Mathematics 3300 Optimization

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The Weekly Assignments

• Problem Set #9 due 7 Dec
• Problem Set #8 due 25 Nov
• Problem Set #7 due 18 Nov
• Problem Set #6 due 4 Nov
• Problem Set #5 due 28 Oct
• Problem Set #4 due 14 Oct
• Problem Set #3 due 7 Oct
• Problem Set #2 due 30 Sep
• Problem Set #1 due 23 Sep

Class Notes

• Chapter 2 of my Class Notes (up to Section 2.7)
• Chapter 2 of my Class Notes (Section 2.8 and up)
• Chapter 3 of my Class Notes
• 3 Examples of Wolfe's QP Method
• Class Notes 25 & 30 Nov [Refer pp 610 - 633]
• Class Notes for 23 Nov [Refer pp 723 - 728]
• Class Notes for 18 Nov [Refer pp 713 - 719]
• Class Notes for 16 Nov [Refer pp 698 - 708]
• Class Notes for 9 Nov [Refer pp 299 - 303]
• Class Notes for 4 Nov
• Class Notes for 2 Nov [Refer pp 275 - 287]
• Class Notes for 26 and 28 Oct [Refer pp 267 - 274]
• Class Notes for 12 and 19 Oct [Refer pp 158 - 162]
• Class Notes for 7 Oct [Refer pp 152 - 157]
• Class Notes for 5 Oct [Refer pp 140 - 148]
• Class Notes for 30 Sep
• Class Notes for 28 Sep
• Class Notes for 23 Sep [Refer pp 304 - 306]
• Class Notes for 21 Sep [Refer pp 295 - 309]
• Class Notes for 16 Sep [Refer pp 59 - 60]
• Class Notes for 14 Sep [Refer pp 56 - 58 and 63 - 67}
• Class Notes for 9 Sep
• [For Complementary Slackness refer pp 325 - 328]
• [For the Artifical Variable Phase 1 refer pp 172 - 178]

Winston's reference book is available for a 2-hour loan at the Reserve Desk in the Killam Library

• Chapter 1 (1-5)
• Chapter 3 (48-67)
• Chapter 4 (127-162, 168-188)
• Chapter 6 (262-288, 295-334)
• Chapter 11 (611-615, 623-627)
• Chapter 12 (673-678, 698-701, 706-709, 713-720, 723-727)

Some Useful Websites

• The LINDO Demo Software

General Information about this Class

• INSTRUCTOR: Dick Sutherland (email: dick.sutherland@dal.ca)
• LECTURES: Tuesday and Thursday 10:05 -11:25 in Chase 319
• OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 -10:00 in Chase 108
• REFERENCE: "Introduction to Mathematical Programming (Fourth Edition) by Wayne L. Winston and M. Venkataramanan, 2003.
• GRADING SCHEME: Assignments 25%, Midterm 25%, Final Exam 50%
• PRE-REQUISITES: Math 2002 and Math 2040

There will be about 9 ASSIGNMENTS due at the start of Thursday classes with the lowest mark not counted. There will be a MIDTERM TEST written during the class period on Thursday, October 21th. The FINAL EXAM will be a three-hour exam scheduled by the Registrar in December. A simple numerical calculator and one 8.5 x 11 sheet of notes may be used during the midterm and final exam.

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