INF-MAT9360 – Mathematical Optimization
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course treats selected topics in optimization. Possible topics include: combinatorial optimization, linear optimization (interior point methods) and nonlinear optimization. Usually the version with combinatorial optimization is taught, and it includes graph and network optimization and an introduction to polyhedral combinatorics.
Learning outcome
The goal of this course is for students to:
- have knowledge of basic combinatorial optimization
- be able to formulate practical problems as optimization problems and solve them using optimization software
- be able to develop algorithms, exact and approximate
- know basic theory of shortest paths, network flows and trees
- understand relations between these combinatorial problems and linear optimization
- understand the basic theory of polyhedra and polytopes
In addition, each PhD student will be given an extended curriculum within the field/research area of the course. The syllabus must be approved by the lecturer so that the student can be admitted to the final exam.
Admission
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.
Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic courses in introductory programming, calculus, and linear algebra. INF-MAT3370 – Linear optimization (discontinued) / INF-MAT4370 – Linear optimization (discontinued)
Overlapping courses
9 credits INF350
Teaching
2 hours of lectures each week. Compulsory programming/problem solving exercises.
Examination
Final oral or written (4 hour) examination (depending on the number of students).
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
Other
Note that the first lecture is mandatory. The subject is regarded equal to INF350 when practicing exam regulations.
Course Auditor: Trond Steihaug