Teaching and Advising

by L.N.Vaserstein

Fall 2000

Math 484, Linear Programming | outlines & grading
textbook: class notes: http://www.math.psu.edu/vstein/student/LP.html
TR 9:45-11, 11:15-12:30 105 Osmond

office hours:
TR 8:30-9:30.
205 MB

Current Topic: Ch. 8
Current maximal scores: 424, 438
Updated last: Dec 5, 2000

Number of students (in Section 1, Section 2): 32, 46.
The maximal score includes 5 homeworks, 7 quizes, and 3 midterms

Midterm 1 and 2 pictures |

Homework 4 with solution.
Midterm 2 on Th, Oct 26 : solve 5 linear programs, 15 pts each.
attendance and pictures were taken.
Homework 5 with solution.

We saw two films on games in class on Tue, Nov 21.

OR coll: Optimizing Military Airlift (using LP)

Homework 6

Midterm 3 (the last one) on Th., Nov.30. 2 transportation problems, 1 assignment problem, 2 matrix games

grades (final grades will be given in the last class):
Section 1: WP, F, F,D, C, C+, C+, many others.
Section2: WN,WP,WP, F, F, C, C, C+, many others.

PSU links

Internet Links

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   | Michael Trick's Operations Research Page |
Opportunities for Research Funding in Operations Research / Management Sciences |

Edication: A.Toom |
college math: Dave's Tables Cool Math MBone Ask Dr. Math Common UG math errors WEB Tutorials
| Mathematics Journal for Undergraduates | math jokes more: 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

math instr manual | class lists by elion | www.medianet.libraries.psu.edu |

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