An optimization problem is one where you have to make the best decision (choose the best investments, minimize your company’s costs, find the class schedule with the fewest morning classes, or so on).

Excel can solve equations through several of its mathematical functions, but the single Excel tool that works on the largest variety of equations is the program's Solver Add-in. This tool reads an ...

This is a non-standard, but fun and interesting optimization problem. While standing on the shore, given top running and swimming speeds and the location of a struggling swimmer in x and y coordinates ...