Robert Huber: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2017 |
Name | Dr. Robert Huber |
Address | Agrarökonomie und -politik ETH Zürich, SOL C 9 Sonneggstrasse 33 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 632 53 93 |
rhuber@ethz.ch | |
Department | Environmental Systems Science |
Relationship | Lecturer |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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751-0401-00L | Optimization of Agricultural Production Systems | 2 credits | 2G | R. Huber | |
Abstract | Introduction in to optimization of agricultural production systems with linear and non-linear programming models. | ||||
Learning objective | Students will be able to a) solve linear and non-linear optimization problems in the context of agricultural production; b) properly interpret the results; and c) critically discuss the economic implications. | ||||
Content | The course is an application of Operations Research (OR). First, the theory and application of linear programming (LP) is presented. Students will learn the underlying principles (Optimization, Duality, Simplex) and solve exercises in the context of agricultural production. In the second part of the course, the foundation of non-linear programming (NLP) is introduced (Lagrange, Kuhn-Tucker) and illustrated with various examples. | ||||
Lecture notes | Handed out during lecture | ||||
Literature | Kaiser, H. M., and K. D. Messer. Mathematical programming for agricultural, environmental and resource economics. John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2011. |