From b72cb711ae2db8f1777e8285e95c3083963239fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Tveito Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:50:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Tweaks --- committees.org | 23 ++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/committees.org b/committees.org index 48a7ec1..4efc771 100644 --- a/committees.org +++ b/committees.org @@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ using SMT-solving. $\Sigma_{int} = (S_{Int}, F_{Int}, P_{Int})$ where - $S_{Int} = \{Int\}$ - $F_{Int} = \{0, 1, +, -, *\}$ where the constant symbols $0, 1$ has a type - signature $\to Int$ and the function symbols $+,-,*$ has a type signature - $Int \times Int \to Int$. + $Int$ and the function symbols $+,-,*$ has a type signature $Int \times + Int \to Int$. - $P_{Int} = \{<, =\}$ where the predicate symbols $<, =$ has type signature $Int \times Int$. @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ using SMT-solving. We use the [[https://ericpony.github.io/z3py-tutorial/guide-examples.htm][Python API for Z3]]. Install with: #+BEGIN_SRC sh - pip install z3-solver + pip3 install z3-solver #+END_SRC Create a Python file and populate it with: @@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ using SMT-solving. When adding multiple optimization objectives (or goals), Z3 defaults to order the objectives lexicographically, i.e. in the order they appear. If we place the minimization of committees before the - ~should_correct_with_weight~, then we still are guaranteed to get a minimal + ~should_correct_with_weight~, then we are still guaranteed to get a minimal number of committees. #+BEGIN_SRC python :tangle committees.py @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ using SMT-solving. capacities, rather than just stating we cannot surpass their capacity. #+BEGIN_SRC python :tangle committees.py - def capacity_slack(comms, i, C): + def capacity_weight(comms, i, C): a = sum(comms[c] for c in comms if i in c) return If(a > C[i], a - C[i], C[i] - a) #+END_SRC @@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ using SMT-solving. #+BEGIN_SRC python :tangle committees.py def capacity_weight(comms, C): - return sum(capacity_slack(comms, i, C) for i in range(len(C))) + return sum(capacity_weight(comms, i, C) for i in range(len(C))) #+END_SRC We can now add all of the optimization objectives, stating that it most @@ -616,18 +616,19 @@ using SMT-solving. It is important to try to compartmentalize your SMT-instances; solving many small SMT-instances is likely to be more efficient than solving one large. Look for ways to divide your problem into sub-problems, and try to exclude - the "obvious" part of a problem from the SMT-instance. + the "obvious" part of a problem from the SMT-instance and move it to the + host language (in our case Python). - An example where we violated this is with the requirement that examiners - $(i,j) \in A$ can not form a committee. Rather than encoding that those - committees are not given any exams to correct, we could simply remove those + An example of where we did not follow this advice, were with the requirement + that examiners $(i,j) \in A$ can not form a committee. Rather than encoding + that those committees correct zero exams, we could simply remove those integer constants. Note that this is not a dramatic example, as the constraint is very simple and most likely trivial for Z3 to handle. ** When to use SMT If your problem is known to be NP-complete and has an elegant formulation in - a many-sorted logic, then using tools like Z3 could be a very good idea. + SMT, then using a tool like Z3 could be a very good idea. Another situation is when you currently don't know how hard the problem is. Specifying your problem in terms of constraints helps you understand the