January 2001 HiMCM Problem A Design of an Airline Terminal |
Problem:The design of airline terminals varies widely. The sketches below show airline terminals from several cities. The designs are quite dissimilar. Some involve circular arcs; others are rectangular; some are quite irregular. Which is optimal for operations? Develop a mathematical model for airport design and operation. Use your model to argue for the optimality of your specified design. Explain how it would operate。 ![]() Boston-Logan International ![]() Munich International ![]() Charlotte/Douglas International ![]() Ronald Reagan Washington National ![]() Pittsburgh International |
January 2001 HiMCM Problem B Forest Service |
Problem:Your team has been approached by the Forest Service to help allocate resources to fight wildfires. In particular, the Forest Service is concerned about wildfires in a wilderness area consisting of small trees and brush in a park shaped like a square with dimensions 80 km on a side. Several years ago, the Forest Service constructed a network of north-south and east-west firebreaks that form a rectangular grid across the interior of the entire wilderness area. The firebreaks were built at 5 km intervals Wildfires are most likely to occur during the dry season, which extends from July through September in this particular region. During this season, there is a prevailing westerly wind throughout the day. There are frequent lightning bursts that cause wildfires The Forest Service wants to deploy four fire-fighting units to control fires during the next dry season. Each unit consists of 10 firefighters, one pickup truck, one dump truck, one water truck (50,000 liters), and one bulldozer (w/ truck and trailer). The unit has chainsaws, hand tools, and other fire-fighting equipment. The people can be quickly moved by helicopter within the wilderness area, but all the equipment must be driven via the existing firebreaks. One helicopter is on standby at all times throughout the dry season Your task is to determine the best distribution of fire-fighting units within the wilderness area. The Forest Service is able to set up base camps for those units at sites anywhere within the area. In addition, you are asked to prepare a damage assessment forecast. This forecast will be used to estimate the amount of wilderness likely to be burned by fire as well as acting as a mechanism for helping the Service determine when additional fire-fighting units need to be brought in from elsewhere. |
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County |
Age 10-14 Pregnant |
Age 15-17 Pregnant |
Age 18- 19 Pregnant |
10-14 births |
15-17 births |
18-19 births |
10-14 births-unmarried |
15-17 birth- unmarried |
18-19 births-unmarried |
1 |
29 |
350 |
571 |
17 |
281 |
437 |
16 |
164 |
193 |
2 |
24 |
303 |
567 |
13 |
206 |
466 |
13 |
151 |
233 |
3 |
40 |
422 |
691 |
29 |
307 |
546 |
28 |
251 |
366 |
4 |
21 |
201 |
356 |
18 |
184 |
326 |
15 |
137 |
180 |
5 |
16 |
156 |
357 |
11 |
109 |
254 |
10 |
99 |
161 |
6 |
44 |
523 |
970 |
33 |
442 |
803 |
32 |
293 |
396 |
7 |
17 |
263 |
434 |
9 |
201 |
345 |
7 |
113 |
168 |
8 |
23 |
330 |
427 |
16 |
256 |
444 |
14 |
160 |
210 |
9 |
13 |
123 |
221 |
10 |
113 |
199 |
9 |
78 |
106 |
10 |
41 |
467 |
950 |
24 |
446 |
686 |
22 |
279 |
331 |
11 |
28 |
421 |
713 |
18 |
343 |
615 |
15 |
219 |
328 |
12 |
9 |
179 |
311 |
8 |
145 |
261 |
7 |
114 |
162 |
1998
Age Pregnancies Births
10-14 320 231
15-17 4041 3222
18-19 6387 5164
1999
Age Pregnancies Births
10-14 309 208
15-17 3882 3048
18-19 6714 5391
Build a mathematical model and use it to determine if there is a problem or not. Prepare a article to the newspaper that highlights your result in a novel mathematical relationship or comparison that will capture then attention of the youth.
November 2001 HiMCM Problem B |
Problem:Skyscrapers vary in height , size (square footage), occupancy rates, and usage. They adorn the skyline of our major cities. But as we have seen several times in history, the height of the building might preclude escape during a catastrophe either human or natural (earthquake, tornado, hurricane, etc). Let's consider the following scenario. A building (a skyscraper) needs to be evacuated. Power has been lost so the elevator banks are inoperative except for use by firefighters and rescue personal with special keys. Build a mathematical model to clear the building within X minutes. Use this mathematical model to state the height of the building, maximum occupation, and type of evacuation methods used. Solve your model for X = 15 minutes, 30 minutes, and 60 minutes. |
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