OR 6205 — Deterministic Operations Research
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: MBostonOnlineSeattle, WAVancouver, CanadaLive CastOnlineTraditionalVideo Streaming
Introduces the theory, computation, and application of deterministic models to represent industrial operations. Includes linear programming formulation and solution using spreadsheet and algebraic languages software; simplex, big-M, two-phase, revised simplex, and dual simplex algorithms for solving linear programs; introduction to the theory of simplex, fundamental insight, duality, and sensitivity analysis; transportation, assignment, and transshipment problems; shortest path, minimum spanning tree, maximum flow, minimum cost network flow problems and project networks; and discrete-state and continuous-state dynamic programming models and applications. Requires knowledge of linear algebra.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 33% | 16.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 12 | 442 | 538 | 82% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 7 | 187 | 304 | 62% | 16.7 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 13 | 84 | 15% | 35.5 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 22 | 30 | 73% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 11 | 296 | 950 | 31% | 59.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 4 | 97 | 197 | 49% | 25.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 67% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 5 | 101 | 222 | 45% | 24.2 |
| Spring 2026 | 4 | 44 | 109 | 40% | 16.3 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 63% · T 16% · W 33% · Th 10% · F 10%
Common patterns: M (30% of sections), MW (26% of sections), async (12% of sections), T (10% of sections), MR (6% of sections), TF (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Himlona Palikhe (27% of students) · reviews
- Onder Ondemir (22% of students) · reviews
- Jinxiang Pei (17% of students) · reviews
- Hande Musdal Ondemir (7% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Hande Musdal Ondemir (52% of students) · reviews
- Onder Ondemir (35% of students) · reviews
- Md Noor E Alam (8% of students) · reviews
- Rana Azghandi (3% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Hande Musdal Ondemir (61% of students) · reviews
- Emanuel Melachrinoudis (24% of students) · reviews
- Tahmina Ferdousi Lipi (15% of students) · reviews
Summer B
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
IE 5390, IE 5400, IE 5500, IE 7200, OR 6500, OR 7235, OR 7240, OR 7245, OR 7270, OR 7310
Courses that list OR 6205 in their prerequisites.
Links
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