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2004.4.20 I will not have office hours Thursday, but will be in
my office 11:30-12:45 on Wednesday. You can pick up Ass. 4 from me, or from Michel during his office hour 1-2pm. Michel's tutorial notes are posted on the tutorials page.
2004.4.19 Solutions to Ass. 4 posted.
2004.4.15 Sorry, but we are not allowed to do tutorials in the exam
period.
We
will keep our office hours next week, and answer questions by email.
Good
luck on the exam!
2004.4.2 Assignment 4 is posted, due April 13, 5pm.
2004.3.22 Assignment 3 is posted, due March
26, 5pm.
2004.3.6 For the third assignment, you will need the following package that solves linear programs:
lp_solve path: /usr/local/pkgs/lp_solve_4.0/lp_solve
This program can be used to solve linear or integer linear programs.
Usage: lp_solve < input_file
An example session is here.
lp_solve is installed on machines in the Trottier labs:
labi-j.cs.mcgill.ca, 1<=i<=9
and 1<=j<=30 (Try i=4 or 6 first)..
Some examples input and output files are here.
The man page is here.
The full package is available for download from the lp_solve home page.
A nice help page with windows executable is available at:2004.3.5 New dates. Tutorials will be held in McConnell 103, 5:30-6:30pm on the
following Wednesdays:
March 17, 24, April 7.
2004.3.1 Michel's notes
from Feb 18 tutorial.
Final
Exam: Thu April 22, 2pm, Gym
2004.2.16 The midterm will be held on March
4, Thursday, in class.
It covers all material up to the end
of the lecture on February 19.
2004.2.5 Assignment 2 is posted, due Feb 16.
From next week, my office hours are: Tu,
Th 11:30-12:30 , McConnell 308.
2004.1.29 Assignment 1 may be handed in until 5pm, Monday
Feb 2.
2004.1.27 On Thurs Feb 5 only, the lecture will be in McConnell
210
2004.1.27 Revision to Assignment 1, question 1. (Use assignments link above).
2004.1.19 Assignment 1 is posted, due Jan 29.
Full text available on-line at: http://www.library.mcgill.ca/lists/books247.html
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Where to get help:
For questions about lectures:
Instructor: David Avis
McConnell 308 avis@cs.mcgill.ca
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~avis
Office Hours: Tu, Th
11:30-12:30
Teaching Assistants: For questions
about assignments and exercises:
Maxime Descouteaux <mdesco@cim.mcgill.ca>
Office Hours: Mon 11-12,
McConnell 408