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Rao, B. Madhu; Xanthopoulos, Petros; Zheng, Qipeng Phil – INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2020
NP-complete problems such as the traveling salesman problem (TSP) play a prominent role in most advanced undergrad/graduate courses in discrete optimization modeling. Teaching such an important topic from a purely mathematical perspective without discussing specific applications may result in reduced student interest and motivation. The DeLand…
Descriptors: Manufacturing Industry, Art Materials, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Scheduling
Hood, Lucy – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
To platoon or not to platoon? That's the question facing Irving Hamer, Deputy Superintendent of Academic Operations, Technology and lnnovation for the Memphis City Schools. This year for the first time, the state's achievement test, Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP), will include algebraic concepts on the 5th-grade test. Of the…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Mathematics Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Algebra