TRAN 650

Urban Systems Engineering

Section 101 Call# 13188

Fall 2001

Meetings: Tuesday 6:00pm~9:05pm, Faculty Memorial Hall (FAC) 206

Instructor: Jian Yang

·        Office: GITC 2514;  Office Hours: Flexible

·        Telephone: 973-596-3658;  Fax: 973-596-3652

·        Email: yang@adm.njit.edu

 

Web Page: http://www-ec.njit.edu/~yang/teaching/tran650/tran650.html

Course Summary: Linear Programming, Nonlinear Programming, Markov Chains, Queuing Theory, etc.

Text: Wayne L. Winston. 1994. Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms. 3rd Edition. Duxbury Press.

Reference: Frederic S. Hillier and Gerald J. Lieberman. 2001. Introduction to Operations Research. 7th Edition. McGraw-Hills.

Determination of Grade:

·        Six homework assignments at 5 points each (30 points in total)

·        One mid-term exam at 35 points

·        One final exam at 35 points

      The proposed letter grade assignment is as follows:

             F            0--34.999

             D           35--49.999

             C           50--59.999

             C+           60--69.999

             B           70--79.999

             B+          80--84.999

             A           85--100

 

 

Late assignments will be penalized 20 points (on the 100 point scale) if turned in up to ONE week late.  Assignments in excess of ONE week late will not be accepted except in extreme circumstances where the student has discussed with and has received an explicit extension from the instructor.  Discussion on homework assignment is welcomed.  But, each individual must write up his or her homework independently.   

 

Tentative Course Progress:

Date

Coverage

September 4, 2001

Lecture 1: Introduction to OR and Basic Linear Algebra

September 11, 2001

No Class—School was closed

September 18, 2001

Lecture 2: Introduction to Linear Programming; HW1 out

September 25, 2001

Lecture 3: The Simplex Algorithm

October 2, 2001

Lecture 4: Sensitivity Analysis and Software; HW1 due; HW2 out

October 9, 2001

Lecture 5: Transportation, Assignment, and Transshipment Problems

October 16, 2001

Lecture 6: Nonlinear Programming; HW2 due; HW3 out

October 23, 2001

Mid-term Examination

October 30, 2001

Lecture 7: Review of Calculus and Probability: HW3 due; HW4 out

November 6, 2001

No Class—Instructor Attending Conference

November 13, 2001

Lecture 8: Probabilistic Inventory Models; HW4 due; HW5 out

November 20, 2001

No Class—Pre-Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2001

Lecture 9: Dynamic Programming; HW5 due; HW6 out

December 4, 2001

Lecture 10: Probabilistic Dynamic Programming

December 11, 2001

 Lecture 11: Queuing Theory; HW6 due

December 18, 2001

Final Examination