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Chapters refer to the required course textbook: Bertsimas, Dimitris, and Robert M. Freund. Data, Models, and Decisions: The Fundamentals of Management Science. Southwestern College Publishing, 2000. Recommended books can be found in the syllabus.
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Introduction |
Begin reading Chapter 1. |
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Decision Analysis I - Kendall Crab and Lobster Case |
Read Chapter 1 and, if possible, Chapter 2.1-2.3. Read Kendall Crab and Lobster Case. |
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Laws of Probability |
Read Chapter 2.1-2.3. |
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Decision Analysis II - Graphic Corp. Case |
Read the Graphic Corp. Case at the end of Chapter 2. |
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Value |
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Discrete Probability |
Read Chapter 2.4-2.8. |
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Binomial Distribution |
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Portfolio Risk Management |
Read Chapter 2.9-2.11 and 2.13. |
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Normal Distribution |
Read Chapter 3.4-3.8. |
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Central Limit Theorem |
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Sampling and Sample Means |
Read Chapter 4.1-4.3 and 4.7. |
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Simulation |
Read Chapter 5. (It May be Useful to Re-read Chapter 4.1-4.2.) |
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Gentle Lentil Case |
Read the Gentle Lentil Restaurant Case at the end of Chapter 5. |
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Estimation and Mis-estimation |
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Ontario Gateway Case |
Read the Ontario Gateway Case at the end of Chapter 5. |
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Regression I |
Read Chapter 6.1-6.7. |
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Regression II |
Read Chapter 4.4-4.5 and Chapter 6.8-6.10. Read the two regression cases entitled "Predicting Heating Oil Consumption at OILPLUS" and "Executive Compensation" at the end of Chapter 6. |
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Regression III |
Read "The Construction Department at Croq'Pain" at the end of Chapter 6. |
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Communication Exercise |
Additional reading to be handed out. |
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Summary |
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Final Exam |
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