Electronic Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

New Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-31, 2004

Paper S026

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Joanne Foster, ISBN 0-321-43792-6, Copyright (C) 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Bringing Linear Programming to Life for Business Students - An Interactive Tool to Improve Learning

Raimundo Kovac


Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI 02908


list of all papers by this author

Rebecca Sparks


Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI 02908


list of all papers by this author

Christopher Teixeira


Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Rhode Island College
Providence, RI 02908


list of all papers by this author

Click to access this paper: paper.pdf

ABSTRACT

A series of applets were developed in an attempt to improve understanding of the solving process of linear programming problems. We discuss the typical student we work with, and the course these students take. Implementation and results from student responses will be shared along with a demonstration of the applet.

Keyword(s): linear programming, software