Last November, I finally made the move from the Ateneo to U.P. Diliman to pursue my master’s degree in operations research. This course is actually offered by both the Mathematics and the Engineering department but I opted for the latter due its applied bent.
And so I set off studying my chosen field of specialization, something that will define me. It’s going to take a long time, as I expect myself to graduate in March 2009. I must start from the very bottom, beginning with the basic concepts of linear programming and tread the path up to the cutting-edge techniques of stochastic optimization.
Right now, I have little idea how its techniques are being applied, but I do know what this powerful field can do. I believe it’s going to be worth the effort.
21 December 2006 at 6:52 pm |
hey, I am in the same situation as u. I am a math guy, and goin’ to take applied OR master. I like your blog. keep posting up.
but why u said you need to begin with the basic concepts of LP? you didn’t learn it in your undergrad?
30 December 2006 at 5:53 am |
hi k,
sorry for the late reply. thanks for the compliment. i’ll try to post up articles and links to OR stuffs (my favorite site is OR/MS Today, http://www.lionhrtpub.com/orms/). still, this is my personal blog and i may make posts that are completely unrelated to OR.
right now, i’m currently taking an intro course to OR. actually, i’ve only heard of OR after finishing my BS degree. i managed to take up electives in finance, actuarial science but it seems that OR slipped off the electives list.
if you have links to interesting OR articles, pls. let me know.
thanks,
cy