Times

I have offered this class in Fall 2015, Fall 2018, and Spring 2022 (last taught: Spring 2022). It was numbered MATH 771 at the time and is now MATH 571. It is not currently scheduled; the materials below remain available.

Description

This course provides students with an overview of state-of-the-art numerical methods for solving both unconstrained and constrained, large-scale optimization problems. Algorithm analysis and development will be emphasized, including efficient and robust implementations.

In addition, students will be exposed to state-of-the-art software that can be used to solve optimization problems.

Literature

The main references are

• Numerical Optimization by J. Nocedal and S.J. Wright
• Introduction to Nonlinear Optimization by A. Beck
• Convex Optimization by S. Boyd and L. Vandenberghe