Homepage for Math 354-03, Spring 2005

General Course Information

• Lecturer: Robert Wilson
• Course web site: www.math.rutgers.edu/~rwilson and follow the link for Math 354-01
• Phone: 732-445-3486
• e-mail: rwilson@math.rutgers.edu
• Office Hours: Monday, 9:50 – 11:10, Tuesday, 1:10 – 2:30 in Hill-714 (BUSCH)
• Text: Elementary Linear Programming with Applications by Bernard Kolman and Robert E. Beck (2^nd edition), Academic Press (1995)
• Exams, Homework, and Grades:
  Midterm Exam #1 (Sections 1.1 – 2.3) – in class on February 21 - 100 points
  Midterm Exam #2 (Sections 3.1 – 4.3) – in class on April 7 - 100 points
  Homework - 100 points
  Final Examination – Monday, May 9, 8:00 – 11:00 AM - 200 points

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Approximate Syllabus

Lecture	Date	Sections from Text	Lecture	Date	Sections from Text
1	1/20	1.1	15	3/10	3.6
2	1/24	1.2	16	3/21	4.1
3	1/27	1.3	17	3/24	4.2
4	1/31	1.4	18	3/28	4.2
5	2/3	1.5	19	3/31	4.3
6	2/7	2.1	20	4/4	Catch-up and review
7	2/10	2.2	21	4/7	Midterm Exam #2
8	2/14	2.3	22	4/11	5.1
9	2/17	Catch-up and review	23	4/14	5.2
10	2/21	Midterm Exam #1	24	4/18	5.3
11	2/24	3.1	25	4/21	5.4
12	2/28	3.2	26	4/25	5.5
13	3/3	3.3	27	4/28	5.6
14	3/7	3.4, 3.5	28	5/2	Catch up and review

Required Homework Problems

There will be 12 graded homework assignments. The lowest two scores will be dropped. Late homework will be subject to a penalty.

Aasignment #1 – due 1/24: #2 and #8 of Section 1.1

Assignment #2 – due 1/27: #8 of Section 0.1 amd #14 of Section 1.2

Assignment #3 – due 2/3: #14 of Section 1.3 and #4, #8 of Section 1.4

Assignment #4 – due 2/10: TBA

Assignment #5 - due 2/14: TBA

Assignment #6 – due 3/3: TBA

Assignment #7 – due 3/10: TBA

Assignment #8 – due 3/24: TBA

Assignment #9 – due 3/31: TBA

Assignment #10 – due 4/14: TBA

Assignment #11 – due 4/21: TBA

Assignment #12 – due 4/28: TBA

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Practice Homework Problems

You should work all of these problems (but they are not to be handed in). If you have difficulty with any problem, ask about it in class.

Section 0.1: #3,5,9,15

Section 0.2: #1,3,9,13,15

Section 0.3: #3,5,7,11

Section 0.4: #3,5

Section 0.5: #3,5,7

Section 1.1: #3,9,11

Section 1.2: #1,3,7,9,13

Section 1.3: #1,3,7,9,15,18,20,22

Section 1.4: #1,3,7

Section 1.5: #3,7

Practice problems for Exam #1

Solutions to practice problems for Exam #1

Practice problems for Exam #2

Solutions to practice problems for Exam #2

Practice problems for Final Exam

Solutions to practice problems for final exam

As of 5/4, this a partial set of solutions.  More solutions will be posted later.