Math 177 Homework Assignments

Always read the textbook section prior to doing the homework because the problems typically ask you to extend or apply the ideas in the section(s).

Math 177  Linear Programming 

Fall 2003  Reading and Homework Schedule

Introduction and review:  Read chapters 1 and 2

Reading and Practice Problems

Aug. 25 sections 3.1,3.2       3.1: 1,4     3.2: 3,5,6

Aug. 27  sections 3.3,3.4       3.3: 1-3,8     3.4: 1,3,4

Sept. 1  Labor Day

Sept. 3  sections 3.5,3.7       3.5: 1-3,5     3.7: 1,2

Sept. 8  section 3.8,3.9       3.8: 2,5,6,7,10    3.9: 2,4,5,6,11

Sept. 10  section 3.10,4.1      3.10: 1,3,5,8  4.1: 1,3

Sept. 15  sections 4.2,4.3     

Sept. 17  sections 4.4,4.5      4.4: 1,3     4.5: 2,3,6

Homework #1   30 pts.  Due Wed. Sept. 17

Chapter 3 review: 1,4,7,11,13,15,17,23,26,28,32,34,40,50,53

Sept. 22  sections 4.6,4.7     4.6: 1,3     4.7: 2,5,9

Sept. 24  sections 4.8,4.9     4.8: 1,2,6

Sept. 29  sections 4.11,4.13  4.11: 1,4,5     4.12: 1,2,3,5

Oct. 1      sections 4.14,4.15  4.14: 2,3    

Oct. 6  Review Day

Chapter 4 review: 1,3,4,5,6,7,9,11,20,24

Oct. 8  Midterm #1  50 points chapters 3,4

One page of notes and a calculator allowed. 

Oct. 13  sections 6.1,6.2  6.1: 1,3,5    

Oct. 15  sections 6.3,6.5  6.3: 1,3,5,7     6.5: 1,3,5

Oct. 20  sections 6.6,6.7    6.6: 2     6.7: 1,3,5

Oct. 22  sections 6.8,6.9    6.8: 5,6,10     6.9: 1,2,3

Oct. 27  sections 6.11,7.1   6.11: 1,2,3     7.1: 1,3,5,7

Oct. 29  sections 7.2,7.3    7.2: 1,2,3     7.3: 1,3,5,7 

Homework #2   30 pts.  Due Wed. Oct. 29

Chapter 6 review: 1,3,4,6,8,10,12,16,17,21

Nov. 3  sections 7.5,7.6     7.5: 1,4,5,8     7.6: 1,2,5

Nov. 5  Review Day 

Chapter 7 review: 1,3,5,7,8,10,12,14,18,21

Nov. 10  Midterm #2  50 points  chapters 6,7

One page of notes and a calculator allowed

Nov. 12  sections 9.1,9.2    9.2: 2,3,10,13,15,17 ,31,39

Nov. 17  sections 9.3,9.4    9.3: 1,4,6    9.4: 1,3

Nov. 19  sections 9.5,9.8    9.5: 1,2    9.8: 1-3    

Nov. 24  sections  11.1,11.2 

Nov. 26  Thanksgiving vacation 

Dec. 1  section 11.3 

Dec. 3  section 11.4

Homework #3   30 pts.  Due Wed. Dec. 3

Chapter 9 review: 1,3,4,6,7,9,16,18,19,21

Dec. 8  Review Day 

Chapter 11 review: 1-5 

Final Project  Due Dec.8  30 points 

Final Exam  Mon. Dec. 15  5:15-7:30  80 points

Covers chapters 3,4,6,7,9,11

One page of notes and a calculator allowed.