Nonlinear Optimization (7.5 credits)
This page is created as a student support for the course "Nonlinear
optimization", formerly "Optimization, first course" (codes TMA947 for
Chalmers and MMG620 for GU). The page contains, or will contain, all
documents created in LaTeX, that is, course programs, schedules,
computer exercise information, old exams, etcetera, as well as Matlab
codes for the two computer exercises.
Parts of the course home page are to be found here,
in particular discussion forums, the course evaluation form, and your
gateway to submitting project and computer exercise reports.
There is also a limited version of that course home page for those who
do not have a PingPong account; it is found here.
Course information
PDF-format
Course material & Errata list
An Introduction to Continuous Optimization, by Niclas
Andr�asson, Anton Evgrafov, Michael Patriksson. Check the publishing
house, Studentlitteratur, and the
errata list. Buy it at Cremona!
List of exam theorems
Theorem list: PDF
format
Downloadable lecture slides
Lecture 1 (2 November):
PDF format
Lecture 2 (2 November)
PDF format
Lecture 3 (6 November):
PDF format
Lecture 4 (9 November):
PDF format
Lecture 5 (13 November):
PDF format
Exercise program
Exercise guide for the first three weeks:
PDF format
Exercise 1 (29 October)
PDF format.
Exercise 2 (2 November):
PDF format
Exercise 4 (5 November):
PDF format
Project assignment I: Modelling
PM for the first part: PDF
format.
Important note:
The last two paragraphs of the PM contains
very old information. [We do not have access to the original LaTeX
document, so we cannot change it; we are however working on a new,
original document to replace the present one.] Hence, the information
therein on computer accounts and dates for handing in should be
disregarded.
Project assignment II: The optimal plan, with a sensitivity
analysis
The tasks for part 2 of the Mexico assignment may be found
here: PDF. The necessary
AMPL-files are: mex.mod
and mex.dat.
Help with AMPL
A short introduction to AMPL is available
here: PDF format.
Previous exams
Exam 020311
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Links
Links to more courses in Optimization at Chalmers and University
of Gothenburg
Simplex method: A simple Java applet for the simplex method
Trick: Michael Trick's OR page
NEOS: NEOS server page