We walk through an optimization problem step by step, clearly explaining how to identify variables, set up the correct function, apply derivatives, and find maximum or minimum values. Each step is ...

In the context of mass higher education, Chinese application-oriented undergraduate institutions face significant teaching challenges stemming from the increasingly diverse student population. This ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For computer scientists, solving problems is a bit like mountaineering. First they must choose a problem to solve—akin to identifying a ...

Abstract: Optimization problems aim to identify the best solution from a wide range of possibilities. The Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm is widely recognized for its simplicity and ...

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ABSTRACT: The alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) and its symmetric version are efficient for minimizing two-block separable problems with linear constraints. However, both ADMM and ...

Heidi S. Enger ’27, an Associate Editorial Editor, is a Social Studies Concentrator in Eliot House. She’s enrolled in Ec10b this semester (don’t ask). Harvard students have to stop treating life like ...