Project Title: Graphical Tutorial - An E-Learning System for the Graphical Method
Student: Matthew Sharp
Course: MSc in Computer Science

Abstract:
The graphical method for solving a two-variable linear program (LP) offers a clear
and simple insight into linear programming. Given its simplicity and visual nature
it is often taught in colleges and universities, as well as being included in many
introductory mathematics and operations research text books. Using the graphical
method to solve a problem can be time consuming, given the amount of drawing 
involved. The tediousness of the graphical method appears to affect students'
understanding, as for a simple topic, graphical method exam questions are often
answered incorrectly. To address these problems Graphical Tutorial has been 
created, a web-based e-learning system that tutors and assesses the user on 
each of the key components of the graphical method using e-learning techniques. 
The results of a user evaluation that assesses user's perceptions of the system 
are discussed, and conclusions based on the users' scores on each of the tests 
are made. Results show that students with no knowledge of the graphical method 
were able to score well in the tests, demonstrating the positive effect the 
system had on their knowledge.