This course provides a rigorous up-to-date treatment of topics in
Continuous Optimization (Nonlinear Programming). This includes a hands-on
approach with exposure to existing software packages.
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Information related to the teaching activities of
Professor Henry Wolkowicz
is available. The material is related to the course taught in
the Winter Semester 1997.
Please note that all files are accessible by anonymous ftp to
orion.uwaterloo.ca:pub/henry/teaching/w97/666.w97.
)
***BEWARE: under construction****
Please tell me of any problems with this material and/or the course in
general.
Send email to me.
You can also send
guaranteed anonymous email to me. You can use the following
address but please specify that this concerns 466/666 and not co370.
Available:
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The Optimization Technology Center with notes and software - will
solve problems online. Also, see
the optimization tree, a graphical picture (clickable) of
optimization topics.
Also, nonlinear programs can be solved by e.g. LANCELOT see e.g.
LANCELOT at OTC, and
LANCELOT home page. We will be using LANCELOT in this course.
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An
Operations Research home page with LOTS of useful information, e.g.
jobs, FAQs, addresses, ...;
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An
electronic optimization book; (from the Computational Science
Education Project at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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An
electronic book on conjugate gradients; see the Reports section for:
An Introduction to the Conjugate Method Without the
Agonizing Pain, August 1994. (Carnegie Mellon)
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A
tutorial on Newton-Raphson method, from the Univ. of Utah.
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An
FAQ (frequently asked questions) on nonlinear programming;