The exam will cover material from the classes of October 7 through November 4.  Material from October 5, November 9, and November 11 may be covered on the final exam, but not on this midterm.   Regarding the exam format:

• There will be one algebra question about integer programming modeling.
• There will one spreadsheet question on simulation (YASAI) modeling
• There will not be a spreadsheet question about using Solver on this midterm.

You should study the following material:

• Examples covered in class and/or class notes from October 7 through November 4.  This material includes:
  • Integer programming
    • Binary and general integer variables
    • Assignment problems and "grids" of binary variables
    • Set covering constraints
    • Set partitioning constraints
    • Logic constraints (this or that, if this then than, etc.)
    • "Fixed charge" models: modeling setup costs and related disjunctions
  • Basic simulation modeling with YASAI and discrete (whole-number) random variables
    • Empirical probability distributions (GENTABLE)
    • Independence, binomial distributions
    • Poisson distributions, and when they should be used
    • PARAMETER function in YASAI, including testing multiple parameters
    • When to use SIMOUTPUT
• Homework assignments 6 (Q3 only) and 7-9, including the solutions available on YASAI
  • Solutions to assignments 1-8 are already posted.  The solution to assignment 9 will be posted by the evening of Friday, November 13.
• Midterm practice problems from the back of the coursepack (solutions to all the practice problems may also be found in the coursepack):
  • Choosing a class schedule, p. 264
  • Hiring consultants, p. 267
  • Fruit of the month, p. 268
  • Online auction, p. 272
  • Selling dresses, p. 278
  • Semiconductor fabrication, p. 280
  • Miniature locomotives, p. 281
  • Staffing an office, p. 283
  • Chickens and eggs, p. 285
  • Bouquets, p. 315 (actually, a final exam practice problem, but similar to a midterm question)