Some background:
This is a class with 5 assignments. 4 homework assignments each worth 10% of the grade, and a final worth 60%. Each homework assignment is 3 parts, based on textbook questions. No partial credit is given. Currently I have lost 10 points on those four assignments because of that cool idea.
The final was distributed today, and is due Wednesday. Again, no partial credit is given. It is 4 questions, only some of which I have an idea how to answer. I feel that if someone had a real professor they could be easily done in Excel. Mine has required that we use this ancient software that only works on Windows 98, but he is not requiring that for the final. I blame that software for my point losses in past assignments.
Since the other assignments came from the text, I could always refer back in the chapter for examples on how to do it. No chance of that this time, since he produced all his own problems. He also deleted all of the old questions and reference material from his website so it cannot be used anymore, so all I have is my (apparently incorrect) answers to go by.
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Does anyone here have familiarity with linear programming? I need to do things like figure out how long a product will last without failure, optimal setup of employee work shifts, min/max the sale of excess product and set up an investment portfolio. It is only four questions, all the data is given, I just need someone who knows how to format this stuff in Excel or some other software.
I am still planning on doing the work myself, but I want something to compare it against. I really have nothing to go by, time is short, and with a 60 point weight I could easily fail the class despite having an A- now. Is anyone interested in having a look at the problems by PM?
