MBA 8023: Optimization, Fall 2013

Instructor: Ling-Chieh Kung
Department of Information Management
National Taiwan University

This is a doctoral required course offered in the Department of Business Administration in National Taiwan University.

This website is for the third part of this course, Linear Programming (LP).

Basic information

Instructor for the third part
  • Ling-Chieh Kung (¤Õ¥O³Ç)
  • E-mail: lckung(AT)ntu.edu.tw
  • Office: Room 413, Management Building II
  • Tel: 02-3366-1176.
Teaching assistant
  • There is no teaching assistant.
Syllabus
  • There is no syllabus specifically for this part.
Lectures
  • 2:20pm-5:20pm, Wednesday.
  • Room 203, Management Building II.
Office hour
  • By appointment.
  • Room 413, Management Building II.
Prerequisites
  • Linear Algebra and the first two parts of this course.
On-line resources
  • To check grades: CEIBA.
  • To download or link to materials: This website.
  • To discuss: the bulletin board "NTUIM-lckung" on PTT.

Tentative plan

TopicEstimated time
LP basics and formulationOne week
The simplex methodOne week
LP dualityOne week
Integer ProgrammingOne week

Schedule

Week Lecture Date Topic Slides
132013/12/4LP basics and formulationSlides
142013/12/11The simplex methodSlides
152013/12/18LP dualityN/A
162013/12/25Integer ProgrammingSlides
172013/1/1No class: national holiday
182014/1/8Game theory and ExamSlides

Grading

Policies

Office hour
  • You are welcome to my office hour to ask me any question. In fact, discussions not related to optimization are also welcome.
Attendance
  • We do not require one to attend all the lectures. If you have something more important to do, feel free to drop a class.
Class participation
  • As communication skills are essential for almost everyone, we encourage class participation and include it in evaluating each student. In other words, class participation is not just sitting in the classroom. During lecture time or office hour, you are more than welcome to ask or answer questions and provide comments. You are also encouraged to use the course bulletin board on PTT or send me e-mails at any time. These will not only give you a good participation grade but also significantly help your learning.
Homework
Exams
  • The exam will be in-class and open-book. Except calculators, electronic devices are not allowed. Cheating will result in severe penalty. The exam covers everything related to those taught in this December.