Readings

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The required text for this course is the prepublication edition of Amazon logo Bertsimas, Dimitris, and Robert Weismantel. Optimization over Integers. Belmont, MA: Dynamic Ideas, December 2004. ISBN: 0975914626.

The following schedule outlines due dates for reading completion.


LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Formulations Chapter 1
2 Methods to Enhance Formulations Appendix A, Chapter 2
3 Methods to Enhance Formulations (cont.) Chapter 2
4 Ideal Formulations I Chapter 3
5 Ideal Formulations II Chapter 3
6 Duality Theory I Chapter 4
7 Duality Theory II Chapter 4
8 Algorithms for Solving Relaxations Chapter 5
9 Lattices I Chapter 6
10 Lattices II Chapter 6
11 Algebraic Geometry I Chapter 7
Midterm Exam Lecture 1-11
12 Algebraic Geometry II Chapter 7
13 Geometry I Chapter 8
14 Geometry II Chapter 8
15 Cutting Plane Methods I Chapter 9
16 Cutting Plane Methods II Chapter 9
17 The Integral Basis Method I Chapter 10
18 The Integral Basis Method II Chapter 10
19 Enumerative Methods Chapter 11
20 Heuristic Methods Chapter 11
21 Complexity and Approximation Algorithms I Appendix B, Chapter 12
22 Approximation Algorithms II Chapter 12
23 Mixed Integer Optimization I Chapter 13
24 Mixed Integer Optimization II Chapter 13
25 Robust Discrete Optimization Chapter 14
Final Exam