Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2026	362424	Operations Research I	1	3.0	3	▲	Pei-fang Tsai	4IEM2A	69	0

Course Plan：

Instructor	Pei-fang Tsai　Office Hours
Email	ptsai@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2026-08-20 15:05:53
Course Objective	To build the quantitative logic thinking about the decision problems. The course is designed to introduce the fundamental techniques and methods of operations research. The related software will be utilized to aid in building and solving models. The topics to be covered: linear programming, what-if analysis, dual theory, transportation and assignment.
Course Schedule (Week 1-16)	Week1. Introduction to Modeling in OR Week2~3. Formulations in Linear Programming Week4. Graphical Solution and Basic Solution (BV and NBV) Week5~7. Simplex Method Week8~10. Artificial Starting Solution Week11-12. Shadow Price and Sensitivity Analysis Week13~15. Transportation Model and Assignment Model Week16. Final Exam
Flexible Learning (Week 17-18)	Category ● 學生分組實作及討論(Student group practice and discussion) ● 遠距教學(Distance learning) Content Week 17. LAB Solve using Excel Week 18. Optional Distance Learning Hours 6 Learning Outcomes LAB Practice Assessment Percentage 10%
Evaluation and grading policy	Attendance and Lab: 20% Quizzes: 40% Mid-term Exam: 20% Final Exam: 20%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Hillier, F.S. and Lieberman, G.J. (2010), Introduction to Operations Research, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Int’l, Taipei. (Required)
The access to curricular consultation	You are welcome to contact me via email (ptsai(at)ntut.edu.tw) if you should have any question.
Expanding teaching and resources	● 無 (None)
The course corresponds to the SDGs	無（None）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 無（None）
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