Methods of Optimization

Facts  
Duration: 1 semester
Period: Spring Semester
Credits: 5 ECTS
Contact Hours: 64
Self-study: 116
Hours: 180

Main Objectives

1. The studying of the modern methods of dynamic programming in the discrete and continuous time.

2. Application of the analytical methods to the important optimization problem such as

  • optimal consumption and investment in discrete time;
  • optimal consumption and discrete time;
  • optimal consumption in continuous time;
  • Bellman equation in discrete time;
  • Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation;

Learning Outcomes

After this course the students have:

To know: the basic principles of modern dynamical programming

To be able: to write and to study the Bellman equations and theBellman-Hamilton-Jacoby equations.

To have: the skills to the construction of optimal solution and strategies for main optimization problems

Professor

Serguei Pergamenchtchikov, Doctor of Science

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Course unit code

Б.2.4

Course unit title

Basic course

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

Serguei Pergamenchtchikov, Doctor of Science, Professor

Semester

2

ECTS credits

5

Working hours

Contact hours

lectures

32

seminars

32

Self-study

116

Total

180

Work placement

Laboratory works in Computer class

Prerequisites

To study the course one needs "Mathematical Analysis", “Differential Equations”, "Partial Differential equations", "Functional Analysis", "Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics" and "Stochastic modeling".

Language of instruction

English (Russian)

Objectives of the course

Learning outcomes

A student’s assessments methods

1.1. The studying of the modern methods of dynamic programming in the discrete and continuous time.

1.2. Application of the analytical methods to the important optimization problem such as

- optimal consumption in discrete time;

- optimal consumption and investment in discrete time;
- optimal consumption in continuous time;

- Bellman equation in discrete time;

Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation;

After this course the students have:

To know: the basic principles of modern dynamical programming.

To be able: to write and to study the Bellman equations and the Bellman-Hamilton-Jacoby equations.

To have: the skills to the construction of optimal solution and strategies for main optimization problems

The current control of mastering the discipline includes two written test.

The final control – exam.

Teaching methods

Lectures, Labs

List of Topics

Topic title

Contact hours

Assignments and independent study hours

Optimal consumption in discrete time

8

Optimal consumption and investment in discrete time

8

Optimal consumption in continuous time

8

Written test 1

Hamilton functions

6

Optimal consumption and investment in the continuous time

12

Stochastic differential equations

10

Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellmannequations

12

Written test 2

64

Exam

Assessment requirements

In during the semester 40 points

Assessment criteria

Each test 20 points

The composition of final accumulative mark

Exam 60 points.

Examination ticket consists of two theoretical questions (10x2=20) and two exercises (20x2=40).

Author of the course

Serguei Pergamenchtchikov