Approximate Date	Topic	Reading
19 August	Course Policies Intro. to Linear Programming (LP)	Textbook:  Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7
24 August	LP in Two Dimensions: The Graphical Method Special Cases in LP	Textbook:  Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7
26 August	Applications of LP Models Cyclical Scheduling Problems Blending Problems Multiperiod Work Scheduling Production Process Models	Chapter 8
	LP Solvers	LINDO
31 August	LP Solvers Review of the LP Model
2 September	Integer Programming Formulation with Binary variables A Fixed-Charge Problem: Lindo and QM Formulations Warehouse Location Problem and Solution LP-Based Branch-and-Bound	Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4
7 September	Review of the Branch-and-Bound Algorithm Network Flow Models	Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4
9 September	Network Flow Models Application to Playoff Race Models	Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4
14 September	Introduction to Probability Theory	Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10
16 September	Revising Probabilities with Bayes' Theorem Bayes' Theorem Examples	Chapter 2.6
21 September	Bayes' Theorem Examples
23 September	Exam 1
28 September	Continuous Probability Distributions The Exponential Distribution
	The Normal Distribution Statistical Quality Control	Chapter 2 Chapter 17
30 September	Decision-Making Under Uncertainty Example 2 Example 3	Chapter 3.5
	Decision-Making Under Risk Intro. to Decision Trees	Chapter 3.4 Chapter 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3
5 October	Decision Tree Example and Solution Solution to Problem 4.41 Review of Decision Trees	Chapter 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
7 October	x-charts revisited: slides 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 Homework 4 Solutions Exam 1 Solutions Decision Analysis In-Class Example
14 October	Utility Theory Utility Curves	Chapter 4.4
	The Let's Make a Deal: an Introduction to Simulation
19 and 20 October	Production and Inventory Simulation Simulation Modeling Excel Spreadsheets	Chapter 15
26 October	Exam 2
2 and 4 November	Continuous Probability Distributions The Exponential Distribution Queuing Theory The M/M/1 Model M/M/k Queues Practice Queuing Problem solution Fax Pool Example	Chapter 2 Chapter 14
9 November 2004	Shortest Path Solution with Dynamic Programming Dynamic Programming Exam 2 Solutions Exam 2 Grades
11 November 2004	Decision Tree Simulation Revisited Dynamic Programming Continued
16 November 2004	Dynamic Programming Continued DP Example 5
18 November 2004	Exam 3	solutions grade distribution
23 November 2004	Dynamic Programming Examples: Equipment Replacement Problem Reliability Example A Game of Chance
30 November 2004	Chapter 2 Review Quiz Overbooking Example