IndE 310 Syllabus

4 credits

Mondays, Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:50 am,CMU B006

Fridays 9:30 - 11:20 am, Low 101 or MGH 044

Instructor: Zelda Zabinsky
Phone: (206) 543-4607
Email:
Office: MEB G8
Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 8:30-9:20, in MEB G8 / Teaching Assistant:Lei Li
Phone: (206) 543-5348
Email:
Office: MEB 106
Office Hours: Tues,11:30am-1:00pm, Wed, 2:30-4:00 pm, in MEB 106

Textbook: F. S. Hillier and G. J. Lieberman, Introduction to Operations Research (8th Edition), McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Lecture notes: Available in installments on class web page

Class web page:

Class e-mail list:

Grading Policy:

•IndE 310

–Homework 20% (Homework due by 5:00pm in IndE 310 TA mailbox in MEB G6)

–Two midterms 25% each

–Final 30%

Lecture / Reading / Location / Credits
Introduction & Examples / Chapters 1-2 / Sep 27 / CMU B006 / HW 1 assigned
Assumptions & Examples / Chapter 3 / Sep 29 / MGH 044
Excel Solver lab
Simplex Method / Chapter 4
(4.1-4.5) / Oct 2 / CMU B006
Simplex Method / Oct 4 / CMU B006 / HW 1 due, HW 2 assigned
Excel Solver& Sensitivity Lab / Oct 6 / MGH 044
Other Forms, Postoptimality / Chapter 4
(4.6-4.7) / Oct 9 / CMU B006
Shadow Prices / Oct 11 / CMU B006 / HW 2 due, HW 3 assigned
Lab - Homework Session / Oct 13 / LOW 101
Foundations of the Simplex Method / Chapter 5 / Oct 16 / CMU B006
Review / Oct 18 / CMU B006 / HW 3 due
Midterm 1 / Oct 20 / LOW 101
Revised Simplex Method / Chapter 5 / Oct 23 / CMU B006
Fundamental Insight/ Duality Theory / Oct 25 / CMU B006 / HW 4 assigned
Lab – Production Processes / Oct 27 / MGH 044
Duality Theory / Chapter 6
(6.1-6.4) / Oct 30 / CMU B006
Duality /Sensitivity Analysis / Nov 1 / CMU B006 / HW 4 due, HW 5 assigned
Lab - Homework Session / Nov 3 / LOW 101
Sensitivity Analysis / Chapter 6
(6.5-6.8) / Nov 6 / CMU B006
Sensitivity Analysis & Parametric / Nov 8 / CMU B006 / HW 5 due, HW 6 assigned
Holiday (Veteran's Day) / Nov 10
Parametric LP / Chapter 7
(7.1-7.2) / Nov 13 / CMU B006
Review / Nov 15 / CMU B006 / HW 6 due
Midterm 2 / Nov 17 / LOW 101
Transportation Problems / Chapter 8 / Nov 20 / CMU B006
Assignment Problem / Nov 22 / CMU B006 / HW 7 assigned
Holiday (Thanksgiving) / Nov 24
Network Problems / Chapter 9, 22 suppl. / Nov 27 / CMU B006
PERT/CPM / Nov 29 / CMU B006 / HW 7 due, HW 8 assigned
Lab - Network / Dec 1 / MGH 044
Goal Programming / Chapter 7 suppl. / Dec 4 / CMU B006
TBA / Dec 6 / CMU B006 / HW 8 due
Review / Dec 8 / LOW 101
Final (8.30-10.20am) / Dec 13 / CMU B006