WEEK

Start Date

Topics

 NOTES

Week 1

Jan. 21

Chapter 1. Introduction. Discussion about course.

Sections 1.3, 1.4 (pages 6-18); Problems – 4 and 12

Week 2

Jan. 28

Chapter 2. Linear Programming (LP).2.1-2.2

  Section 2.1 – 2.4 (pages 30-52), 2.6 (p57-61) problems 23, 24, 25, 26 (p71-72)

Case Problem 1 (page 82)

Week 3

Feb. 4

Chapter 2. Section 2.3-2.6

Week 4

Feb. 11

Thursday, Test 2 Part A

Week 5

Feb. 18

Chapter 3

  Tuesday, Test 2 Part B

Sections 3.1-3.3 (pages 94-106) Case problem 1

Week 6

Feb. 25

   Test Thursday Chap 3

Week 7

March 4

Chap. 4 LP Applications

Chapter 5. Advanced LP applications

  LP formulation only – sections 4.1 media selection (pages 154-156), financial applications 4.2 (pages 161-162)

LP formulation only – sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 (pages 215-234); problems 2, 7, 8 (pages 248-252)

Week 8

Mar 11

Chapter 6:  Distribution and Network Models

6.1-6.2

Test Thursday Chap 4 & 5

LP formulation only – sections 6.1- 6.6 (pages 256-286); problems all even-numbered and self-test problems

Week 9

March 18

 
SPRING BREAK

Week 10

Mar 25

6.2-6.4

Week 11

April 1

 6..4.-6.6

APRIL 5 – Drop Day

Week 12

April 8

   Tuesday, Test 5 Chapter 6 Part A

Thursday, Test 5 Chapter 6 Part B

Week 13

April 15

Chapter 8. Nonlinear Optimization models.

Sections 8.1- 8.3 (pages 365-379); problems 5, 10, 11 (NLP formulation only)

Week 14

April 22

Chapter 11 – Waiting line model.

Thursday,  Test Chapter 8

Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, (pages 501-509), 11.6 (p518-519) 11.8 (p522-524)

Problems 1, 2, 5, 16, 17 (p529-532), Case problem 1 (p537-538)

Week 15

April 29

Chap 11

Week 16

May 6

Chap. 13

Section 13.1, 13.2, 13.3 (pages 602-612) 13.5 (risk profile excluded) - 13.6 (pages 618-631)

Problems – 1, 4, 14, 16, 23 (pages 635 - 648)

Note: All discussion about influence diagram is excluded

May ^9th Last Day of Class

May 10^th Dead Day

FINAL

Thursday, May 16^th

10:00 a.m. – 12:45

Chap 11 & 13 Tests