Study Operations Research (3): Theory at Coursera

This is the final course of this series. Because this course focuses on the theories behind the algorithms introduced in the first and second courses. There are many math prove and derive, so I’m not going to explain the details. I’ll mention the key points I learned from this course. If you want to know …

Setup Gurobi and Python on Windows

This post introduces how to install Gurobi and Python on Windows OS. It’s critical to finish the final assessment of the second course of Operations Research. These steps are easy, just need a little bit of patience. Overview Download Gurobi You need to register a membership first. No worries, it is free. Download Python Now, …

Study Operations Research (2): Optimization Algorithms at Coursera

This is the second course of Operations Research. I think several pieces of knowledge are useful according to my experience. Learned Things About Algorithm It explains what algorithms are used to solve linear programming, integer programming and nonlinear programming. A simplex method is a method by the matrix operations to find the optimal solution on …

Study Operations Research (1): Models and Applications at Coursera

To take “Operations Research” course has been on my to-do list since I was a graduate student. Even though my thesis was done by using dynamic programming and non-linear programming, I solved a scheduling problem by using integer programming in my company.However, I don’t have a chance to accomplish it due to time constraints. Now, …