AMS 540, Linear Programming
Formulation of linear programming problems and solutions by simplex method. Duality, sensitivity analysis, dual simplex algorithm, decomposition. Applications to the transportation problem, two-person games, assignment problem, and introduction to integer and nonlinear programming. This course is offered as both MBA 540 and AMS 540.
Prerequisite: A course in linear algebra
3 credits, ABCF grading
Text: Linear Programming. by Ignizio, 94, Pearson
ISBN# 9780131837577 - Recommended
Linear Programming and Network Flows. By Bazaraa, 4th Edition Wiley
ISBN#: 9780470462720 - Recommended
Fall Semester