MATH318: Quantitative Methods for Management
Schedule and homework, Spring 2012


Homework assignments are expected to take several days to complete. Please feel free to collaborate with other students, to seek help during office hours, and to ask for help in class if you "get stuck". Please be sure that the homework you submit is written in your own words.

This schedule will be revised as the semester progresses.

Date
Sections covered and Assignments due
1/19 Introduction, Basic Probability (2.1-2.2)
1/24 Calculating Probabilities (2.3-2.4)
Bayes' Theorem (2.5)
1/31 Chapter 2 Homework due 1/31: 4, 8, 17, 21 (ask if you need an extension)
Chapter 2 Quiz 1/31
Discrete Random Variables (3.2-3.3)
coinflip results sheet
2/7 Binomial Distribution worksheet
Facts about the binomial distribution.
Continuous Random Variables (3.5-3.7, 12.2)
Comparison of Discrete vs. Continuous
2/14 Poisson Distribution
Chapter 3 Take-home quiz assigned
Normal Distribution Calculuator
Decision Making (4.1-4.2)
2/21 Expected Values (4.3)
Case Problem topic requests due
Perfect Information (4.5)
Sample Information (4.5)
Risk Analysis (4.4)
Sensitivity Analysis (4.4)
2/28 Case Problem topics assigned
Branch Probabilities and Bayes' Theorem (4.6 p. 126)
Chapter 4 Homework due 3/1: 2, 6, 10, 18
3/6 Spring Break
3/13 Utility and Decision Making (5.1-5.2)
Utility Worksheet
3/20 Utility and Risk (5.3)
Chapter 5 Homework due 3/22: 2, 9
Chapter 4-5 quiz 3/22
Introduction to Chapter 7
3/27 Linear Programming (7.1, 7.2)
Graphing and Interpreting Feasible Regions (7.2, 7.3)
4/2 Graphing and Interpreting Feasible Regions (7.2, 7.3)
M&D Chemicals problem
Surplus Variables and Minimization (7.5)
Special Cases (7.6)
4/9 Projects due 4/9
Linear Programming Worksheet
Chapter 7 Homework due 4/11: 1, 12, 14, 15, 16
More Than Two Decision Variables (8.4)
4/16 Sensitivity Analysis (8.1-8.4)
Computer Solutions to Linear Programming Problems
Brunch linear programming worksheet
Chapter 3 take home quiz due
4/23 Chapter 8 homework due 4/23: 3 (a-c), 14.
Chapter 7 & 8 Quiz 4/23
Scheduling and Project Networks (12.1)
Project Network Worksheet
Uncertain times (12.2) Time-Cost Trade-offs (12.3)
4/30 Make-up quizzes and homework due
Chapter 12 quiz
Chapter 12 Homework (not collected): 7, 11, 12
Review for final.
5/8 Final Exam, 2:00-4:00


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