Instructor:
Annie Raymond
raymond(_at_)math.umass.edu
LGRT 1116
TA:
Daniel Gallagher
gallagher(_at_)math.umass.edu
Office hours:
Annie: Monday 1:15-2:15 and Friday 11-noon in LGRT 1116
Dan: Tuesday 2:30-3:30 in LGRT 1323H
If you can't make it then, email one of us to schedule an appointment.
Course description:
This course is an introduction to mathematical modeling. The main goal of the class is to learn how to translate real-world problems into quantitative terms for interpretation, suggestions of improvement and future predictions. Since this is too broad of a topic for one semester, this class will focus on linear and integer programming to study real world problems that affect real people. The course will culminate in a final modeling project that will involve optimizing the logistics of the Valley Bikeshare service. For more information, see the course syllabus.
Textbooks:
There are no required textbooks. For additional information, I recommend the following textbooks: Introduction to Linear Optimization by Bertsimas and Tsitsiklis as well as Linear Programming by Chvatal.
Homework, worksheets and course notes:
Please go to Moodle for all of this.
Other resources:
Disability Services at UMass
Center for Counseling and Psychological Health
Learning Resource Center