Time:                      Monday, Wednesday and Friday , 9:30-10:20AM, 111 Lockett Hall

Instructor:           Hongchao Zhang
                               Lockett, Room 220/ TEL: 225-578-1982
                               email: hozhang@math.lsu.edu
                               web page : http://www.math.lsu.edu/~hozhang/Math4025/Math4025.html

Office Hours:     Monday and Wednesday 10:30 – 11:30 AM or by appointment or Anytime you stop by and I am in my office

Text:                     Lecture Notes

Prerequisites:     Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus

Contents:             Depending on the time available, tentative topics include Convex sets, Convex functions ,
                               Optimality Conditions, Linear Programming, Simplex Method, Nonlinear Programming,
                               line Search and Trust Region Method, Steepest Descent Method, Newton's Method,
                               Cojugate Gradient Method, Quasi-newton Method, Quadratic Programming

Homework:      Homework will be handed out in class.

Grade:                Homework: 25%
                             Projects: 10%
                             Midterm Exam: 25%
                             Final Exam: 40%