Computational Physics Summer School
Laboratory
Introduction to the
Optimization Toolbox
Description
The Optimization Toolbox contains many
commands for the optimization of general linear
and nonlinear functions. Optimization is a very
broad topic; its purpose is to find the best
possible solution to a given problem (which may
also include a number of limiting constraints).
Graphically, an optimization problem can be
visualized as trying to find the lowest (or
highest) point in a complex, highly contoured
landscape. An optimization algorithm can thus
be likened to an explorer wandering through
valleys and across plains in search of the
topological extremes.
Demonstrations
At the MATLAB prompt type optdemo for a menu of demonstrations of
optimization. The
banana function
optimization is the most visually interesting.
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