Fall 2006 INEN 420: Operations Research I
Hours: 3
Contact Info:
Professor Illya V. Hicks
Office: 237k Zachry
Phone: 458-4182
Email: ivhicks@tamu.edu
Office Hours:
TA: Peter (Yuxuan)
Zhu, yuxuanzhu@neo.tamu.edu, 4-5 T Th, 340E Zachry
Course Description: This course serves as an introduction to the
field of operations research. The course
will cover basic deterministic methods of operations research (linear
programming, network flows, integer programming and nonlinear programming) and
their applications to resource allocation problems in business and industrial
organizations.
Textbook: Winston, Wayne L. and M. Venkataramanan, Introduction
to Mathematical Programming, Duxbury Press,
Grading Policy:
Tests 60%
(3)
Biweekly Quizzes 20%
Group Project 20%
Groups: The students will divide into groups of 2 or
3 for group presentations and homework.
Group Project: The project
will involve Matlab computer programming.
Course Outline:
Linear Programming Chap.
3
Simplex Method Chap.
4
Duality and Sensitivity
Analysis Chap.
6
Transportation and
Assignment Problems Chap. 7
Network Optimization Chap.
8
Game Theory (if time
permits) Chap.
11
Integer Programming (if
time permits) Chap. 9
Nonlinear Programming (if
time permits) Chap. 12
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