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Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
EEE5010 | Optimization | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. SÜREYYA AKYÜZ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. SÜREYYA AKYÜZ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | To equip students with the mathematical theory of optimization and solution methods. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students will - be able to formulate optimization problems - understand basic differences between various constraints - apply numerical techniques to solve optimization problems |
Optimization as a decision making problem. Optimization over an open set. Optimization under equality constraints; Lagrange multipliers. Optimization under inequality constraints. Linear programming. Numerical methods. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The Optimization Problem. Examples. | |
2) | Mathematical preliminaries | |
3) | Mathematical preliminaries | |
4) | The Weierstrass Theorem. Application to example problems. | |
5) | Optimization over an open set. Necessary and sufficient conditions. | |
6) | Numerical techniques: Gradient algorithm, Newton's method. | |
8) | Optimization with equality constraints. Lagrange multipliers. | |
9) | Optimization with inequality constraints. Kuhn-Tucker conditions. | |
10) | Linear programming: Standard maximization and minimization problems. | |
11) | Linear programming: Primal and dual problems. Duality theorem. Optimality conditions. | |
12) | The Simplex algorithm. | |
13) | Discrete dynamic programming. | |
14) | Large optimization problems. Decomposition methods. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | 1. P. Varaia, Lecture Notes on Optimization, web |
References: | 1. C.T. Kelley, Iterative Methods for Optimization, SIAM |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 136 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 192 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |