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Advanced Modeling for Discrete Optimization

Optimization is a common form of decision making, and is ubiquitous in our society. Its applications range from solving Sudoku puzzles to arranging seating in a wedding banquet. The same technology can schedule planes and their crews, coordinate the production of steel, and organize the transportation of iron ore from the mines to the ports. Good decisions in manpower and material resources management also allow corporations to improve profit by millions of dollars. Similar problems also underpin much of our daily lives and are part of determining daily delivery routes for packages, making school timetables, and delivering power to our homes. Despite their fundamental importance, all of these problems are a nightmare to solve using traditional undergraduate computer science methods. This course is intended for students who have completed Basic Modelling for Discrete Optimization. In this course you will learn much more about solving challenging discrete optimization problems by stating the problem in a state-of-the-art high level modeling language, and letting library constraint solving software do the rest. This course will focus on debugging and improving models, encapsulating parts of models in predicates, and tackling advanced scheduling and packing problems. As you master this advanced technology, you will be able to tackle problems that were inconceivable to solve previously. Watch the course promotional video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc3cBvtrem0&t=8s

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Rating 4.9★ based on 15 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 6-12 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The University of Melbourne, The Chinese University of Hong Kong via Coursera
Instructors Jimmy Ho Man Lee, Prof. Peter James Stuckey, Prof. Jimmy Ho Man Lee
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Language English
Subjects Programming Mathematics
Tags Computer Science Software Development Math And Logic

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beasts have already appeared

The course promotes developing holistic thinking in discrete optimization, as solving most assignments to full grade usually requires developing some really good “global constraints” (these beasts have already appeared in the “Basic Modeling for Discrete Optimization” course).

full grade usually requires

solver.my only tiny remark

Slight hard, useful for review for the earlier 2 courses very good course to learn how to get the most (or even something) out of your solver.my only tiny remark is that MiniZinc evolved a lot over the years (which is good), which sometimes makes it hard to look for a setting.

prof. jimmy ho-man lee

Advanced Modeling for Discrete Optimization is an Excellent course, very challenging and satisfying at the same time; I will highly recommend this course to anyone that is serious about Discrete Optimization.I will also to extend my thanks to Prof. Jimmy Ho-Man Lee and Prof. Peter James Stuckey for putting together this astounding course and the staff that work in this exceptional narrative to explain the concepts.Thanks.

prof. peter james stuckey

approach may frustrate some

Although the fable based learning approach may frustrate some academic snobs, I guess it is generally fun and does not hinder the essence of the course.

fable based learning approach

promotes developing holistic thinking

kept me motivated

Kept me motivated all the way through.

earlier 2 courses

modelling skills upgrade

Looking for course 3 now... Nice course for modelling skills upgrade.

or even something

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Rating 4.9★ based on 15 ratings
Length 6 weeks
Effort 5 weeks of study, 6-12 hours/week
Starts Jun 26 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From The University of Melbourne, The Chinese University of Hong Kong via Coursera
Instructors Jimmy Ho Man Lee, Prof. Peter James Stuckey, Prof. Jimmy Ho Man Lee
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming Mathematics
Tags Computer Science Software Development Math And Logic

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