경영과학I (2026-090, 50156916_50156918): Course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No.	IMEN260	Section	01	Credit	3.00
Category	Major required	Course Type		prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence	Interpersonal Relationship Global Citizenship Knowledge Research Digital Literacy Self Management Creative Convergence
Hours	TUE, THU / 11:00 ~ 12:15 / Science BldgⅣ[302/304]Seminar Room			Grading Scale	G

2. Instructor Information

Name	Choi Dong Gu	Department	Dept. of Industrial & Management Eng.
Email address	dgchoi@postech.ac.kr	Homepage	se.postech.ac.kr
Office		Office Phone	054-279-2375
Office Hours	Tuesday 13:30 – 14:30 or by appointment

3. Course Objectives

This course introduces the concept of operations research and applications. It mainly covers a variety of topics in the linear programming; formulation, solution method, theoretical analysis and applications.

4. Prerequisites & require

5. Grading

Midterm Exam	Final Exam	Attendance	Assignment	Project	Presentation/Discussion	Laboratory/Practice	Quiz	Others	Total

비고	Homework Assignments 20 % Participation (including attendance) 5 % Midterm Exam 35 % Final Exam (cumulative exam) 40 %

6. Course Materials

Title	Author	Publisher	Publication Year/Edition	ISBN
Introduction to Operations Research	Frederick S. Hillier	McGraw-Hill	2020	9781260575873

7. Course References

Dimitris Bertsimas and John Tsitsiklis. Athena Scientific, Introduction to Linear Optimization,1997, ISBN 1-886529-19-1.

8. Course Plan

Date Chapter(s) Topics and Exams
Week1 1 and 2 Introduction, Overview of the Operations Research
Week2 3 Introduction to Linear Programming
- The Linear Programming Model
- Formulating and Solving Linear Programming Models on a Spreadsheet
Week3 4 Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method
- The Essence of the Simplex Method
- Setting Up the Simplex Method
Week4 4 Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method
- The Algebra of the Simplex Method
- The Simplex Method in Tabular Form
Week5 4 Solving Linear Programming Problems: The Simplex Method
- Other topics in the Simplex Method
Week6 5 The Theory of the Simplex Method
- Foundations of the Simplex Method
Week7 5 The Theory of the Simplex Method
- The Simplex Method in Matrix Form
- A Fundamental Insight
Week8 5 Midterm Exam
Week9 6 Duality Theory
Week10 9 The Transportation and Assignment Problems
- Transportation problem
Week11 9 The Transportation and Assignment Problems
- Assignment problem
Week12 10 Network Optimization Models,
- Shortest-Path Problem
- The Minimum Spanning Tree Problem
Week13 10 Network Optimization Models
- The Maximum Flow Problem
- The Minimum Cost Flow Problem
- The Network Simplex Method
Week14 11 Dynamic Programming
Week15 12 Integer Programming
A Branch-and-Bound Algorithm for Mixed Integer Programming
Week16 Final Exam

9. Course Operation

The lecture is delivered in English and all class materials are handled via PLMS.

10. How to Teach & Remark

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance

2026-Spring Operations Research I (IMEN260-01) The course syllabus