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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

310503 (v.2) Numerical Optimisation 301

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Area: Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 8127 (v.6) Advanced Calculus 201 or any previous version
OR
8648 (v.3) Mathematical Methods 201 or any previous version
Syllabus: Optimisation models. One-dimensional search techniques. Unconstrained optimisation techniques for functions with several variables, including search methods using function values only, steepest descent method, Newton's method; quasi-Newton's methods, conjugate gradient methods, accurate and inaccurate line searches, convergence and rate of convergence. Constrained optimisation techniques, including Lagrangian multipliers, Kuhn-Tucker optimality conditions, penalty function methods, quadratic programming techniques, sequential quadratic programming technique. Dynamic programming. Branch and bound methods.
Field of Education: 010101 Mathematics
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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