All Students should be aware that the Department of Mathematical Sciences takes the NJIT Honor code very seriously and enforces it strictly. This means there must not be any forms of plagiarism, i.e., copying of homework, class projects, or lab assignments, or any form of cheating in quizzes and exams. Under the Honor Code, students are obligated to report any such activities to the Instructor.
» Instructor: Prof. Lieb
» Textbook: Operations Research (8th Edition), by Hamdy Taha; ISBN: 0-13-188923-0.
» Grading Policy: The final grade in this course will be determined as follows:
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Please note that the University Drop Date March 30, 2009 deadline will be strictly enforced.
» Homework Policy: Homework problems will be assigned in class.
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MATH DEPARTMENT CLASS POLICIES LINK
All DMS students must familiarize themselves with and adhere to the Department of Mathematical Sciences Course Policies, in addition to official university-wide policies. DMS takes these policies very seriously and enforces them strictly. For DMS Course Policies, please click here.
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January 19, 2009 |
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday ~ University Closed |
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March 16-22, 2009 |
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Spring Recess ~ No Classes Scheduled |
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March 30, 2009 |
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Last Day to Withdraw from Classes |
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April 10, 2009 |
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Good Friday ~ University Closed |
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May 5, 2008 |
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Classes Follow a Friday Schedule, Last Day of Classes |
Course Outline and Homework Assignments:
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Linear Programming |
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Simplex Method |
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Simplex Method |
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Duality |
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Test #1 & Transportation Model |
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midterm Exam 1 |
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Network Models |
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CPM and PERT |
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Decision Analysis and Games |
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SPRING RECESS: MaRCH 16–20, 2009 ~ NO CLASSES SCHEDULED |
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Review and Test #2 |
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midterm Exam 2 |
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» March 30, 2009: (M) LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS COURSE |
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Queuing Models |
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Queuing Models |
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» APRIL 10, 2009: (F) GOOD FRIDAY ~ No Classes Scheduled |
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Markov Chains |
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Markov Chains |
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Simulation Modeling |
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» May 5, 2009: (T) Classes Follow a Friday Schedule |
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Final Review |
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Review for FINAL EXAM |
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Finals |
FINAL EXAM WEEK: May 7 – 13, 2009 |
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Prepared By: Prof. Murray Lieb
Last revised: December 11, 2008