ECTS - Linear Optimization
Linear Optimization (MDES655) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Linear Optimization | MDES655 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to give to Ph.D. students from different engineering backgrounds the skills of real life problem formulation with linear optimization along with the use of basic computer packages to solve the problems. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Sets of linear equations, linear feasibility and optimization, local and global optima, the Simplex method and its variants, theory of duality and the dual-Simplex method, network-Simplex algorithms, computational complexity issues and interior-point algorithms. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | An introduction to linear feasibility and linear optimization problems. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 2 | Geometry of linear optimization, polyhedral sets, extreme points and basic feasible solutions. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 3 | The Simplex Algorithm. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 4 | Duality theory and complementary slackness. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 5 | Sensitivity analysis and parametric linear programming. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 6 | The Dual Simplex Algorithm. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 7 | Extensions of the Simplex Method. Simplex with upper and lower bounds. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 8 | Midterm | - |
| 9 | Algorithms with sparse matrices and decomposition techniques. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 10 | The network-flow problems and the Network Simplex Method. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 11 | Application issues of linear optimization. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 12 | Algorithmic complexity of the Simplex Method. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 13 | The ellipsoid method and an overview of interior-point algorithms. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 14 | Algorithm coding and presentations. | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
| 15 | Overall review | - |
| 16 | Final exam | - |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. [1] S.G. Nash and A. Sofer, Linear and Nonlinear Programming, McGraw Hill 1996. |
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| Other Sources | 2. [2] V. Chvatal, Linear Programming, Freeman 1983. |
| 3. [3] G.L. Nemhauser and L.A. Wolsey, Integer and Combinatorial Optimization, Wiley 1988. | |
| 4. [4] H.P. Williams, Model Building in Mathematical Programming, 2nd edition, Wiley, 1985. | |
| 5. [5] F.S. Hillier and G.J. Lieberman, Introduction to Mathematical Programming, 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill, 1995. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | 1 | 15 |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 25 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
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The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to understand and apply knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and basic sciences at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to access wide and deep knowledge in the field of Engineering by doing scientific research with current techniques and methods, evaluate, interpret and implement the gained knowledge. | |||||
| 3 | Being aware of the latest developments his/her field of study, defines problems, formulates and develops new and/or original ideas and methods in solutions. | |||||
| 4 | Designs and applies theoretical, experimental, and model-based research, analyzes and interprets the results obtained at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to use the applications, techniques, modern tools and equipment in his/her field of study at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 6 | Designs, executes and finalizes an original work process independently. | |||||
| 7 | Can work in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, lead teams, use the information of different disciplines together and develop solution approaches. | |||||
| 8 | Pays regard to scientific, social and ethical values in all professional activities and acquires responsibility consciousness at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 9 | Contributes to the literature by communicating the processes and results of his/her academic studies in written form or orally in national and international academic environments, communicates effectively with communities and scientific staff working in the field of specialization. | |||||
| 10 | Gains the skill of lifelong learning at the level of expertise. | |||||
| 11 | Communicates verbally and in written form using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | |||||
| 12 | Recognizes the social, environmental, health, safety, legal aspects of engineering applications, as well as project management and business life practices, being aware of the limitations they place on engineering applications. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 136 | ||