Body: <p>Do you know any textbook with problems+solutions to support teaching of linear programming and reductions? In particular for: standard and slack forms, formulation of problems as linear programs, simplex method and algorithm, duality, etc.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Why not just do problem solving using the GLPK? It coms with a MathProg compiler and a manual. You can introduce the concepts using a workshop approach.
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Comments.Text: This might be better on math educators: https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/. I know of a great book, but it is old, and not accessible to beginners. Also, no code (old old old).
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Title: How to teach linear programming and reductions?
ThreadText: # How to teach linear programming and reductions?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-12-06)
  
  Do you know any textbook with problems+solutions to support teaching of linear programming and reductions? In particular for: standard and slack forms, formulation of problems as linear programs, simplex method and algorithm, duality, etc.
  
  **Tags:** programming, algorithms
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: This might be better on math educators: https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/. I know of a great book, but it is old, and not accessible to beginners. Also, no code (old old old).  
  > **username_1**: Why not just do problem solving using the GLPK? It coms with a MathProg compiler and a manual. You can introduce the concepts using a workshop approach.  
  
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