Dynamic programming algorithms for the optimal cutting of equal rectangles

Cutting rectangles in equal area pieces

Cutting Plane Algorithms for Integer Programming, Cutting Plane Algorithms

Cutting plane methods are exact algorithms for integer programming problems. They have proven to be very useful computationally in the last few years, especially when combined with a branch and bound algorithm in a branch and cut framework. These methods work by solving a sequence of linear programming relax-ations of the integer programming problem. The relaxations are gradually improved to gi...

Qualitative Dynamic Programming for Optimal Timber Cutting and Conservation of Leadbeater’s Possum

Leadbeater’s possum is an endangered species particular to mountain ash country in the Central Highlands of Victoria. The species is threatened by the outbreak of catastrophic wildfire and the loss of nesting sites resulting from logging trees younger than 150 years of age. A stochastic dynamic programming approach to determine how much logging should be foregone to enhance the probability of s...

Stochastic Dynamic Programming with Markov Chains for Optimal Sustainable Control of the Forest Sector with Continuous Cover Forestry

We present a stochastic dynamic programming approach with Markov chains for optimal control of the forest sector. The forest is managed via continuous cover forestry and the complete system is sustainable. Forest industry production, logistic solutions and harvest levels are optimized based on the sequentially revealed states of the markets. Adaptive full system optimization is necessary for co...

diagnostic and developmental potentials of dynamic assessment for writing skill

این پایان نامه بدنبال بررسی کاربرد ارزیابی مستمر در یک محیط یادگیری زبان دوم از طریق طرح چهار سوال تحقیق زیر بود: (1) درک توانایی های فراگیران زمانیکه که از طریق برآورد عملکرد مستقل آنها امکان پذیر نباشد اما در طول جلسات ارزیابی مستمر مشخص شوند; (2) امکان تقویت توانایی های فراگیران از طریق ارزیابی مستمر; (3) سودمندی ارزیابی مستمر در هدایت آموزش فردی به سمتی که به منطقه ی تقریبی رشد افراد حساس ا...