TMA4180 Optimization I, Spring 2026

19.05.2026 Minor correction to the formula sheet. BFGS → DFP.
19.05.2026 Remarks on the "Old exam sets" have been removed, as they do not pertain to this years exam.
04.05.2026 A formula sheet for the exam has been released on the exam info page.
17.04.2026 All students should have recieved the result for the project this week. Results, suggested solutions and grading template can be found on the Project page.
30.03.2026 Added more exercise sheets
26.02.2026 For problem 8 of the project, note that a non-regular point is a minimiser if the directional derivative is non-negative for every possible direction v.
12.02.2026 Information regarding the possibility for preliminary project feedback is now available on the project page of the wiki.
10.02.2026 I have added more relevant exercise sheets to the exercise page.
09.02.2026 The projects have now been released, and can be found on the project page of the wiki.
01.01.2026 Welcome to the course "Optimization 1" in the Spring 2026 semester. The lectures will be held on Tuesdays 10:15 - 12:00 and Fridays 12:15 – 14:00. The first lecture will be given in week 3, on January 13. Note that there will not be given a lecture in week 2.
2026-05-19, James Iain Jackaman