Course Syllabus: MATH 171A, Winter 2024
Instruction
- Instructor: Prof. Jiawang Nie
- Office: AP&M 5864.
- Phone: (858) 534-6015.
- Email: njw "AT" math . ucsd . edu.
- Office hours: 2:00-3:00 Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, or after lectures, or by appointment.
Lectures
- Time: 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm, TuTh
- Location: FAH 1301, in-person
This class runs in the full in-person model.
Attending lectures is mondatory for this course.
The students are responsible for all materials covered in lectures.
You should expect questions on
the exams that will test your understanding of concepts covered in the lectures.
Please make sure the cell phones are turned off and put away during lectures.
TA Contact Info
- Jiyoung Choi : Office hours: 11:30-1:00 (Th),11:30-1:00(Fri), HSS3070, Email: jichoi@ucsd.edu
- Jiajia Wang : Office hours: 10:00-11:00(Th), 3:00-5:00(Fri), HSS4056, Email: jiw133@ucsd.edu
- Xiaomeng Hu : Office hours: 1:00-3:00(Fri), HSS3070, Email: x8hu@ucsd.edu
Course Description
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Linear optimization and applications. Linear programming, the simplex method, duality. Selected topics from integer
programming, network flows, transportation problems, inventory problems, and other applications. Three lectures, one
recitation. Knowledge of programming recommended.
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Here is the preliminary
schedule.
Prerequisite
- Linear Algebra.
Textbook
- Philip Gill et al., Linear Programming, 1998.
Discussion Sessions and Teaching Assistants
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Attending discussion sections is a requirement for this course.
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- Session A01: 5:00pm - 5:50pm, Wednesdays.   Room: APM 2301.  
TA:  Jiyoung Choi, jichoi@ucsd.edu, HSS3070
- Session A02: 6:00pm - 6:50pm, Wednesdays.   Room: APM 2301.  
TA:  Jiyoung Choi, jichoi@ucsd.edu, HSS3070
- Session A03: 7:00pm - 7:50pm, Wednesdays.   Room: APM 2301.  
TA:  Jiajia Wang, jiw133@ucsd.edu, HSS4056
- Session A04: 8:00pm - 8:50pm, Wednesdays.   Room: APM 2301.  
TA:  Xiaomeng Hu, x8hu@ucsd.edu, HSS3070.
Assignments
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Assignments will be assigned regularly.
The due dates and time (in PST) are stated in the assignments.
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Homework Assignment #1
due time: 11pm @ 1/21/2024
Please write your names, ID nubmers, and section numbers on your homework,
and staple together your homework pages.
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(i) Please write your names, id nubmers, and section numbers on your assignments.
(ii) No late homework will be accepted for any reasons.
(iii) The lowest grade of assignments will be droped.
(iv) All assignments must be submitted through Gradescope.
Calculators
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You may use any handheld calculator (but not a computer, PDA or any device with network capability)
during exams; however, you will be expected to show all relevant computational steps: No credit will
be given for unsupported answers gotten directly from a calculator.
Exams
- There will be two midterm exams and one final.
Exam rules will be announced in class before the exams.
- Midterm I - February 01, Thursday, 2024.
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Midterm II - February 29, Thursday, 2024.
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Final - March 19, 3:00pm - 5:59 pm, 2024.
Make-up exam policy
- There will be no make-up exams for this couse.
If you miss a midterm for some reason,
please see the grading options for the strategy.
Grading
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The final course grade will be based on homework assignments,
midterm and final exams.
Your final grade will be the best of the following three weighted averages.
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20% Homework, 20% Midterm Exam I, 20% Midterm Exam II, 40% Final Exam
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20% Homework, 40% better one of Midterm Exam I&II, 40% Final Exam
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20% Homework, 30% better Midterm Exam, 50% Final Exam
In addition,
you must pass the final examination in order to pass the course.
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Academic Integrity
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Every student is expected to conduct themselves with academic integrity.
Any kind of cheatings is not allowed in this course.
Violations of academic integrity will be treated seriously.
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See
UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship.