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$key = q/{sylllist}entryInstructorProfessorDougMeadeentryOfficeLeConteCollege300EentryPhone777-6183entryE-mailttmeade@math.sc.eduentryWWWURLtthttp:www.math.scarolina.edu~meademath524entryMeetingTimesMWF11:15scam--12:05scpm,LeConteCollege401AentryOfficeHoursMW9:00--10:30,andbyitpriorappointmententryTextPeressini,Sullivan,Uhl,itTheMathematicsofNonlinearProgramming,Springer-Verlag,1988.entryPrerequisite%CompletionofMath526or544withagradeofCorbetter;orconsentoftheMathematicsDepartment.entryCourseContentThebasicproblemthatisaddressedinanycourseinnonlinearprogrammingistofindtheoptimalvalues(maximumorminimum)ofanonlinearfunctiononaprescribeddomain.OurinvestigationoftheseproblemswillmakeuseofyourbackgroundinCalculusandLinearAlgebra.Inadditionwewilltodevelopsomenewtechniques,includingcoerciveandconvexfunctions,thatwilenableustoanalyzemorecomplicatedproblems.entryGradingYourgradeinthiscoursewillbebasedonyourperformanceonhomeworkassignments,2mid-termexams,andafinalexam.Theweightsassignedtoeachofthesecomponentswillbe:centertabular[t]lr@%Homework;SPM_amp;25Mid-termexams(2);SPM_amp;50Finalexam;SPM_amp;25tabularcenterCoursegradeswillbedeterminedaccordingtothefollowingscale:centertabular[t]lr@--rA;SPM_amp;90;SPM_amp;100B;SPM_amp;80;SPM_amp;89C;SPM_amp;70;SPM_amp;79D;SPM_amp;60;SPM_amp;69F;SPM_amp;0;SPM_amp;59tabularcenterentryExamsThe3mid-termexamswillbegiveninclass.itTentativedatesfortheseexamsare:centertabular[t]llFriday,September29;SPM_amp;(Chapters1and2)Friday,November10;SPM_amp;(Chapters3and4)tabularcenterMake-upexamswillbegivenonlyfordocumentedreasonsofillness,familyemergencyorparticipationinaUniversitysponsoredevent.Excusessuchasoversleeping,forgettingthetimeorlocationoftheexam,andlackofstudyingareexplicitlynotedasunacceptablegroundsfortheadministrationofamake-upexam.Acomprehensivefinalwillbegivenatunderline9:00sca.m.onunderlineMonday,December11,1995.newlineit(Donottrustexamschedulespublishedbyunofficialsources,e.g.theMortarBoard.)entryHomeworkAssignedproblemswillbecollectedonceeachweek,typicallyonMonday.Homeworkwillbegradedandreturnedasquicklyaspossible.Yourhomeworkgradewillbedeterminedbyyournine(9)highesthomeworkscores.itNolatehomeworkwillbeaccepted.entryAcademicHonestyCheatingandplagiarismwillnotbetoleratedinthiscourse.Youmaydiscusshomeworkproblemswithothers,butdonotcopysolutionsfromanotherstudentorfromabook.ViolationsofthispolicywillbedealtwithinamatterconsistentwithUniversityguidelines.{sylllist}/;
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$key = q/{sylllist}entryInstructorProfessorDougMeadeentryOfficeLeConteCollege300EentryPhone777-6183entryE-mailttmeade@math.sc.eduentryWWWURLtthttp:www.math.scarolina.edu~meademath524entryMeetingTimesMWF11:15scam--12:05scpm,LeConteCollege401AentryOfficeHoursMW9:00--10:30,andbyitpriorappointmententryTextPeressini,Sullivan,Uhl,itTheMathematicsofNonlinearProgramming,Springer-Verlag,1988.entryPrerequisite%CompletionofMath526or544withagradeofCorbetter;orconsentoftheMathematicsDepartment.entryCourseContentThebasicproblemthatisaddressedinanycourseinnonlinearprogrammingistofindtheoptimalvalues(maximumorminimum)ofanonlinearfunctiononaprescribeddomain.OurinvestigationoftheseproblemswillmakeuseofyourbackgroundinCalculusandLinearAlgebra.Inadditionwewilltodevelopsomenewtechniques,includingcoerciveandconvexfunctions,thatwilenableustoanalyzemorecomplicatedproblems.entryGradingYourgradeinthiscoursewillbebasedonyourperformanceonhomeworkassignments,2mid-termexams,andafinalexam.Theweightsassignedtoeachofthesecomponentswillbe:centertabular[t]lr@%Homework;SPM_amp;25Mid-termexams(2);SPM_amp;50Finalexam;SPM_amp;25tabularcenterCoursegradeswillbedeterminedaccordingtothefollowingscale:centertabular[t]lr@--rA;SPM_amp;90;SPM_amp;100B;SPM_amp;80;SPM_amp;89C;SPM_amp;70;SPM_amp;79D;SPM_amp;60;SPM_amp;69F;SPM_amp;0;SPM_amp;59tabularcenterentryExamsThetwo(2)mid-termexamswillbegiveninclass.itTentativedatesfortheseexamsare:centertabular[t]llFriday,September29;SPM_amp;(Chapters1and2)Friday,November10;SPM_amp;(Chapters3and4)tabularcenterMake-upexamswillbegivenonlyfordocumentedreasonsofillness,familyemergencyorparticipationinaUniversitysponsoredevent.Excusessuchasoversleeping,forgettingthetimeorlocationoftheexam,andlackofstudyingareexplicitlynotedasunacceptablegroundsfortheadministrationofamake-upexam.Acomprehensivefinalwillbegivenatunderline9:00sca.m.onunderlineMonday,December11,1995.newlineit(Donottrustexamschedulespublishedbyunofficialsources,e.g.theMortarBoard.)entryHomeworkAssignedproblemswillbecollectedonceeachweek,typicallyonMonday.Homeworkwillbegradedandreturnedasquicklyaspossible.Yourhomeworkgradewillbedeterminedbyyournine(9)highesthomeworkscores.itNolatehomeworkwillbeaccepted.entryAcademicHonestyCheatingandplagiarismwillnotbetoleratedinthiscourse.Youmaydiscusshomeworkproblemswithothers,butdonotcopysolutionsfromanotherstudentorfromabook.ViolationsofthispolicywillbedealtwithinamatterconsistentwithUniversityguidelines.{sylllist}/;
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