This module presents a linear programming problem. An example of the revenue-maximizing product mix for a pizza parlor is developed. This is an example of a more general mathematical optimization (maximization or minimization) problem....

A lesson plan offering real world problems of linear programming. The lesson offers several pages of real world scenarios. Answers to the problems are provided.

A simple example of a linear programming problem for students that helps them understand the basic ideas behind linear programming and how they can be applied to solving real world problems.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Given a set of constraints, graph and solve linear problems.

Twelve problems present practice working with linear programming. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to check each...

In this lesson students explore the concept of linear programming. The students model a real life situation with a system of inequalities and then use their graphing calculators to search for a maximum value for an objective function....

This interactive Java applet allows the user to construct up to 5 linear inequalities and view the graph of the soultion.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Solve problems involving systems of linear inequalities. The tutorial includes examples, videos, and practice questions.

The resource is a lesson guide that explores linear programming. Topics include the theoretical principles and techniques of linear programming. Learners solve economic problems using linear programming.

In this activity, students explore linear equation models for real-life situations.

The topic summary outlines linear programming. Some topics reviewed are constraints, minimization problem, and maximization problem. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.

This site is a summary of a chapter on linear programming. The site includes examples on each section of the chapter.

This lesson is a review of problems with systems of inequalities. Many of the questions involve real world scenarios as word problems which the reader must decipher and resolve.

A learning module where students gain an understanding of the relationships between the different kinds of motion. Students will be able to explain free-fall motion and use kinematics equations to calculate problems involving falling...

In this activity, students use linear programming to solve problems involving maximum and minimum values. They use the Inequality Graphing application to solve linear programming problems.

Use the Inequality application to solve linear programming problems.

This activity investigates the use of the Inequality Graphing App of the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus to solve a linear programming problem.

The lesson plan investigates how to use matrices to solve a complex linear programming problem. Educators can download printable version of the lesson in pdf format.

This paper surveys recent advances obtained for the two-dimensional bin packing problem, with special emphasis on exact algorithms and effective heuristic and metaheuristic approaches.

Students learn about four forms of equations: direct variation, slope-intercept form, standard form and point-slope form. They graph and complete problem sets for each, converting from one form of equation to another, and learning the...

In Spanish. In many applications in industry are situations which require maximizing or minimizing some functions that are subject to certain limitations. With this interactive activity you can learn how linear programming can solve...

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson is best used as an extension to linear programming in which the solutions to the proposed problem must be integers. The Branch and Bound method operates on the optimized point,...

This activity will use linear programming and the Inequalz apps on the TI-84+ calculator to solve real world problems.