Optimization 2010

(Please note that the information on this page may be changed during the course. Visit this page regularly to look for possible updates.)

News:

October 23 The book has been delayed, but should arrive in the university bookshop (KF Sigma) during this week.
Copies of the two first chapters will be distributed at the lecture on Monday.
You may also find the chapters here.

October 26 A document has been added above, with the help of which one can manage with the old exercise book.

October 28 Preliminary schedule for the computer sessions

Lab 1:
- Monday 8 Nov 13-15. Location E:Uranus
- Tuesday 9 Nov 8-10. Location E:Uranus
- Wednesday 10 Nov 10-12. Location E:Uranus and Saturnus
- Friday 12 Nov 15-17. Location E:Uranus.

Lab 2:
- Wednesday 24 Nov 15-17. Location E:Uranus
- Thursday 25 Nov 8-10. Location E:Uranus
- Thursday 25 Nov 13-15. Location E:Saturnus
- Friday 26 Nov 10-12. Location E:Saturnus.

Laboratory Exercises:

Lab1. Instructions for Lab 1 .
The MATLAB files needed are packed in

for PC/Windows you should download Zipped version).
Unzip it by clicking on it with the right mouse button and choosing 7zip.
for UNIX system lab1.tar (see the instruction how to deal with it).

Lab2: Instructions for Lab 2.

The MATLAB files needed are packed in

for UNIX system lab2.tar (see the instruction how to deal with it).
for PC/Windows you should download Zipped version).
Unzip it by clicking on it with the right mouse button and choosing 7zip.

Some Matlab resources

Matlab notes from the university of Dundee.

Assignment:

Instruction for the assignment
The MATLAB files needed:

Alternative 1: phi1.m, phi2.m, data1.m and data2.m
Alternative 2: grad.m and rosenbrock.m

Preliminary Date for Written Examination:

Thursday December 16, 8.00-13.00 in Vic 1.

Anders Holst