Postgraduate Course: Fundamentals of Optimization (MATH11111)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Convexity; Linear Programming: model formulation, simplex method (SM): tableau form, revised SM, geometric interpretation, sensitivity analysis; Extensions and applications of LP: goal programming, data envelopment analysis (DEA), network optimization problems, piecewise linear objective, cutting plane methods; Duality in LP, Lagrangian Relaxation; Solving LP problems using commercial mathematical programming software; Public domain software for optimization, NEOS. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Fundamentals of Optimization | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge of basic optimization techniques. Ability to formulate decision problems as optimization problems. Ability to solve simple problems and to use the right software to solve complicated problems. |
Assessment Information
| Continuous Assessment 15%; Examination 85% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
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| Keywords | FuO |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Julian Hall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5075
Email: J.A.J.Hall@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Kathryn Mcphail
Tel: (0131 6)50 4885
Email: k.mcphail@ed.ac.uk |
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