Methods And Models For Economic Choices (2000-2001)

Academic Year of the Course: 
2000-2001
Course: 
20037
Methods And Models For Economic Choices
Teaching staff: 
Silvano Holzer
Course Outlines: 
First part (Linear Programming): Linear programming problem and its standard form. The fundamental theorem of linear programming. The simplex method (non-degenerate and degenerate cases). Two-phase method. Duality. Second Part (Non Linear Programming): Convex sets. Separation and Alternative Theorems. Convex functions. Convex Programming. Saddle-Point Characterization. The F.John and the Kuhn-Tucker Optimality conditions. The Zoutendijk and the Topkis-Veinott algorithms.
Recommended Texts: 
First part (Linear Programming): Linear programming problem and its standard form. The fundamental theorem of linear programming. The simplex method (non-degenerate and degenerate cases). Two-phase method. Duality. Second Part (Non Linear Programming): Convex sets. Separation and Alternative Theorems. Convex functions. Convex Programming. Saddle-Point Characterization. The F.John and the Kuhn-Tucker Optimality conditions. The Zoutendijk and the Topkis-Veinott algorithms.
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