Linear programming, which involves systems of linear inequalities, is an algorithm used to optimize quantities such as cost, profit, and inventories. It was developed during World War II as a method of efficiently allocating supplies. Linear programming applications frequently contain thousands of variable, requiring the use of computers.

• http://mie.eng.wayne.edu/faculty/chelst/informs/introduction/linear.htm
  An introduction to Linear Programming.
  

• http://mathweb.mathsci.usna.edu/faculty/sanderstj/Courses/LPNotes/Chapter%201.pdf
  An introduction to Linear Programming (downloadable, printable pdf document).
  

• http://hometown.aol.com/paleymark/karmarkar.htm
  The Karmarkar Patent
  

• http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2000/nf20001013_580.htm
  BusinessWeek article about how computer programs increase productivity in the work place.
  

• http://www.yourlinx.com/Sports/interviews/M/hmatthews.html
  An itnterview with Mathmetician Herman Matthews.
  

• http://web.lemoyne.edu/~wright/lego.htm
  The "LEGO MY SIMPLEX" Game.
  

• http://www.playbox.com/home/GameTheoryHistory.htm
  A brief history of Game Theory.
  

• http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Dantzig_George.html
  A biography of mathemetician George Dantzig.
  

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