals from the downed plane. Your model should recognizethat there are many different types of planes for which we might be searchingand that there are many different types of search planes, often using differentelectronics or sensors. Additionally, prepare a 1-2 page non-technical paperfor the airlines to use in their press conferences concerning their plan forfuture searches.
题目二:寻找失联飞机
回想失恋的马航MH370.建立一个通用的数学模型协助计划利用可行搜索手段的搜寻人员,来搜索在从A点飞向B点过程中坠入公开水域例如大西洋、太平洋、印度洋、南极洋或者北冰洋的飞机。假设坠落飞机没有信号。你的模型应该认识到,我们可能搜索各种各样的飞机,也应该意识到,携带各种不同电子设备或传感器的搜寻飞机也有很多种。
另外,为航空公司准备1-2页的非技术性文章,以为其在关于未来飞机搜寻计划的新闻发布会上使用。
The world medicalassociation has announced that their new medication could stop Ebola and curepatients whose disease is not advanced. Build a realistic, sensible, and usefulmodel that considers not only the spread of the disease, the quantity of themedicine needed, possiblefeasible delivery systems, locations of delivery, speed ofmanufacturing of the vaccine or drug, but also any other critical factors yourteam considers necessary as part of the model to optimize the eradication ofEbola, or at least its current strain. In addition to your modeling approachfor the contest, prepare a 1-2 page non-technical letter for the world medicalassociation to use in their announcement.
题目一:根除埃博拉
世界医学会宣称他们的新疗法可以阻止埃博拉疫情并治愈病情没有恶化的病人。建立一个实际的,灵敏的,有用的模型,不单单要考虑到疾病的传播速度,所需药物数量,可能的可行的分配传送系统,传送地点,疫苗和药物的生产速度,也要包括其他你们队伍认为关键的因素来优化你们的模型,彻底根除埃博拉或者至少缓解当前的紧张局面。除了你们的模型方案之外,要为世界医学会准备1-2页的非技术性文章用于他们发表对外公告。
PROBLEM B: Searching for a lost plane
Recall the lost Malaysian flight MH370. Build a generic mathematical modelthat could assist "searchers" in planning a useful search for a lostplane feared to have crashed in open water such as the Atlantic, Pacific,Indian, Southern, or Arctic Ocean while flying from Point A to Point B. Assumethat there are no signals from the downed plane. Your model should recognizethat there are many different types of planes for which we might be searchingand that there are many different types of search planes, often using differentelectronics or sensors. Additionally, prepare a 1-2 page non-technical paperfor the airlines to use in their press conferences concerning their plan forfuture searches.
题目二:寻找失联飞机
回想失恋的马航MH370.建立一个通用的数学模型协助计划利用可行搜索手段的搜寻人员,来搜索在从A点飞向B点过程中坠入公开水域例如大西洋、太平洋、印度洋、南极洋或者北冰洋的飞机。假设坠落飞机没有信号。你的模型应该认识到,我们可能搜索各种各样的飞机,也应该意识到,携带各种不同电子设备或传感器的搜寻飞机也有很多种。
另外,为航空公司准备1-2页的非技术性文章,以为其在关于未来飞机搜寻计划的新闻发布会上使用。