Learning Outcomes for 3450:635 Optimization
Students are expected to be able to
- Assess the existence and uniqueness of solutions to a given optimization problem
- Validate convexity of functions, sets, and optimization problems
- Derive necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for a given optimization problem
- Solve basic optimization problems analytically
- Explain the underlying principles of some modern techniques for optimization
- Apply optimization algorithms to basic model problems in engineering and natural sciences