This course is offered to UG and PG students of Engineering/Science background. It contains methods to solve nonlinear optimization problems which includes convex programming, KKT optimality conditions, quadratic programming problems, separable methods, geometric and dynamic programming. It also covers some search techniques which are used to solve nonlinear programming problems. It plays a vital role in solving various engineering and science problems.
Intended audience
It is a core course for UG/PG students of technical universities/colleges.
Pre-requisites
Not Required
Industries that will recognize this course
Nil
1207 students have enrolled already!!
Course Instructor
Dr.S.K.Gupta is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics, IIT Roorkee. His area of expertise includes Nonlinear and Fuzzy optimization. He has guided three PhD theses and has published more than 40 papers in various international journals of repute. He has also developed a NPTEL online certification course on “Mathematical methods and its applications” (jointly with Prof. P. N. Agrawal).
Course Plan
Week 1
Convex Sets and Functions Properties of Convex Functions-I Properties of Convex Functions-II Properties of Convex Functions-III Convex Programming Problems
1. Taha H. A., "Operations Research: An Introduction", MacMillan Pub Co., NY, 9th Edition (Reprint) (2013). 2. Ravindran A, Phillips D. T., Solberg J. J., "Operations Research: Principles and Practice", John Wiley and Sons, NY, Second Edition (Reprint) (2012) 3. Bazaraa, M., Sherali, H. D. and Shetty, C. M., "Nonlinear Programming: Theory and Algorithms", Wiley-Interscience; 3rd Ed. (2006) 4. Himmelblau, D. M., "Applied Nonlinear Prograaming", Mcgraw-Hill (1972)
More Details About The Course
Certification Exam
The exam is optional for a fee. Exams will be on 24 September 2017. Time: Shift 1: 9am-12 noon; Shift 2: 2pm-5pm Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for a course. Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations. The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.
Certificate
Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of best 3 out of 4 assignments E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
