Solving linear programming problems in a spreadsheet yields equations for maximizing business profits. As applied to business, linear programming typically involves an objective formula, such as ...

In the linear programming approach to approximate dynamic programming, one tries to solve a certain linear program-the ALP-that has a relatively small number K of variables but an intractable number M ...

Ron Shamir, Probabilistic Analysis in Linear Programming, Statistical Science, Vol. 8, No. 1, Report from the Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Research Council on ...

If she's going into biology or computer programming I'd say linear algebra. I'd ask the guidance counselors why pre-calculus is required in addition to trigonometry.