MMAT5530 - Finite Mathematics and Mathematical Programming - 2015/16
Announcement
- Course Outline [Download file]
General Information
Lecturer
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CHEUNG, Leung Fu
- Office: LSB 209
- Tel: 39437961
- Email:
- Office Hours: by appointment
Course Description
The course is intended to discuss mathematical methods frequently applied in managerial, business and social studies. It starts with a review of Linear Equations, then the main topics are selected from Linear Programming and Simplex Method, Counting and Probability, Game Theory, Basic Finance Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling. (Not for undergraduate students, students in the MSc. Programme in Mathematics, and students who have taken MAT/MATH5011, 5012, 5031, 5032, 5051, 570S, 6xxx and 7xxx.)
Textbooks
- No text book. Course materials will be sent to you via e-mail or launched to this webpage.
Lecture Notes
- (week 1) notes
- (week 2) notes
- week 3 notes (same as week 2)
- (week 4) notes
- (week 5) lecture
- (week 6) lecture (game theory & lin prg)
- Notes on Unbounded Solution
- link on RREF calculator: http://www.math.odu.edu/~bogacki/cgi-bin/lat.cgi?c=rref
- (week 7) pdf file on the power point slides
- (Errata) In the last line of the pdf file on week 7, the inequality should be "less than or equal to".
- (week 8) pending
- (week 9) pending
- (week 10) materials used for the branch-and-bound (part 1)
- (week 10) ... (part 2)
- (week 11) pending
- (week 12) The three theorems mentioned
- (week 13) pending
- (New) game theory chapter (selected solutions) (see Ch.7)
Tutorial Notes
- Sugg. Sol. to Assmt. 1
- Partial Solutions to Problems 6 and 7 in the lectures notes (week 2)
- Solutions to Problem 8 to 10
- Solution to Class Work 6 (Branch and Bound)
Assignments
Quizzes and Exams
- practice questions
- practice questions suggested solutions (question 1) (please check for typos)
- suggested solutions (questions 2-4) (please check for typos)
- pictures for question 3 (practice questions)
Assessment Scheme
| Homework Assignments | 20% | |
| Classwork Assignments | 30% | |
| Final Examination (28 April 2016) | 50% |
Honesty in Academic Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. Although cases of cheating or plagiarism are rare at the University, everyone should make himself / herself familiar with the content of the following website:
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/and thereby help avoid any practice that would not be acceptable.
Last updated: April 26, 2016 11:59:03