Teaching and Advising

by L.N.Vaserstein

Spring 2006

Math 484, Linear Programming .    
MWF 10:10-11. 317 Boucke
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:  MWF   8-9:30 a.m.  215 McAllister Bldg
Perpetual homework: do all exercises in the textbook (more complicated ones are solved in the manual).

Midterma 1 on F Febr. 17.
Midterm 2 on March 24. pictures .
Late drop deadline April 7.
Midterm 3 on April 19. Solutions. pictures.
17 grades: W, F, F, B-,B, B, B, ... .

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NUMB3RS   is a CBS show mixing math and crime . It
premieres on Sunday,  January 23, 2005 10PM ET (after football).

15. Linear algebra:  International Linear Algebra Society   | definitions |
games and math programming  |
03 Logic: fallacy ||  Dantzig    at Stanford || Kantorovich | Nash |
90. Operations research, mathematical programming:   | Mathematical Programming Glossary  | FAQ on LP |
     |   Bibliography for Discrete Event Systems Simulation: Optimization and Sensitivity Analysis    |
     |   Global optimization page (U Wien) | Global optimization page (BU) |
     |   Mathematical Optimization TU Braunschweig     |  traveling salesman   | Interesting Models   |
     | Applied Management Science   |  INFORMS Online  | INFORMS  Resources|
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Opportunities for Research Funding in Operations Research / Management Sciences |
simplex |   LP tutoral 
91  Game theory, economics, social and behavioral sciences:  |  Game of Life  | 2 | |  games   |
blackjack  | blackjack| Nim  || car &goats (the Monty Hall problem) | 2 | 3 |4 | 5 | games and math programming  | matrix game solver |
cellular automata | combinatorial game theory | Mathematical Psychology  |
Education: A.Toom |
college math:   Dave's Tables Cool Math  MBoneAsk Dr. Math   Common UG math errors   WEB Tutorials
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