MILP: make discrete decisions

Independent study · Monday, November 2, 2026 · 3 hours including practice · Reviewed October 24, 2026

Work through five short narrated chapters, pause to calculate, then complete the Python lab and Exit Ticket. The instructor is away; this package replaces the in-person session.

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Your study route

15 min LP review · 30 min integer geometry · 35 min modeling · 10 min break · 25 min search · 45 min Python lab · 20 min Exit Ticket.

The five lecture videos total approximately 25 minutes, plus a five-minute Python walkthrough. The remaining time is for calculations and independent work. Pause chapter 5 at slide 45 to submit before watching the Exit Ticket solutions.

Narrated videos

Part 1: Integer decisions and LP relaxation

Slides 1–10

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Part 2: Binary modeling and fixed costs

Slides 11–20

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Part 3: Branch-and-bound and certificates

Slides 21–30

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Part 4: Python lab and capacity decisions

Slides 31–40

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Part 5: Practice, Exit Ticket, and solutions

Slides 41–50

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Downloads and activities

Voice: Microsoft Guy neural. Captions follow sentence timing approximately. Python API reference: SciPy milp.

Python code walkthrough

A narrated, step-by-step code walkthrough with the verified expected results beside each cell. Pause and run the full cells in the guided notebook. Approximately 5 minutes, using the same narration as chapter 4.

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