Teaching and Advising

by L.N.Vaserstein

Fall 2005

Math 484, Linear Programming .    
Section 1 TR 9:45-11  322 Sackett;   Section 2  TR 11:15-12:30 p 105 Osmond.
textbook: Introduction to Linear Programming,  Prentice Hall, 2003.
title page: ps | pdf ||  copyright page:  ps | pdf ||  contents&preface: ps | pdf ||
student's manual: ps | pdf ||  corrections in plain text |  
Use Reload or Refresh for most recent version.
outlines & grading policy (syllabus)   | integrity | sci integrity |
office hours:  TR   8-9:30 a.m.  215 McAllister Bldg
Perpetual homework
: do all exercises in the textbook (more complicated ones are solved in the manual).

About Quiz 1: 0 is a number!  0 is also a linear form.
Homework 1. Exercise 1 on page 22. 20 pts. Due Th Sept 8.
Quiz 2: Many students still cannot  solve   the linear equation ax = b for x.
Homework 2. Exercise 36 on page 42. 12 pts. Due Th Sept 15, beginning of class.
Homework 3. Exercise 38 on page 42. 12 pts. Due Th Sept 22, beginning of class.
Midterm 1: Th., Sept  29. Section 1. Section 2 .
Midterm 2. Tue, Oct. 25. Section 1. Section 2 .
Homework 5, due Nov 3, Solve the tranportation problem:
Deadline for Late Drop is Wednesday, November 16, 2005.
Midterm 3:  November. 17.   Section 1. Section 2 .
No classes on Nov. 22 & 24.

Grades entered on Dec. 10.: 19 grades for section 1, 44 grades for Section 2
(not including 3 students with registration not complete)
                                       The worst grades:
Section 1   F, C+, C+, C+,
Section 2:  WF, WF, WP, F, D, D,... .


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