Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The students learn 
1. the basic notions and classes of dynamic optimization problems, 
2. to build and solve dynamic optimization models.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 10.01.2024 - 22.02.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jonas Tölle

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Optimization methods for dynamic systems: dynamic programming, calculus of variations, maximum principle, numerical solution methods. Application examples on engineering, economics and biology.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Exam. Bonus points from home work and exercise sessions

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Contact hours 48 h. Attendance is not compulsory.
  Voluntary home exercises 15h 
  Autonomous studies 65h

DETAILS

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III
  2023-2024 Spring III

  Enrollment :

  Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi)

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