All classes and the exam last three hours fifteen minutes (and include a 15min break).
| Date | Lecturer | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 17.9.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Introduction to (Continuous) Optimization | slides |
| Fri, 21.9.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Benchmarking Blackbox Optimization Algorithms and Details on the Group Project | slides |
| Fri, 28.9.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Introduction to Continuous Optimization | slides |
| Fri, 5.10.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Constraints, Gradient-Based Algorithms, and Derivative-Free Optimization | slides |
| Fri, 12.10.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Stochastic Algorithms and Derivative-free Optimization | slides |
| Fri, 19.10.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Discrete Optimization I: O-notation, Graphs, greedy algorithms, dynamic programming | slides |
| Fri, 26.10.2018 | Dimo Brockhoff | Discrete Optimization II: Dynamic Programming (cont.), branch and bound, and Heuristics | |
| Fri, 16.11.2018 | Final exam |