? Credit Points : 5  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MAT-P-CGO

Finding bounds on arbitrary functions using interval analysis; Taylor series and other rearrangements for improving bounds; branch and bound for unconstrained problems; use of gradient and Hessian bounds; interval Newton method.

? Pre-requisites : PGs only

Home subject area

Operational Research, (School of Mathematics, Schedule P)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 2 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

Knowledge of techniques of finding the global optimum (rather than just local) for problems in which there exist many local optima. Ability to find bounds on arbitrary functions and their derivatives using interval analysis.

Examination 100%

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 1 hour(s) 30 minutes

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Mrs Frances Reid
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