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name=CocoaVersion content=949.43> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="3074"/> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1"/> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> <p class=p1><b>MATH 21-257: Models and Methods for Optimization</b></p> <p class=p1><b>Spring 2009</b></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=769 style='width:576.75pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td width=767 valign=top style='width:575.25pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'> <p class=p2>Instructor: Weining Kang<br> Wean Hall 6218<br> (412) 268 8486<br> <a href="mailto:weikang@andrew.cmu.edu"><span class=s1>weikang@andrew.cmu.edu</span></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=p1>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p1><b>1. General Information:</b></p> <p class=p3>Instructor's Office Hours: Tu 4:00-6:00 p.m. and Th 4:00-5:00 p.m. in Wean Hall 6218.</p> <p class=p3>TAs Office Hours:</p> <p class=p4>Pall Melsted: M/W 1:30-2:30 at PPB342&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>David Offner: M/W 1:30-2:20 at PPB342</p> <p class=p2>Lisa Espig: Tu/W 3:30-4:30 at WEH7207</p> <p class=p2>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>The direction to PPB342 can be found <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/~pmelsted/directions.html"><span class=s1>here</span></a></p> <p class=p2>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>The Syllabus for the course can be download <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/syllabus.pdf"><span class=s1>here</span></a></p> <p class=p2>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p1><b>2</b><span class=s2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. </span></span><b>Homework Assignments</b><span class=s2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>:</span></span></p> <p class=p4>HW1: Section 1.4: 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 13, 17 Due by 01/22 in recitation. <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW1.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW2: Section 3.2: 2, 4, 5, 6; Section 3.3: 1, 2, 3 Due by 01/29 in recitation <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW2.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW3: Section 3.3: 5, 6, 11, 14, 15; Section 3.6: 1, 3, 8 Due by 02/05 in recitation <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW3.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW4: Section 3.6: 6, 15, 16; Section 3.5: 2, 4, 6, 8, 9 Due by 02/16 in class <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW4.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW5: Section 3.5: 10, 11, 12; Section 4.2: 1, 2, 4, 8 Due by 02/23 in class <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW5.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW6: Section 4.2: 11, 12, 16, 17; Section 4.3: 4, 6, 7, 8 Due by 03/02 in class <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW6.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW7: Section 5.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 Due by 03/19 in recitation <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW7.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>HW8: Section 5.2: 14, 16; Section 5.3: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 Due by 04/02 in recitation <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW8.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p5><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=p4>HW9: Section 8.2: 2, 3, 5, 6 Due by 04/15 in class <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW9.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p5><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=p4>HW10: Section 8.3: 2, 6; Section 8.4: 2, 3, 4 Due by 04/22 in class <a href="http://www.math.cmu.edu/users/weikang/math257/SolHW10.pdf"><span class=s3>[solutions]</span></a></p> <p class=p4><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p6><b>3</b><span class=s2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. </span></span><b>Exam Schedule</b><span class=s2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>:</span></span></p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>The first midterm will be in class on 02/11 (the coming Wednesday). It will cover Sections 1.4, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6.</p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>The second midterm will be in class on 03/23 (the coming Wednesday). It will cover Sections 4.2, 4.3.</p> <p class=p7><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=p2>The third midterm will be in class on 04/24. It will cover Sections 5.2, 5.3, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4.</p> <p class=p4>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p8>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p6><b>4</b><span class=s2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>. </span></span><b>Supplementary Notes</b><span class=s2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>:</span></span></p> <p class=p6>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p2>&nbsp;</p> <p class=p3><b>Latest update: 04/23/2009</b></p> <p class=p9>&nbsp;</p> <h2 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:14.25pt;margin-left: 0in'><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0B14E5'><a href="http://www.cmu.edu/">Back to CMU Homepage</a><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p class=p9>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>