There are many computing resources available that will aid in your exploration and understanding of operations research. The main software packages that we recommend are

• MS Excel Solver
• LINGO/LINDO
• ILOG CPLEX
  
• MPL
  
• Matlab
• Maple
• Mathematica

All can be found in the general computing labs on campus and available for purchase at significantly reduced rates for students. Also the textbook "Introduction to Operations Research" by Hillier and Lieberman has a CD with OR Courseware, which contains IOR Tutorial (Interactive Operations Research Tutorial).