| Mon, Jan 15 |
Martin Luther King Day - NO CLASS |
| Tue, Jan 16 |
Linear algebra review: Linear independence and bases. |
| Wed, Jan 17 |
Introduction to operations research and linear programming. Read §§1.1-1.4. |
| Fri, Jan 19 |
Graphical solution to linear programs. Read §1.4. |
| Mon, Jan 22 |
Beginning the simplex method. Read §§3.1-3.3. |
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Homework 0 due. |
| Tue, Jan 23 |
A simplex example. |
| Wed, Jan 24 |
The simplex algorithm. |
| Fri, Jan 26 |
More simplex algorithm. |
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Homework 1 due. |
| Mon, Jan 29 |
The theory of the simplex algorithm. Read §3.4. |
| Tue, Jan 30 |
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| Wed, Jan 31 |
Linear programming examples. Read §3.5. |
| Fri, Feb 2 |
More examples. |
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Homework 2 due. |
| Mon, Feb 5 |
General constraints and variables. Read §3.6. |
| Tue, Feb 6 |
Examples. |
| Wed, Feb 7 |
Introduction to duality. Read §§4.1-4.2. |
| Fri, Feb 9 |
Complementary slackness. |
| Mon, Feb 12 |
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| Tue, Feb 13 |
Review. |
| Wed, Feb 14 |
Test 1. |
| Fri, Feb 16 |
Sensitivity analysis. Read §4.3. |
| Mon, Feb 19 |
Sensitivity analysis continued. |
| Tue, Feb 20 |
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| Wed, Feb 21 |
The matrix setting of the simplex algorithm Read §4.4. |
| Fri, Feb 23 |
Adding a variable. Read §4.65. |
| Mon, Feb 26 |
Introduction to networks and the transportation problem. Read §5.1. |
| Tue, Feb 27 |
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| Wed, Feb 28 |
Transportation problem. |
| Fri, Mar 2 |
Introduction to Excel Solver. Read Appendix C |
