viernes, 30 de mayo de 2008

Ciencia de los materiales

Materials Science Resources on the Web
This collection of links is provided by Iowa State University। It covers: general materials science, ceramics, composites, metals, materials properties, semiconductors and superconductors, surfaces and corrosion.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.lib.iastate.edu/collections/eresourc/matsci.html&handle=1012773242-23330


Martindale's Reference Desk : Virtual Materials Science Center
This resource comprises an extensive list of links to sites, compiled by Jim Martindale, covering a wide range of topics in materials science (polymers, metals, ceramics, composites, etc) and related sciences। It includes databases, journals, courses, textbooks, subject specific sites, and dictionaries.
http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.martindalecenter.com/GradMaterial.html&handle=1016642595-4661

Materials Science Web Links
The Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, has produced this A to Z of materials science Web links. These links covers a wide range of areas in materials science. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/Teaching/weblinks.html&handle=1025459573-6892

Materials Science Resources on the Web
This paper, by Lorraine J Pellack, published in Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Spring 2002 provides links to free materials science resources on the web. The author aims to cover a core list of topics relevant to materials scientists including electronic materials, nanotechnology and micromaterials, ceramics, composites, metals, polymers, microsystems, semiconductors, strength of materials, properties data, surfaces and corrosion. This paper includes reference tools and educational resources that are freely available on the Internet and do not require subscription or registration on the part of individual researchers to access them. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.istl.org/02-spring/internet.html&handle=1027254605-13371

MATTER glossary of materials science
A large glossary of terms, with definitions, used in materials science, searchable by keyword or by scanning. This resource has been developed by the MATTER project at the University of Liverpool, UK. The MATTER project was founded in 1993 to develop and help to integrate computer-based learning (CBL) in materials science. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.matter.org.uk/glossary/index.asp?dbid=&handle=1037380584-3877

Materials science and engineering laboratory
The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) is part of the US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). MSEL is working with industry, standard bodies, universities and other government laboratories to improve the nation's measurements and standard infrastructure for materials. Sections of the site include the Research Divisions (Ceramics, Materials Reliability, Polymers, Metallurgy, NIST Centre for Neutron Research, Centre for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science), cross-disciplinary technical programmes (Advanced Manufacturing Methods, Combination Methods, Data and Data Delivery, Forming of Lightweight Materials, Interface of Materials with Biology, Materials for Micro and Opto Electronics, Material Property Measurements, Materials Structure Characterisation, Neutron methods), other MSEL Sites (NIST Centre for Neutron Research, Ceramics Webbook, NIST-NCML, Material Properties, Data and Software, Standard Reference Materials). Also there are links to other materials sites and organisations. In the site information can be found in the form of internal and external reports, technical publications, recommended practices, phase diagrams, etc. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.msel.nist.gov/&handle=1043677166-14927

Discovering Materials Science and Engineering
This is an electronic version of a booklet produced by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University, USA. The site is aimed at potential, as well as, current undergraduates studying materials science and engineering. The site consists of fourteen pages, the titles of the pages are: a dynamic field; nanotechnology; biomimetics; nanobiotechnology; nanocomposites; optoelectronics; electronic and magnetic materials; polymers; ceramics, glasses, metals, high pressure research; and materials science and engineering at Cornell. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.mse.cornell.edu/materials_science_discovering/cover.html&handle=200323-132921

Materials Science 2010
This website is produced by Dr Holly J Moore of Salt Lake Community College and is a series of lecture notes covering various materials science topics. They are all available as HTML or PowerPoint format. Subject areas include; an introduction to materials and atomic structure, crystal structures, defects in crystals, diffusion, mechanical properties, cold working and annealing, nucleation and growth, phase diagrams, dispersion strengthening, transformation and treatments, ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, ceramics and glasses, and polymers. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.cs.slcc.edu/engr/moore/mse/mse2010.html&handle=20041012-191753

Progress in Materials Science
This is the home page of Progress in Materials Science (ISSN: 0079-6425), a journal from Elsevier which publishes reviews of recent advances in the science of materials and their exploitation in engineering. Key aspects are the atomistic and electronic nature of condensed phases, their microstructure, and the relationship between their structure and properties. Materials of interest are metallic, ceramic, polymeric, biological or composite in all forms. This website provides contents lists and abstracts; access to full-text is available to subscribers Students should check whether their university/academic institution is a subscriber. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/414/description&handle=2004118-20377

Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering : MSE 205
This site produced by Ohio State University contains lecture notes for a materials science and engineering course. Subject areas covered in these notes include: atomic structure and interatomic bonding, the structure of crystalline solids, imperfections in solids, diffusion in solids, mechanical properties, mechanical failure, phase diagrams, processing, ceramic materials, polymer structures, composites, corrosion, electrical properties, thermal properties, magnetic properties, optical properties, materials selection and design/economic and environmental considerations. Lecture notes are available as a PDF file (Adobe Reader required). Videos of some of the lectures are available (RealPlayer required). http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://mse-pma1.matsceng.ohio-state.edu/~peterand/mse205/&handle=2004530-161311

Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering : EMSE 201
This website produced by Professor Mark De Guire of Case Western Reserve University provides lecture notes covering an introduction to materials science and engineering. This site contains links to the course syllabus, overheads, homework with solutions, tests and solutions, and a series of links to various contemporary materials science subject information. The lectures (in PDF format, Adobe Reader required) cover: classes of materials, an introduction to crystallography, defects, diffusion, tensile testing, hardness testing, strength, slip, strengthening mechanisms, phase equilibrium, steels, impact testing, thermal stress, environmental effects on materials, electrical conductivity, polymers, glass and ceramics. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://dmseg5.case.edu/Classes/emse201/&handle=2005118-2035

Scientific Net : Materials Science and Engineering
This site includes pdf format bibliographic details, abstracts and introductions to articles covering materials science and engineering as well as a list of forthcoming conferences.Full text is available to members.
The articles are from the journals: Applied Mechanics and Materials (AMM), Advanced Materials Research (AMR), Advances in Science and Technology (AST), Defect and Diffusion Forum (DDF), Journal of Metastable and Nanocrystalline Materials (JMNM), Key Engineering Materials (KEM), Materials Science Forum (MSF), Materials Science Foundations (MSFo) and Solid State Phenomena (SSP). The site can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.scientific.net/&handle=20061129-175527

Knowledge Centre Materials Science
This portal is created and maintained by the Library of the Technical University, Delft. It contains links to the library's collection on materials science, links to interesting materials science related websites, news, and information on materials science researchers, research groups and organisations. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.library.tudelft.nl/materials/index.htm&handle=2006330-15186

Materials science and engineering discussion forum
This discussion forum site has an archive of posts from November 2001 to the present. It covers materials science and engineering.
Content can be searched by keyword, author and date. A discussion forum is provided for list members. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/materials.html%20&handle=20080226-13530735

Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) is part of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and works with industry, standards bodies, universities, and other government laboratories, to improve the nation's measurements and standards infrastructure for materials.
The site provides information about the laboratory and provides an overview of its research programs. There are links to the technical divisions (Ceramics, Materials Reliability, Polymers, Metallurgy, the NIST Center for Neutron Research, and the Center for Theoretical & Computational Materials Science), each of which includes further information on their research and other activities. In addition, there is a section on materials properties and data. The annual reports is available, as well as a calendar of events, and links to related websites. The site can be searched. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.msel.nist.gov/&handle=agnes.939375712

A+ Materials science and engineering glossary of terms
This site, by Justin McCarthy, a recent graduate from Lehigh University in Bethlehem PA, USA, is an A to Z glossary of materials science and engineering terms. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.justinline.com/glossary/&handle=agnes.944490345

Japanese Materials Science and Engineering
This website, compiled by MIT Libraries, offers links to wide range of information resources and services on science and technology in Japan. The guide includes databases, libraries and newsgroups, publications, links to academic societies, news on recent and upcoming conferences, document delivery and translation services. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.mit.edu/afs/athena/org/j/jmse/&handle=1014679185-28157

Elements of Materials Science and Engineering
These lecture notes are produced by the Virginia Tech Chemistry Department. The course aims to provide students with the tools necessary to gain an understanding of structure, composition and properties of a material and the relationships between these parameters. The course covers scientific principles relevant to the structure of materials and common material properties. The lecture notes are in PDF format (Adobe Reader required). http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.chem.vt.edu/chem-dept/marand/MESc5025syll.html&handle=1027254064-12762

Materials Engineering, Science, and Technology Online
This online textbook is sponsored by NASA, and Norfolk State University. It covers ceramics, composites, electrical and optical properties of materials, the use of materials in manufacturing, metals, nanotechnology, polymers, materials structures, materials testing, and biologically inspired materials. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://mst-online.nsu.edu/mst/index.html&handle=2005324-1515

Materials Science Resources
This collection is produced by the Materials Science and Engineering Department of Stony Brook University. The site provides over 2500 links to companies, organisations and societies, academic programmes, newsgroups, jobs, online courseware, and materials data. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.matscieng.sunysb.edu/other.html&handle=1014938170-13669

European White Book on Fundamental Research in Materials Science
The full-text, in PDF format, of the European White Book on Materials Science, a collaborative product between the Max Planck Institut in Stuttgart and the European Commission's Research Area. The book provides a thorough overview of all areas of materials science research. It is an assessment of the current status of basic research in materials science worldwide highlighting future directions and pinpointing research priorities for Europe. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.mpg.de/english/illustrationsDocumentation/documentation/europWhiteBook/&handle=1038932380-12711

Metals : Lecture 8 : Materials Science and Engineering
This website is provided by Jane Blackford for a course in materials science and engineering at the University of Edinburgh Materials Science and Engineering Department. It gives lecture notes in PDF format (Adobe Reader required) on the structure of metals and in particular discusses the microstructure of steels. Subject areas covered include dislocations, strengthening mechanisms, grain boundaries, solid solution strengthening, work hardening and precipitation hardening. The areas covered about steel include crystallographic properties, formation of pearlite, microstructure of slow cooled steels, mechanical property/microstructure relationships of steels, martensite and stainless steels. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.cmse.ed.ac.uk/MSE3/Topics/MSE3-ferrous1.pdf&handle=20031017-111638

Materials Science and Engineering
This website contains a series of lecture notes on materials science from the University of Edinburgh Centre for Materials Science and Engineering. The lecture notes cover the following: thermal and mechanical properties of materials, metals, iron carbon phase diagram, polymeric materials and corrosion of materials. Introductory information is given for each of the sections. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.cmse.ed.ac.uk/MSE3/mse3.html&handle=2004929-1720

Polymers Division, Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), Polymers Division, is part of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The Division's work covers electronics materials, biomaterials, multiphase materials, processing characterisation, and applications of combinatorial methods. There are also links to other polymer websites. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://polymers.msel.nist.gov/&handle=992607938-2863

Bulletin of Materials Science
The full-text of all issues of this bi-monthly journal published by the Indian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Materials Research Society of India and the Indian National Science Academy is available.
The journal publishes original research articles, review articles and rapid communications in all areas of materials science, as well as occasional important conference or symposia proceedings. Articles are in PDF. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.ias.ac.in/matersci/&handle=agnes.1085396023

Materials Science and Metallurgy On-Line Library
The Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge is establishing an online library which contains background information to some of their lecture courses. Information for undergraduate includes: aluminium-silicon alloys, aluminium-copper alloys, decarburization microstructures, recrystallisation microstructures, annealing twins, metallographic preparation, the Kirkendall effect, bainite, creative design, dendritic solidification, hyperbolic tangents, innovation in rail steel, and materials aspects of microdevices, plus some lecture notes, question sheets and handouts. There is also information on vacuum techniques for graduates More material will be added as it is collected. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.msm.cam.ac.uk/Teaching/online.html&handle=agnes.922277996

Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Materials Science and Engineering carries out research in the following areas: ceramics and glasses; composites and joining; device materials, thin films; economics of materials; environmental interactions; history of materials; metals; polymers and biological materials; and theory and modelling. Three laboratories are affiliated to the department: the Center for Biomedical Engineering, the Center for Materials Science and Engineering, and the Materials Processing Center.
The site provides information about the department, courses available, research activities, publications and news. Research group pages provide further information and publications with some full-text papers available. In addition there is a document entitled the World of Materials, providing an introduction to the subject, and links to materials science data. The site can be searched. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www-dmse.mit.edu/&handle=agnes.939383354

Materials Science and Technology Teacher's Workshop at the University of Illinois
The MAST site is intended to introduce both high school teachers and students to the world of materials science and technology. Modules available are: overview; metals, semiconductors; concrete; ceramics; polymers; composites, energy. Each module includes definitions, history, future trends, scientific principles, reference, resources, equipment for labs, lab activities, videos and glossary. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://matse1.mse.uiuc.edu/~tw/&handle=lib3corlejr.847806205

Materials Science and Engineering Career Resource Center
The Materials Science and Engineering Career Resource Centre is a service of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS). It is of interest to those seeking a career in materials science and engineering or just wanting to learn more about this field, including specific areas such as metallurgy, ceramics, plastics, semiconductors and composites.
The site provides six main areas. The first gives a brief history of MSE, and discusses what a materials scientist does. It also has a frequently asked question (FAQ) section. A Materials in Everyday Life section looks at the use of materials in areas including the automobile industry (including a description of steel production), in aerospace engineering (including advanced alloys, polymer matrix composites and aluminium), and the production of bicycles.
A self-test is offered, using the Index of Learning Styles, an instrument used to assess preferences on four dimensions of a learning style model. Also offered is a survey of those granted degrees in the field of MSE in North America. Profiles and interviews with materials scientists are available. Links to sites of related interest are given. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.crc4mse.org/&handle=lib3corlejr.942422754

National Institute for Materials Science, Japan
The National Institute for Materials Science, or NIMS, was established with the overall purpose of improving the level of material science and technology by conducting research and development work in a comprehensive manner, including basic research in materials science/technology and R&D in connection with associated technologies and the research and intellectual infrastructure.
The web server provides an outline of the institute and details of activities in a number of research areas including nanomaterials, environment and energy materials and safe materials. There is a materials database (free registration required) and information on the facilities available. Employment vacancies are listed. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/&handle=libmom.856409523

Research letters in materials science
This journal site includes full text papers in pdf format covering materials science.
There are details of the journal and its editorial board as well as guidelines for authors. Information on special issues is given. The journal is published by Hindawi Publishing Corporation. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.hindawi.com/journals/rlms/&handle=20080211-0063

Reviews on Advanced Materials Science
This full-text peer reviewed journal provides reviews, topical issues and international conference proceedings in the area of theoretical and experimental studies of advanced materials.
Focus is placed on, but not limited to nanostructured materials, semiconductors and high-transition-temperature superconductors. The journal is aimed at materials scientists, metallurgists, mechanical engineers, ceramists and physicists. Articles are in PDF. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.ipme.ru/e-journals/RAMS/&handle=agnes.1085403817

Materials Today
Materials Today is an international magazine aimed at researchers in materials science and technology. It provides information and articles on all areas of materials research and development. The magazine is distributed free of charge to registered readers who match circulation profile. The journal's website provides an online registration form, full-text sample articles and contents lists for recent issues. Materials Today is published by Elsevier Science. Students should check whether their university/academic institution is a subscriber. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.materialstoday.com/&handle=1014680085-29961

jueves, 29 de mayo de 2008

Investigación de operaciones

Yugoslav journal of operations research (YUJOR)
The Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research (YUJOR) is published by the University of Belgrade Faculty of Organizational Sciences Laboratory for Operations Research. The journal covers all aspects of operations research, systems science, and management science. Free full-text articles and papers are available in PDF format from Volume 10 (2000). General information about the journal including the editorial board, subscriptions, author instructions and the scope of the journal can also be found at the website. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://yujor.fon.bg.ac.yu/&handle=992353491-3149

Electronic Journal of the Argentine Society for Informatics and Operations Research
Published by SADIO (Argentine Society for Informatics and Operations Research) this freely available electronic journal covers computer science, information technology, and operations research. Articles are available for downloading in PDF format. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.maths.soton.ac.uk/EMIS/journals/SADIO/&handle=984995826-15493

Mathematical Institute at the University of Oxford
This home page contains general information about the institute including staff and research. The areas of research include algebra, analysis, analytic topology, mathematical biology, combinatorial theory, operations research and probability, computation, geometry, differential equations, mathematical physics, logic, number theory, quantum theory and relativity. The research pages will include a preprint and thesis archive. There are also links to events relevant to the institute that are taking place. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/&handle=965651965-581

Galaxy Mathematics
The mathematics section of the Galaxy directory provides access to a large number of resources in the sections covering: Actuarial Science, Algebra, Arithmetic, Ask An Expert, Calculus, Category Theory, Chaos, Combinatorics, Complex Systems, Education, Entropy, Ethnomathematics, Fractals, Geometry, Group Theory, History, Humour, Information Theory, Journals, Libraries, Logic, Mathematical Games and Problems, Modelling, Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Online Tools, Operations Research, Potential Theory, Probability, Research, Set Theory, Statistics, Topology and Wavelets. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.galaxy.com/directory/14816/&handle=990008045-22848

High school operations research
This website presents a collection of modules which aim to develop "secondary mathematics concepts in real-world contexts drawn from the field of operations research". Some modules are available in full (decision tree, using decision variables to develop an investment plan; other modules are available in summary with the full version available for purchase. The site also includes some videos and brief case studies.
'HSOR.org is a project sponsored by IME-WSU (Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department of Wayne State University), INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences), and the NSA (National Security Agency)'. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.hsor.org/&handle=linda.1031561777

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) is an international scientific society with over 10,000 members, (including Nobel Prize laureates) dedicated to applying scientific methods to help improve decision-making, management, and operations. Members of INFORMS work in business, government, and academia. They are represented in fields as diverse as airlines, health care, law enforcement, the military, the stock market, and telecommunications.
The INFORMS website provides information about the activities of the society, information for members and non members, conferences, employment, publications, prizes and awards. The site features a search facility and a site map as well as access to an electronic version of their bi-monthly magazine OR/MS Today. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.informs.org/&handle=999002412-12222

Operations Research Society of South Africa
The Operations Research Society of South Africa website provides details of the society's activities, which include publications, conferences, awards and liason with local and international bodies. The official journal of the society is ORiON, which is published biannually. The Society has five chapters - Johannesburg, Pretoria, Vaal Triangle, Western Cape and Natal - through which Seminars, workshops and panel discussions are organised. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.orssa.org.za/wiki/pmwiki.php&handle=greig.1028555115

Maths, stats and OR network
The Maths, Stats and OR Network is part of the Higher Education Academy. It promotes, disseminates and develops good practice in learning and teaching in mathematics, statistics and operations research across the UK. The website contains news, resources, information about events, projects (including MSOR funded projects), and publications. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://mathstore.gla.ac.uk/&handle=979052752-8598

OR-notes at Brunel University
This series of lecture notes on operations research is provided by Brunel University. It is based on a series of lectures originally given at Imperial College, London.
The notes are full text with graphs and equations. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~mastjjb/jeb/or/contents.html&handle=linda.1034605637

Applied Management Science: Making Good Strategic Decisions
This site is presented by Professor Hossein Arsham of University of Baltimore, USA. It offers explanations of his specialist subjects, Decision Science and Operations Research. The information is given in a straightforward series of headings, which can be used by students or teachers. There are also lists of relevant books and links to other sites. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/opre640/opre640.htm&handle=sosig1010411930-9939

INFORMS
INFORMS is the online information service of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. It aims to serve the scientific and professional needs of operations research and management science (OR/MS) researchers. OR/MS researchers deal with the application of information technology (IT) for informed decision making and have a cross disciplinary focus which draws on ideas from engineering, management, mathematics and psychology. It disseminates its activities through a members' magazine and the publication of a range of journals that include Management Science, Operations Research, and INFORMS Transactions on Education. There are details of these, and other journals, with contents pages and some abstracts, on the website. Also accessible is a searchable membership database and details about activities. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.informs.org/&handle=sosig882369123-4494

Logistical and transportation planning methods
The MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering provides this course, 1.203J Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods, Fall 2006, as part of the MIT OpenCourseWare project. The website for this course includes a syllabus, lecture notes, and problems and examinations with solutions. The course covers "quantitative techniques of Operations Research with emphasis on applications in transportation systems analysis (urban, air, ocean, highway, pick-up and delivery systems) and in the planning and design of logistically oriented urban service systems (e.g., fire and police departments, emergency medical services, emergency repair services)." All lectures are available as PDF files (Adobe Acrobat Reader necessary). A link to an online version of the 1981 edition of the textbook ("Urban Operations Research", Prentice Hall, 1981) is available from the syllabus page. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Civil-and-Environmental-Engineering/1-203JFall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm&handle=20071024-141704

OR notes - just in time manufacturing
This full text lecture, provided by Brunel University, covers Just In Time manufacturing (JIT). It includes graphs and equations.
It is part of a series of lecture notes originally given at Imperial College for operations research. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~mastjjb/jeb/or/jit.html&handle=20080205-11453038

Operational Research Society
This is the website for the UK's Operational Research (OR)Society. It provides details of the society and its activities, together with an introduction to operational research and its applications, a guide to OR for schools, a collection of articles on OR topics, and case studies. Also available are the society's publications, advice on careers in OR and member resources. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.orsoc.org.uk/orshop/(jbx3ermtvgnrcb555ji2duav)/orhomepage2.aspx&handle=979897611-14708

Operational Research Group at the University of Southampton
The Operational Research Group home page at Southampton features seven main sections - contact details, people, research, seminars and events, preprints and publications, teaching and related links. Current research includes combinatorial optimization, control, distribution of goods, mathematical programming, and theory of games. Preprints and publications are listed and some are can be downloaded in postscript or PDF format. There is also a search engine for the publications that enables the user to search papers using keywords and author. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://www.soton.ac.uk/maths/research/or/index.shtml&handle=984737555-14057

OR/MS Today
OR/MS Today is the magazine for members of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS). It is published bi-monthly by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. Operations research and management science are interdisciplinary sciences aimed at solving operational and societal problems arising in all areas of industry, business and government.
The online edition features full-text access to selected articles from the current and past issues. In addition, there is an annual resource directory, and software surveys for simulation, vehicle routing, linear programming, spreadsheet add-ins, forecasting, and decision analysis software. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://lionhrtpub.com/orms/&handle=agnes.885900210

DAWeb
The Decision Analysis Society of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) was founded in 1997. It is based in the USA. The society aims to promote "the development and use of logical methods for the improvement of decision-making in public and private enterprise". Their interests include risk analysis, software for decision support and studies of decision-making behaviour. The site has access to working papers and journals, plus other resources. http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/redir.pl?url=http://decision-analysis.society.informs.org/&handle=sosig969540108-13554