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Optimization for Chemical Engineers: CHE 4G3

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Course outline Supplementary readings Self-paced software tutorials Copyright and other legal stuff Comments, questions, feedback? Don't wait for official course evaluations. Announcements (previous ones) 03 Apr: some practice questions for the final exam are being added to the document below. Treat this as a final (ungraded) assignment, since it contains questions on the materials recently covered in class. 15 Apr: there is a minor error in the exam on 16 April which I hope to draw your attention to: Question 1, part 8 starts: "What is the new overall cost transportation ..."; it should be: "What is the new overall cost of transportation ..." 15 Apr: I have posted some additional information about the final exam here. 16 Apr: as you wrap up your studying, if you notice an errors/updates/improvement in the course notes (Google Docs and the handouts), please report them here: http://learnche.mcmaster.ca/feedback-questions

Notes for 2015 class Course outline and course overview Linear optimization problems Non-linear optimization problems Mixed-integer linear problems Suggested readings (use this to read ahead if you are in the 2015 class)

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Assignments and tutorials: Tutorial 1 Assignment 1/Tutorial 2 and the solution Assignment 2/Tutorial 3 and the solution Assignment 3/Tutorial 4 and the solution Assignment 4/Tutorial 5 and the solution Assignment 5/Tutorial 6 and the solution Assignment 6/Tutorial 7 and the solution Assignment 7/Tutorial 8 and the solution How to submit an assignment electronically Tests, exams and project Midterm Optimization project Final exam Practice questions for tests and exams