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CO 666Continuous Optimization

Units
0.50
Level
Graduate
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Combinatorics and Optimization

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Numerical algorithms for nonlinear optimization. Newton, variable-metric, quasi-Newton and conjugate gradient methods. Obtaining derivatives. Convexity. Trust region methods. Constrained optimization including optimality conditions, sequential quadratic programming, interior point and active set strategies.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00164186 / 15TTh 10:00–11:20

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 2 threads mention CO 666, August 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2018

courses schedules for MMath? 2 points, 4 comments

u/mister_timu: “Anyone here starting MMath in Sept? I can't find lecture times for courses like AMATH 740,AMATH 741, CO 663, CO 666 on adm yet. Is this the wrong place to be looking for these courses? And when will the lecture times for these courses come out?”

u/Gibstick: “CO 666, CO 663 (no 663 yet) AMATH 740, AMATH 741 (no 741 yet) I use https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/teaching/schedule/ because it gives you linkable results.”

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Spring 2015

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024