Course information

The course description, including the learning objectives, schedule, and exam info can be found here.

J. Nocedal and S. Wright: Numerical Optimization, 2nd Edition. Springer, 2006, (Errata).
The book is available in electronic form at Springerlink.

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• 08.06.2018, 9:00-13:00
• Permitted aids are given by code C:
  • The textbook: Nocedal & Wright, Numerical Optimization including Errata (printed versions of the book are perfectly fine).
  • The notes "Minimisers of Optimisation Problems", "Basic Properties of Convex Functions", "Convergence of descent methods with backtracking (Armijo) linesearch. Bisection algorithm for weak Wolfe conditions", "Introduction to optimality conditions: Optimality conditions for optimization over convex sets", "Representation theorem for polyhedral sets" (linked from the lecture plan)
  • Approved calculator
• The rules for modifying the textbook are:
  • You are not allowed to write anything else than your name anywhere in the book
  • You may mark pages with paper marks (lapper) without annotation or by dog-earings (eselører)
  • You may mark text in the book by underlining/highlighting it (understreking/overstreking)

• Anton Evgrafov anton [dot] evgrafov [at] ntnu [dot] no; office hours: Wednesday 13-14, 1038/SBII
• Ola Mæhlen ola [dot] mahlen [at] ntnu [dot] no; office hours: Thursday 14-15, 1056/SBII
• Please put TMA4180 in the subject line when emailing