AMSC764

Advanced Numerical Optimization

Prerequisite: MATH410; or permission of instructor. Cross-listed with C MSC764. Credit only granted for: AMSC607, AMSC764 or CMSC764. F ormerly: AMSC607. Modern numerical methods for solving unconstrained and constrained nonlinear optimization problems in finite dimensions. Design of computational algorithms and the analysis of their properties.

Spring 2026

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Spring 2025

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Past Semesters

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.79 between 368 students*

AMSC764 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570758085% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 10.6%
A: 63.86%
A+: 9.51%
B-: 1.09%
B: 3.8%
B+: 2.99%
F: 0.82%
W: 1.63%
other: 5.71%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.