Formulate linear and integer programming problems for solving commonly encountered optimization problems. Understand how approximation algorithms compute solutions that are guaranteed to be within ...

CSCI 5654: Linear Programming CSCI 5654: Linear Programming Instructor Fall 2016: Sriram Sankaranarayanan Prerequisites Calculus I,II + Algorithms + Linear Algebra. Topics Covered Roughly, we will ...

Three examples of the applications of linear programming are given, drawn from the manufacture of plywood, the distribution of grain, and industrial fermentation. In each of these widely different ...

The present paper deals with the problem of maximizing the ratio of two linear functions subject to a set of linear equalities and nonnegativity constraints on the variables. The problem is attacked ...