Instructor: Constantin
Bacuta, 517 Ewing Hall, Phone
:
831-3382, E-mail
:bacuta@math.udel.edu
Office hours: M 4:00-5:00 PM, W 10:00-11:00 AM.
Web page: http://www.math.udel.edu/~bacuta/
Course Description: Maximization and minimization of functions of finitely many variables subject to constraints. Basic problem types and examples of applications; linear, convex, smooth, and non-smooth programming. Optimality conditions. Saddle points and dual problems. Overview of computational approaches.
Textbook: Numerical Optimization, 2nd edition (2006), by Nocedal & Wright.
Other Sources :
R. T. Rockafellar Fundamentals of Optimization (2007)
Syllabus: Have a copy in your Math 529 folder.
Homework: Check it often.
News & Reviews:
REVIEW for MIDTERM , Friday, October 14
Introduction to MATLAB by exercises, courtesy of Richard J. Braun
The MathWorks web site (Matlab's developer), with extensive help and documentation .
Introduction to MATLAB by David F. Griffiths at Dundee, UK
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Helpful sites to follow for getting matlab help.