<p>Does anyone know what Econ 172A (Operations Research) is?</p>
<p>172B. Operations Research B (4)</p>
<p>Nonlinear programming, deterministic and stochastic dynamic programming, queuing theory, search models, and inventory models. Credit not allowed for both Econ 172B and Math 171B. Prerequisites: Econ 172A or Math 171A. </p>
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<p>I read the description before, I was hoping someone could paraphrase it for me :)</p>
<p>It’s optimization; i.e., solving managerial problems via engineering techniques.</p>