IE 516 Combinatorial Optimization

Credit Information: 
(3+0+0) 3
Description: 
Introduction to combinatorial optimization; shortest path problems; minimum spanning tree problem; maximum cardinality and weight matching problems in bipartite graphs; Hungarian algorithm; maximum cardinality and weight matching problems in general graphs; Edmond's algorithm; integral polyhedra; matroids; greedy algorithm.
Prerequisite: 
IE 501 or equivalent.
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