Class Number	Topic	Reading
1	Course Policies Intro. to Linear Programming (LP)	Textbook:  Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7
2	Slide 11 from Intro. to Linear Programming (LP) LP in Two Dimensions: The Graphical Method Special Cases in LP Quiz 1 and solution from Spring 2003	Textbook:  Chapter 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.7
3	Applications of LP Models Cyclical Scheduling Problems Blending Problems Multiperiod Work Scheduling Production Process Models	Chapter 8
	LP Solvers	LINDO
4	LP Solvers Review of the LP Model Formulation with Binary variables: slides 1 - 8
5	Formulation with Binary variables: slides 9 - 13 A Fixed-Charge Problem: Lindo Formulation Warehouse Location Problem and Solution LP-Based Branch-and-Bound	Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4
6	Review of the Branch-and-Bound Algorithm Solution to In-Class Exercise Network Flow Models: Slides 1 - 15	Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4
7	Network Flow Models: Slides 16 - 36 Playoff Elimination Models LINDO Formulation and Solution Schedules for RIOT Page from 8 Sept. '04 Anaheim, Oakland, Seattle, and Texas	Chapter 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, and 11.4
8	Introduction to Probability Theory In class problems and solutions	Chapter 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10
9	What's on Exam 1? Old Exams In class problems and solutions Revising Probabilities with Bayes' Theorem
10	Homework 2 Solutions Bayes' Theorem Examples
11	Exam 1
12	Continuous Probability Distributions The Exponential Distribution The Normal Distribution and Statistical Quality Control	Chapter 2 Chapter 17
13	Statistical Quality Control: slides 36 and 37	Chapter 2 Chapter 17
	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
14	Decision Tree Example and Solution Solution to Problem 4.41 Review of Decision Trees	Chapter 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
15	x-charts revisited: slides 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 Homework 4 Solutions Exam 1 Solutions Decision Analysis In-Class Example
16	Decision Analysis In-Class Example and solution Utility Theory Utility Curves The Let's Make a Deal: an Introduction to Simulation	Chapter 4.4
17	Websites for the Binomial and Normal distributions.	Chapter 2
18 and 19	Production and Inventory Simulation Simulation Modeling Excel Spreadsheets	Chapter 15
20	Simulation Modeling Excel Spreadsheets Queuing Theory The M/M/1 Model
21	Presidential Elections voting data LINDO example Simulation Modeling Excel Spreadsheets Queuing Theory The M/M/1 Model M/M/k Queues
22	Queuing Theory The M/M/1 Model M/M/k Queues Practice Queuing Problem solution Fax Pool Example
23	Shortest Path Solution with Dynamic Programming Dynamic Programming:slides 1 - 33 Exam 2 Solutions Exam 2 Grades
24	Decision Tree Simulation Revisited: (as presented in class) (with corrections to slide 8) Dynamic Programming Continued: slides 34 - 37 Solution to Cramming for Finals Problem
25	Example 15-1 From the textbook (page 662) Dynamic Programming Continued DP Example 5
26	Exam 3
27	Dynamic Programming Examples: Equipment Replacement Problem Reliability Example A Game of Chance Chapter 2 Review Quiz
28	Chapter 2 Review Quiz solutions Overbooking Example