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University of Alberta Calendar 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

AUMAT 350 - Optimization

Course Career Undergraduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 3-0-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Augustana Faculty
Department AU Science
Typically Offered either term

Description
Introduction to optimization (definition, notation and taxonomy); unconstrained optimization using gradient descent and stochastic gradient descent; linear programming: The Simplex Method; constrained optimization and Lagrange multipliers; convex optimization and quadratic programming. Prerequisites: AUSCI 250 and AUMAT 216.