Week 3
Mathematical Decision Making Models

Introduction

The week is designed to equip you with a comprehensive understanding of decision-making. This will include various approaches to decision-making and mathematical models commonly used to make decisions. You will also learn to make decisions under conditions of certainty and uncertainty and gain an introduction to mathematical optimization and linear programming. By the end of the week, you will have a solid grasp of the different optimization problems and their applications to system design, enabling them to solve real-world problems confidently.

Learning Objectives

After completing this week, you will be able to:

Analyze different optimization problems, and formulate mathematical models to solve them.
Design a system that incorporates mathematical optimization techniques to achieve specific performance goals.
Utilize the principles of linear optimization.
Utilize various solvers used to solve optimization problems.

Learning Materials

Lecture 1

Agenda

Topic: Mathematical Decision-Making Models and Optimization

Overview: This lecture provides an overview of mathematical decision-making models and introduces mathematical optimization techniques.

Material: PowerPoint

About Lecture 1

Please go to Zoom Conferences in the left navigation pane to attend the session. If you cannot participate, you can view the session recording by going to the Zoom Conferences.

Please reach out to the instructor if you have questions.

Lecture 2

Agenda

Topic: Constrained Optimization and Linear Programming

Overview: This lecture introduces constrained optimization, linear programming, and integer programming, along with their practical applications. It explores various examples to demonstrate how these concepts can effectively solve optimization problems.

Material: PowerPoint

About Lecture 2

Please go to Zoom Conferences in the left navigation pane to attend the session. If you cannot participate, you can view the session recording by going to the Zoom Conferences.

Please reach out to the instructor if you have questions.

Assignments

In this quiz, you will be tested on the knowledge and comprehension of concepts related to optimization.

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This assignment aims to practice requirement analysis by proposing a system and specifying its requirements. The assignment will help you understand the importance of gathering and documenting requirements accurately for the successful development of a system. This homework is due at the end of this week.

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