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MATH 434  Optimization Theory with Applications to Machine Learning  Units: 3.00  
Theory of convex sets and functions; separation theorems; primal-duel properties; geometric treatment of optimization problems; algorithmic procedures for solving constrained optimization programs; engineering and economic applications.
Learning Hours: 132 (36 Lecture, 96 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite (MATH 110/6.0 or MATH 111/6.0* or MATH 212/3.0) and MATH 281/3.0.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Computing necessary conditions for optimality.
  2. Solving constrained optimization problems.
  3. Understanding the mathematical properties of convex sets and convex functions.
  4. Rigorously using separation theorems for solving optimization problems.
  5. Using numerical methods in the study of optimization problems.
  6. Solving resource allocation problems using duality theory.