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August 23 Topic: Course Admin. and Overview of Mathematical Programming Reading Assignment: Sec. 1.1 and 1.2	August 25 Topic: Sample Problems & Graphical Solution Reading Assignment: Sec. 1.3 and 1.4	August 26 Topic: More Graphical Solutions	August 27 Topic: Linear Algebra Review Reading Assignment: Chapter 2
August 30 Topic: Slack Variables Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.1 and 3.2 Homework 1 is due.	September 1 Topic: Simplex Algorithm Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.3	September 2 Topic: Questions from Homework 1 and More on Simplex Algorithm	September 3 Topic: Does the Simplex Algorithm always work? Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.4
September 6 Labor Day No Classes	September 8 Topic: Applications Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.5 Homework 2 is due.	September 9 Topic: Questions from Homework 2 and More Applications	September 10 Topic: Applications
September 13 Topic: LINDO and General Constraints and Variables Reading Assignment: Appendix A.1 and Sec. 3.6 LINDO Examples from lecture LINDO Homepage	September 15 Topic: More on General Constraints and Variables Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.6 Homework 3 is due.	September 16 Topic: Questions from Homework 3 and Examples of Simplex Algorithm applied to a general LP	September 17 Topic: The Dual and Minimization Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.7
September 20 Topic: More on the Dual and Minimization Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.7 Homework 4 is due on Tuesday, September 21, 1999.	September 22 Topic: Sensitivity Analysis Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.8	September 23 Topic: Questions from Homework 4 and Examples of Dual, Minimization and Sensitivity Analysis	September 24 Topic: More Sensitivity Analysis Reading Assignment: Sec. 3.8
September 27 Topic: Sensitivity Analysis and Applications Homework 5 is due.	September 29 Topic: Applications and Review for Exam	September 30 Topic: Questions from Homework 5 and Review for Exam	October 1 Exam 1 Exam Information
October 4 Topic: Intro. to Integer Programming and Network Problems Reading Assignment: Section 4.1 No Homework is Due today!	October 6 Topic: The Transportation Problem Reading Assignment: Sec 4.2 Graded Exams Returned.	October 7 Topic: Exam Solutions and Transportation Examples	October 8 Topic: Transportation Problem Reading Assignment: Section 4.2
October 11 Mid-Semester Break No Classes	October 13 Topic: Forestry Trucking Example Reading Assignment: Sec 4.3 and the Interfaces article from Homework 7. Homework 6 is due.	October 14 Topic: Questions from Homework 6	October 15 Topic: Critical Path Method Reading Assignment: Sec. 4.3
October 18 Topic: Critical Path Method Reading Assignment: Sec. 4.3 Homework 7 is due.	October 20 Topic: Critical Path Method Reading Assignment: Last part of Sec. 4.3 (on budget constraints and time constraints)	October 21 Topic: Questions from Homework 7	October 22 Topic: Integer Programming and the Knapsack Problem Reading Assignment: Section 7.1 and 7.2
October 25 Topic: Knapsack Problem and The Dual Simplex Algorithm Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.3 Homework 8 is due.	October 27 Topic: More Sensitivity Analysis Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.3	October 28 Topic: Questions from Homework 8	October 29 Topic: Adding a Constraint and Branch and Bound Algorithm Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.4 and Sec 7.5
November 1 Topic: Integer Programming Examples Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.6 Homework 9 is due.	November 3 Topic: Integer Programming Examples with LINDO and Piecewise linear function examples Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.6	November 4 Topic: Questions from Homework 9 More integer programming examples	November 5 Topic: Set Covering Problems and the Cut & Trim Problem Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.6 and Handout
November 8 Topic: The Cut & Trim Problem Reading Assignment: Handout Homework 10 is due. Tuesday, November 9 Optional Consultation with Instructor about Projects. See Project page (Option I, II or III) for details.	November 10 Class cancelled	November 11 Topic: Questions from Homework 10 Optional Consultation with Instructor about Projects. See announcements on the optimization homepage for details.	November 12 Topic: More integer programming examples Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.6
November 15 Topic: Caterer Example, Review of Transportation Problem and Regulated Telephone Pricing Example Reading Assignment: Handout and Sec 4.2 Homework 11 is due.	November 17 Topic: Review for Exam Reading Assignment: Bring questions to class	November 18 Topic: Questions from Homework 11 and review for exam	November 19 Exam 2 Exam Information Optional Rough Draft of Analysis Section of Project is Due. See Project page (Option I, II or III) for details.
November 22 Topic: The Traveling Salesman Problem Reading Assignment: Sec. 7.7 No Homework is Due Today!	November 24 Thanksgiving Break No Classes	November 25 Thanksgiving Break No Classes	November 26 Thanksgiving Break No Classes
November 29 Topic: Dynamic Programming approach to the Cargo Problem (a variation of the knapsack problem) Reading Assignment: First half of Sec. 8.4 Projects (Options I, II and III) are Due. Homework 12 is due.	December 1 Topic: Dynamic Programming approach to the Fixed-Cost Transportation Problem and a survey of what is beyond this course References for the examples Reading Assignment: Sec. 8.3	December 2 Topic: Questions for Homework 12, Dynamic Programming and Review for the Final	December 3 Topic: Review and Discussion of the Final Reading Assignment: Bring questions to class Graded Projects Returned Last Day of Classes!
December 6 Final's Week	December 8 Reading Day	December 9 Final Exam 5:30-8:30pm University Center's McConomy Hall	December 10 Final's Week