Introduction to Mathematical Programming
Course Information
Instructor
- Name:
Prof. Cliff Stein
- Office:
306 Mudd Hall
- Phone:
854-5238
- E-mail:
cliff@ieor.columbia.edu
- Office Hours:
M 2:30-4, R 10:30-12, and by appointment
Teaching Assistants
| Name: Zhi Huang
| Name: David de la Nuez
|
| Office: 8L3W CEPSR
| Office: 821 CEPSR
|
| Phone: 854-4195
| Phone: 854-4086
|
| E-mail: zhihuang@ieor.columbia.edu
| E-mail: oboeguy@ieor.columbia.edu
|
| Office Hours: Th 10:00-12:00 (IEOR Lab)
| Office Hours: M 5:00-6:00 (IEOR Lab)
|
Please direct all questions about homework grading to Zhi.
Course
- Meets:
MW 11:00-12:15
- Room:
833 Mudd
Recitations
- Section 1: M 4:10-5:00, 301 Mudd
- Section 2: W 12:20-1:10, 301 Mudd
The recitations in week X will typically be associated with the
Wednesday lecture of week X-1 and the Monday lecture of week X.
They will also be associated with the homework due the Friday of week X.
Prerequisite
Text
- Required:
Introduction to Mathematical Programming, Wayne Winston,
2nd edition
Electronic Mail
I will send various kinds of information by way of
electronic mail addresses, and I will respond to questions from you
sent by email. Please check your email frequently, and before working
on an assignment, check whether I have sent out any changes.
I will assume that when I send email out to the class, you have read
it.
Homework
Assignments
There will be weekly written assignments, generally available on
the web by Friday, and due the following Friday. Assignments are
to be handed in at the drop box in the IEOR office in 331 Mudd.
Assignments will typically be due at 4PM on Friday.
Late Homework
will be accepted the following Monday with an automatic 20% reduction
in the grade. Exceptions will be made only for
exceptional extenuating circumstances (e.g. serious illness,
family crisis).
Homework Policy
The goal of the homework assignments is education, not evaluation.
We must also be mindful of rules regarding academic honesty and
plagarism. To facilitate these goals, we will use the following policy.
- All work submitted for credit must be your own.
- You may discuss the homework problems with your classmates,
the teaching assistant(s), and Professor Stein. For each problem,
you must acknowledge
the people with whom you discussed your work, and you must write
up your own solutions. Any written sources used (apart from the text)
must also be acknowledged; however, you may not consult
any solutions from previous years' assignments whether they are
student or faculty generated.
- Please ask if you have any questions about this policy.
Violations will be treated harshly
Exams
- There will be a midterm and a final exam. For each exam, you will
be allowed to bring one 8.5 by 11 inch piece of paper with notes into
the exam.
Grading
- Homeworks: 25%
- Midterm: 35%
- Final: 40%
Hardware Requirements:
You will need access to a PC for
assignments. You can use the IEOR lab, or your own PC.
Software Requirements:
You will need to use some software
that solves linear programs. LINDO is included with the book, and
Excel also has this capability. You may want to use software such as
Matlab to check you calculations.
Students with Disabilites
I encourage students
with disabilities, including invisible disabilities
such as chronic diseases and learning disabilities, to discuss with
me any appropriate accommodations that I might make on their
behalf.
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