Operations Research

Note: For this course, I plan to adopt the "flipped classroom" principle, which may be new to you. Please pay attention to the syllabus to get an idea about the design of this course.

Operations Research (OR) is a field in which people use mathematical and engineering methods to support decision making. While the main application of OR is to solve business problems, people in the fields of Economics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc., also benefit from OR methods. People use those models, algorithms, and solution processes in OR to optimize all kinds of decisions. This is why people refer to OR as a decision making tool. In this course, we will study how to facilitate decision making for either a single decision maker or multiple decision makers. Most examples will be adopted from the business world while some will be from various engineering fields. Basic knowledge on Calculus, Linear Algebra, Discrete Mathematics, and Probability is assumed for students taking this course.

This is a required course for the sophomores in the Department of Information Management in National Taiwan University. In most cases, all students who want to enroll in or audit this course are welcome. This course is taught in English.

For a detailed description about this course, including course policies, grading rules, tentative schedules, etc., please see the syllabus. Whenever there is an update, a new version will be posted with a short note describing the update.