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MA 430 - Introduction to Optimization

Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: No Offered Summer: No Offered Other: Contact Department
3 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 3-0-0
Prerequisites: MA 265  and MA 380 .

The course focuses on the fundamental theory of nonlinear optimization. The topics covered in this course include elements of convex analysis, theorems of the alternative, optimality criteria, and duality theory in nonlinear programming.