Mathematics 298. Experimental Courses
Introduction to Operations Research
An introduction to the principles of Operations Research, modeling, optimization, and their role in decision making for organizations and systems management. Applications include satellite operations, network flow, risk/revenue management, and emergency systems. Topics include linear programming (the Simplex Method, concepts of duality and sensitivity analysis), network optimization (e.g. transportation and assignment problems), nonlinear programming and stochastic models.
Michael Kahn