Math 425 – Introduction to Operations Research

 

(Note:  Any given future sections are listed according to a projected schedule, which may be subject to change.)

 

 

Day

Section

Homework

Aug 21

Introduction

3.1

3.2

Read: Chapters 1 and 2,  Chapter 3 intro, section 3.1, section 3.2

pg. 81: 3.1-(2, 7(a,b), 10(a))

pg. 83: 3.2-3(a,b)

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Discussion of Chapters 1 and 2

3.3

Read: Section 3.3, examples MARY, NORI&LEETS, and UNION AIRWAYS from section 3.4

pg. 81: 3.1-(3, 5, 6, 7(c,d,e), 10(b))

pg. 83: 3.2-(3(c), 4)

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3.4

3.5

Read: Section 3.5, section 3.6

pg. 84: 3.4-(4, 5, 8, 10(a))

pg. 87: 3.5-5

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3.6

Gauss-Jordan Elimination Primer/Review

Read:

Do: Problems LS1-LS3

Sep 4

Labor Day – no class

6

4.1

4.2

4.3

Read:  section 4.1, section 4.2, section 4.3

pg. 152: 4.1-(1, 3, 4, 5(a))

pg. 153: 4.2-(1, 2)

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4.3

4.4

Read: section 4.4

pg. 153: 4.3-2

pg. 154: 4.4-(1, 2, 5(b), 7, 8)

13

4.5

4.6

Read: section 4.5, section 4.6

pg. 155: 4.5-(4, 8)

pg. 156: 4.6-(3(a), 12(a,b), 13, 16(a))

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4.6 (Big M Method and Two-Phase Method)

Read: section 4.6, article (Kotiah and Sternberg)

pg. 156: 4.6-(1, 3(b,c), 5(a,c,d), 9(a,b,c), 16(b,c))

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5.3

4.7

Read:  part of section 5.2 (pp. 174-175), section 5.3, section 4.7, section 4.8, section 4.9

pg. 194: 5.3-(1(a), 2(a), 5, 9(a))

pg. 159: 4.7-(3,5(a,b))

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4.8

4.9

5.1

Read: section 5.1(specifically (pp. 163-168,171-174))

pg. 190 5.1-4

pg. 194: 5.3-(1(b), 2(b))

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Exam 1

 

Oct 2

6.1

6.3

Read: section 6.1, section 6.3

pg. 221: 6.1-(1, 3, 5(a), 6(a),7)

pg. 222: 6.3-(1, 4, 5, 7)

4

6.4

6.2

Read: section 6.4, section 6.2

pg. 223: 6.4-(1, 3, 6, 7, 8)

9

4.7

6.5

Read: section 4.7, section 6.5, section 7.1

pg. 159: 4.7-(3,5)

pg. 224: 6.5-(1, 2, 3)

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7.1

7.2

7.3

Read: section 7.2, section 7.3

pg. 278: 7.1-1

pg. 279: 7.2-2(a-g), 4(a-e), 6(a-f)

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7.2

7.3

18

9.1

Read: section 9.1

pg. 362: 9.1-(2, 4, 7, 8)

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9.3

10.1

10.2

10.3

Read: section 9.3, section 10.1, section 10.2, section 10.3

pg. 367: 9.3-(1, 2(a,b,c), 4)

pg. 426: 10.3-(2,3,4,6) (for each, all parts but c)

 

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10.4

10.5

Read: section 10.4, section 10.5

pg. 428: 10.4-(1, 2, 3)

pg. 428: 10.5-(1, 3(a,b), 6(a))

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10.5

Read:

pg. 428: 10.5-(3(c), 6(b))

Nov 1

Exam 2

6

10.6

17.1

17.2

Read: section 10.6, section 17.1, section 17.2

pg. 430: 10.6-(2, 3, 4)

pg. 786: 17.2-(2, 3, 5)

8

17.2

17.4

Read: section 17.4

pg. 787: 17.4-(1, 3)

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17.5

17.6

Read: section 17.5, 17.6

pg. 788: 17.5-(2, 3, 5, 8, 11(a)) (Do not calculate L_q, W_q for 2d, 3d)

pg. 789: 17.6-(2(a), 3, 7, 8)

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17.6

Read:

20-24

Thanksgiving Break – no classes

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18.1

18.2

18.3

Read: section 18.1, section 18.2, section 18.3

pg. 864: 18.3-(1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13)

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16.1

16.2

16.3

Read: section 16.1, section 16.2, section 16.3

pg. 718: 16.2-(2, 3, 4, 7)

pg. 720: 16.3-(2, 3, 4, 7)

Dec 4

16.4

Read: section 16.4,

pg. 723: 16.4-(2, 3, 5, 6)

6

16.6

Review

Read:  section 16.6

pg. 726: 16.6-(2, 3, 4, 8(a))

11-15

Final Exam (TBA)