Economics 172A

 

           

   

Instructor

Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Joel Sobel

Benjamin Kay

Philip Neary

Econ 311

Econ 124

Econ 128

Tues: 2:30-4:30

Wed: 8:30-9:30

Fri: 1-4

jsobel@ucsd.edu

bkay@ucsd.edu

 

 

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Outline | Announcements |Frequently AskedQuestions |Old Homework and Solutions | OldExaminations | Current Homework and Solutions | Current Exams and Solutions
 

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Course Outline

Notes

I.         Introduction andProblem Formulation (pdf)

 

II.       GraphicalSolutions (pdf)

 

III.        A SimplexAlgorithm Example (pdf) (Extra Material: Not Covered in Lectures orExaminations)

 

IV.        Using Excel to Solve Linear ProgrammingProblems (pdf)

Sample Spreadsheets:

Template(pdf); Solution(pdf); Sensitivity(pdf); Templatein Excel Format (xls)

 

           V.        ProblemTransformations (pdf) (Extra Material: Not Covered in Lectures orExaminations)

 

           VI.       Duality andComplementary Slackness (pdf)

 

           VII.      SensitivityAnalysis (pdf)          Examples (xls)

 

           VIII.     The TransportationProblem (pdf)         Examples (xls)

 

           IX.       Two-PersonZero-Sum Game Theory (pdf) (Extra Material: Not Covered in Lectures orExaminations)

 

           X.        Integer Programming(pdf)

 

Supplementary Formulation Problemsand Solutions

 

 

Fall 2007 Homework andSolutions

 

Problem Set 1(Due: Tuesday, October 30)        Problem Set1 Answers Excel Information

Problem Set 2                                              Problem Set 2Answers Excel Information

Problem Set 3(Due: Tuesday, December 4)      Problem Set 3 Answers Excel Information

 

Fall 2007 Exams and Solutions

 Midterm (.pdf)                    Solutionsto Midterm (.pdf)        Excel Information(..xls)

Final (.pdf)                  Solutions (pdf)

Comments (andregrade information)

 

Fall 2003 Homework andSolutions

Homework Assignment1 (.pdf)

HomeworkAssignment 1 Answers (.pdf) HomeworkAssignment 1: Spreadsheet (.xls)

 

Homework Assignment2 (.pdf) Datafor fourth problem

 

HomeworkAssignment 2 Answers (.pdf) Homework Assignment2: Spreadsheet (.xls)

Answer toQuestion 4 (.pdf)

 

Homework Assignment3 (.pdf)

HomeworkAssignment 3 Answers (.pdf) HomeworkAssignment 3: Spreadsheet (.xls)

Fall2004 Homework and Solutions

HomeworkAssignment 1 (.pdf)

           Solutions(.pdf) ExcelInformation (.xls)

 

HomeworkAssignment 2 (.pdf)

 

           Solutions(.pdf) ExcelInformation (.xls)

 

 

HomeworkAssignment 3 (.pdf)

 

           Solutions(.pdf) ExcelInformation (.xls)

Fall2003 Exams and Solutions

Midterm 1(.pdf)                    Solutions toMidterm 1 (.pdf)

Midterm 2(.pdf)                    Solutions toMidterm 2 (.pdf) Info for thirdproblem (.pdf)

 

Fall 2003: Final Exam,suggested answers,and an excelspreadsheet

 

 

Fall 2004 Exams and Solutions

 

Midterm 1-A(.pdf)     Midterm 1-B(.pdf)     Solutions toMidterm 1 (.pdf)

Midterm 2-A(.pdf)   Midterm 2-B(.pdf)       Solutions toMidterm 2 (.pdf) Excel Spreadsheet(.xls)

Fall 2004: Final Exam,suggested answers,and an excelspreadsheet