Level:
Undergraduate
Instructors:
Prof. James Orlin
Michael Metzger
(Teaching Assistant)
Hamed Mamani
(Teaching Assistant)
Murali Narayanaswamy
(Teaching Assistant)
Using optimization methods to efficiently perform radiation therapy in cancer patients. (Image by Prof. James Orlin.)
Course Features
Course Description
15.053 introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications
of optimization. Optimization methodologies include linear programming,
network optimization, integer programming, decision trees, and dynamic
programming. The methods have applications to logistics, manufacturing,
transportation, marketing, project management, and finance.
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.