Traffic Flow Theory – Age 22 (Master's)
Grade Equivalents
| 🇺🇸 United States | Graduate Year 1 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Postgraduate Year 1 |
| 🇮🇳 India | M.A./M.Sc. Year 1 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | Postgraduate Year 1 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | Master's Year 1 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | Master's Year 1 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | Master's Year 1 |
About This Textbook
This textbook provides an introduction to the field of traffic flow theory. Only basic calculus is assumed as base knowledge.
Table of Contents
Variables — Cumulative Curves — Relationships of Traffic Variables — Shock Wave Theory — Shockwave Theory: Moving Bottlenecks — Traffic States and Phenomena — Car-following — Microscopic Lane Change Models — Use of Traffic Models — Macroscopic Dynamic Traffic Flow Models — An Introduction to Node Models — Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram — Method of Characteristics — Headway Models — Traffic State Dynamics in Three Representations