This course offers an introduction to mathematical nonlinear optimization with applications in data science. The theoretical foundation and the fundamental algorithms for nonlinear optimization are ...

Author Dr. R. Russell Rhinehart discusses his new book, Nonlinear Model-Based Control: Using First-Principles Models in Process Control, and explains why nonlinear first-principles models should be ...

The authors show that two-stage solution candidates are computed faster and produce better results than those obtained by global optimization of piecewise linearized traffic flow models. "Starting ...