Byram Hills Central School District

This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education, NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

Learning Standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Three Levels

Standard 6 - Interconnectedness: Common Themes - Commencement

Students will understand the relationships and common themes that connect mathematics, science, and technology and apply the themes to these and other areas of learning.

Optimization

6. In order to arrive at the best solution that meets criteria within constraints, it is often necessary to make trade-offs.

Students:

use optimization techniques, such as linear programming, to determine optimum solutions to problems that can be solved using quantitative methods.
analyze subjective decision making problems to explain the trade-offs that can be made to arrive at the best solution.

This is evident, for example, when students:

use linear programming to figure the optimum diet for farm animals.
evaluate alternative proposals for providing people with more access to mass transportation systems.