1. Learn GAMS to solve optimization problems. Audio-video lesson practice theory Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation National Research University Novosibirsk State University Department of Mechanics and Mathematics Master educational programme for teaching foreign students in English «Modern trends in discrete mathematics and combinatorial optimization» Ekaterina Alekseeva Novosibirsk, Russia 2013

2. InstructorLesson Summary What Should You Know? What Will You Learn? Ekaterina Alekseeva is an associate professor at the NSU, holds a PhD in mathematics. Follow to her homepage: http://math.nsc.ru/ ~alekseeva/ In this lesson you will be taught basic features to use modeling language systems and solve your own optimization problem in one of such systems. There is no any knowledge needed for this lesson. Be familiar with fundamental optimization methods could be a plus. Nevertheless, beginners are welcome! At the end of this lesson, you will have learned basic features to create mathematical model for optimization problem; to be able to pass mathematical model to modeling language system GAMS; to solve optimization problems in GAMS. This lesson will prepare you to use optimization solvers.

3. Syllabus Part I (.pptx, 22.1 Mb).pptx Types of mathematical model10 min Part II (.pptx, 22.1 Mb).pptx Modeling process. General Algebraic Modeling System (GAMS) 10 min Work in GAMS* *Install GAMSInstall GAMS *load files: Chairs.gpr, BasicComponents.gms, Chairs.gms, ModelAttributes.gms, ConvenientFeatures.gmsChairs.gprBasicComponents.gmsChairs.gmsModelAttributes.gms ConvenientFeatures.gms Basic Components (.avi, 7.45 Mb).avi Basic components of program in GAMS3 min Production Planning Problem (.avi, 42.1 Mb).avi Passing a mathematical model to GAMS14 min Solution Process (.avi, 42.4 Mb).avi Solving a production planning problem in GAMS with CPLEX 11 min Solvers (.avi, 7.97 Mb).avi Other solvers available in GAMS2 min Model Attributes (.avi, 4.07 Mb).avi Some models attributes2 min Convenient Features (.avi, 13.7 Mb).avi Some features to simplify modeling process4 min Final part (.pptx, 1.93 Mb).pptx Literature and answers1 min