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Optimization

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Agenda

  • Optimization
  • Practice

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Optimization

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Optimization

  • The goal is to find one or more local extrema
  • Create a mathematical model of the problem
  • Simplify the problem to a single function in one variable
  • Differentiate, then solve for the critical points
  • Use the first derivative test to determine the nature of the extrema
  • Interpret your solution in terms of the original problem

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Practice

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Practice

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Credits

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