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CO 255 - Introduction to Optimization (Advanced Level)

Linear optimization: feasibility theorems, duality, the simplex algorithm. Discrete optimization: integer linear programming, cutting planes, network flows. Continuous optimization: local and global optima, feasible directions, convexity, necessary optimality conditions.

Prerequisites

MATH235 or MATH245, MATH237 or MATH247.

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

CO227, CO250, CO352

Offerings

Winter 2026 [1261]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6064	38 / 47	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2025 [1259]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6637	16 / 40	14:30 - 15:50	T,Th

Winter 2025 [1251]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6156	47 / 47	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th

Winter 2024 [1241]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6193	39 / 47	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Fall 2023 [1239]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6522	23 / 40	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th

Winter 2023 [1231]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6357	31 / 47	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	QNC 1506	Walaa Moursi

Fall 2022 [1229]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7647	11 / 50	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	MC 4058	Ricardo Fukasawa

Winter 2022 [1221]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6266	25 / 47	11:30 - 12:50	M,W	AL 208	Bill Cook

Fall 2021 [1219]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6799	8 / 50	10:30 - 11:20	M,W,F		Jim Geelen

Winter 2021 [1211]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	6317	26 / 50				Bill Cook

Fall 2020 [1209]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	6695	27 / 50				Jim Geelen

Winter 2020 [1201]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6169	27 / 47	14:30 - 15:50	T,Th	MC 4040	Ricardo Fukasawa

Fall 2019 [1199]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6552	33 / 50	16:00 - 17:20	T,Th	PAS 2083	Levent Tuncel

Winter 2019 [1191]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6059	22 / 47	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th	MC 4058	Chaitanya Swamy

Fall 2018 [1189]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6457	10 / 50	13:30 - 14:20	M,W,F	RCH 211	James F Geelen

Winter 2018 [1181]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6127	27 / 47	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th	QNC 1506	Ricardo Fukasawa

Fall 2017 [1179]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8569	14 / 50	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F	MC 4040	James F Geelen

Winter 2017 [1171]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5870	46 / 47	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th	MC 4058	William John Cook

Winter 2016 [1161]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6436	27 / 40	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th	MC 4064	William John Cook

Winter 2015 [1151]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6262	26 / 40	16:00 - 17:20	M,W	MC 4063	Stephen Vavasis

Fall 2014 [1149]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7713	7 / 40	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th	OPT 309	James F Geelen

Winter 2014 [1141]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7631	21 / 40	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th	QNC 2501	William John Cook

Fall 2012 [1129]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5204	28 / 44	14:30 - 15:20	M,W,F	HH 2107	James F Geelen

UW Flow Ratings

Liked: 92.45%

92.45%

Easy: 26.32%

26.32%

Useful: 86.49 %

86.49%

CO 255 leads to

CO 327 - Deterministic OR Models (Non-Specialist Level)

CO 351 - Network Flow Theory

CO 353 - Computational Discrete Optimization

CO 367 - Nonlinear Optimization

CO 370 - Deterministic OR Models

CO 372 - Portfolio Optimization Models

CO 450 - Combinatorial Optimization

CO 452 - Integer Programming

CO 453 - Network Design

CO 454 - Scheduling

CO 456 - Introduction to Game Theory

CO 463 - Convex Optimization and Analysis

CO 466 - Continuous Optimization

CO 471 - Semidefinite Optimization

CO 432 - Information Theory and Applications

BUS 405W - Procurement and Supply Management (WLU)

BUS 445W - Information Systems for Supply Chain Management (WLU)

BUS 485W - Environmental Management for Operations (WLU)

BUS 455W - Transportation and Facilities Management (WLU)

BUS 435W - Supply Chain Management (WLU)

CO 365 - Optimization Models and Algorithms for Data Science