Introduction to Mathematical Programming
As taught in: Fall 2002

Image from the course textbook showing a line intersecting a three-dimensional shape. (Courtesy of D. Bertsimas and J. N. Tsitsiklis, Introduction to Linear Optimization, Athena Scientific, 1997.)
Instructors:
Prof. John Tsitsiklis
MIT Course Number:
6.251J / 15.081J
Level:
Graduate
Course Features
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to optimization problems, algorithms, and their complexity, emphasizing basic methodologies and the underlying mathematical structures. The main topics covered include:
- Theory and algorithms for linear programming
- Network flow problems and algorithms
- Introduction to integer programming and combinatorial problems
*Some translations represent previous versions of courses.