Introduction to Optimization

In this video we introduce the concept of mathematical optimization. We will explore the general concept of optimization, discuss nomenclature, and investigate several detailed examples.

Topics and timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
1:12 – Example01: Dog Getting Food
5:18 – Cost/Objective Functions
18:18 – Constraints
28:20 – Unconstrained vs. Constrained Optimization
31:30 – Example: Optimization in Real World Application
52:46 – Summary

Lecture notes and code can be downloaded from github.com/clum/YouTube/tree/main/Optimization01

ERRATA
23 minutes and 39 seconds: I incorrectly drew this constrain at x1 = 1.75 instead of x1 = 0.75

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