optimization problems

(1.3 hours to learn)

Summary

In an optimization problem, one is interested in minimizing or maximizing a function, possibly subject to equality or inequality constraints. The extrema must occur on the boundary of the set, at points which are not differentiable, or at points where the partial derivatives are zero.

Context

This concept has the prerequisites:

Core resources (read/watch one of the following)

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MIT Open Courseware: Multivariable Caclulus (2010)
Video lectures for MIT's introductory multivariable calculus class.
Author: Denis Auroux

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Supplemental resources (the following are optional, but you may find them useful)

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