MORE ON SIMPLEX METHOD

Name: Hanyi Wu Score (out of 50):

Project: Application of the simplex method in solving a linear

programming optimization

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Presentation of your

topic (10 pts):

As I specified in the draft submission, from your introduction it is unclear

what it is you do in your project. The terminology is vague (not defined) and

even the simplex method (which supposedly is central to this project, and has

been covered in class) is only sketched without precise detail. 2

Mathematical

aspects (10 pts):

The only mathematics in the project is an example, which mimics a topic

covered in our first week of class. 3

Discussion of your

results (10 pts):

The project describes a study, but it is unclear whether the study took place,

which data it produced, how the data was collected (where is the online

survey?). The question is vague, and so are the answers. 2

Use of references

(10 pts):

The references are relevant to the topic of optimization, and they are

referenced correctly. However, the citations appear irrelevant to the project,

and like the rest of the project the “literature review” section does not show

that the student read, or understood, the references included. 2

Exposition and

grammar (10 pts):

While the sentences are gramatically correct, the terminology used is so vague

that it is often difficult to understand their meaning. Moreover, some

paragraphs are just copied and pasted from one section of the projects to

another (this is particularly evident in the “Conclusions”). 3

Remarks: