Course: Optimization, Theory and Applications

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Course title Optimization, Theory and Applications
Course code KMA/PGSOM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 15
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tomeček Jan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Unconstrained optimization. 2. Newton-like methods. 3. The Conjugate gradient method. 4. Constrained optimization. 5. Lagrange multipliers. 6. First and second order conditions. 7. Convexity and duality. 8. Linear, quadratic and nonlinear programming. 9. Nonsmooth optimization. 10. Generalized derivatives. 11. Vector optimization.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Apply differential and generalized differential calculus of functions of several variables to smooth and also nonsmooth scalar and vector optimization.
Application Apply differential and generalized differential calculus of functions of several variables to smooth and also nonsmooth scalar and vector optimization.
Prerequisites
Master's degree in mathematics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Dialog

Exam: the student has to understand the subject and be able to prove the principal results.
Recommended literature
  • B.S. Mordukhovich. (2006). Variational Analysis and Generalized Differentiation I, II. Springer, New York.
  • J. Jahn. (2004). Vector Optimization: Theory, Applications and Extensions. Springer, Berlin.
  • R. Fletcher. (1991). Practical methods of optimization. John Wiley & Sons.


Study plans that include the course
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