ENGRI 1101

ENGRI 1101

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Introduction to the problems and methods of operations research and information engineering focusing on problem areas (including inventory, network design, and resource allocation), the situations in which these problems arise, and several standard solution techniques. In the computational laboratory, students encounter problem simulations and use some standard commercial software packages.


Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: first-years and sophomores.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the breadth of quantitative decision situations that arise in engineering, industry, and society.
  • Develop the skills needed for mathematical modeling of real-world decision situations.
  • Learn fundamental algorithms used to solve such models and the basic mathematical techniques of validating the accuracy and efficiency of these solution methods.
  • Build familiarity with current software used in the computational analysis of these models.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Three Week - Three.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  1491 ENGRI 1101   LEC 001

    • MTWRF
    • Jul 13 - Jul 31, 2026
    • Staff

    • MTWRF
    • Jul 13 - Jul 31, 2026
  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Residential program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/residential for more information.
    Enrollment open to: Precollege Studies Commuter program students. See https://sce.cornell.edu/precollege/program/on-campus for additional information.

  •  1492 ENGRI 1101   LAB 401

    • MTWRF
    • Jul 13 - Jul 31, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person