Math 322: Operations Research

• Professor: Maria Belk
• Office: Academic Resources Center
• Email: mbelk@bard.edu
• Class schedule: Monday and Wednesday: 11:50am–1:10pm, RKC 111
• Textbook: Introduction to Operations Research, by Frederick S. Hillier and Gerald J. Lieberman
• Office Hours:
  • Monday: 4–5:30pm in the Learning Commons
  • Thursday: 2:30–3:30pm in the Learning Commons
  • Thursday: 7–9pm in RKC 100
  • Friday: 1–3pm in the Learning Commons

Announcements

The eleventh homework assignment is due on Friday, December 2 by 5pm:

• Homework 11

Final Exam: The final exam will be in class on Wednesday, December 14. Here are some practice problems:

• Additional Practice Problems (and Answers)

• Edition 9:
  • Chapter 8: 8.1–2(a), 8.1–3(b), 8.3–4(a)
  • Chapter 9: 9.3–2(a)(b), 9.3–4, 9.6–3, 9.6–6(a)(b)
  • Chapter 11: 11.1–2(a), 11.3–1(a), 11.3–3, 11.3–7(a), 11.4–4(a)(c), 11.7–2(a)(b), 11.7–3(a)(b), 11.8–1, 11.8–3, 11.8–4, 11.8–7, 11.8–10, 11.8–12
  • Chapter 12: 12.4–1(a), 12.5–1(a)(b), 12.6–5(a)(b), 12.6–7(a)(b)(c), 12.6–8
• Edition 7:
  • Chapter 8: 8.1–1(a), 8.1–2(b), 8.3–4(a)
  • Chapter 9: 9.3–1(a)(b), 9.3–3, 9.6–2, 9.6–5(a)(b)
  • Chapter 12: 12.1–2(a), 12.3–1(a), 12.3–3, 12.3–7(a), 12.4–4(a)(c), 12.7–1(a)(b), 12.7–2(a)(b), 12.8–1, 12.8–3, 12.8–4, 12.8–7, 12.8–10, 12.8–12
  • Chapter 13: 13.4–1, 13.5–1(a)(b), 13.6–5(a)(b), 13.6–9, 13.6–10

• Answers to the Edition 9 Practice Problems
• Answers to the Edition 7 Practice Problems
• Answers to the Additional Practice Problems

Practice Problem for the Midterm Exam: The final exam will be cumulative (with an emphasis on the recent material), so you may want to also review the practice problems for the midterm.

• Practice Problems for the Midterm and Answers

Final Projects: The following page contains a list of possible projects: Information on the Project

Excel Files: Here are two of the Excel Files from class:

• Minimum Cost Flow: This is the Excel file for the Minimum Cost Flow prolbem that we did in class on October 31.
• Branch and Bound: This is the Excel file for the Integer Program that we solved in class on November 7.

Course Requirements

• Homework: There will be weekly homework assignments. I encourage you to work with others on the homework assignments; mathematics is generally easier and more enjoyable when working with others. You should write up your own solutions independently and acknowledge all collaborators.
• Project: There will be one project consisting of a class presentation and a paper. More details along with some ideas for projects will be given later in the semester.
• Exams: There will be two in-class exams: a midterm and a final exam.

Your grade will be based on homework assignments (40%), a project (20%), and two in-class exams (40%).

Assignments