This is a problem-based learning (問題導向式學習). Each group will be given a question, and from that question, students generally need to
Examine and define the problem.
Explore what they already know about underlying issues related to it.
Search for the materials that can explain the questions, for example, "what are the definitions and concepts needed to understand the problem?", "what is the nature of the problem?", "why is the problem important?", "how to resolve the problem from your perspective?", "how the existing methods resolve the problem?"
Think about the real-world applications.
Be aware that some questions might be open. Form your own opinions.
Report on their findings.
You are going to work as a group. The grouping (decided randomly by Professor) is here:
PBGroup #1 : 李文先 & CHEN, TSAI-LI & 江松儒
PBGroup #2 : Tan Chin Hong & Su, Chia-Hsuan & Chou, Shao-Tzu
PBGroup #3 : Sabin Poudel & 賴郁欣 & Chang, Hsu-Ting
Tentative date for oral presentations: 3/17 Monday
PBGroup #1 : 13:20-14:40 (15min presentation + 5minQA)
PBGroup #2 : 14:40-15:00 (15min presentation + 5min QA)
PBGroup #3 : 15:00- 15:20 (15min presentation + 5min QA)
The assigned questions are :
1. What do necessary condition and sufficient condition mean? What are the useful necessary "optimality" conditions for unconstrained optimization and for constrained optimization? Are these conditions necessary or sufficient?
2. For finding optimal solutions of an optimization model, what are the differences between the "exact algorithms", "approximation algorithms" and "heuristics, including meta-heuristics"? Give some examples for each. Which one is more useful in your opinion?
3. What does an "existence condition" mean? Find some examples of the discussions related to the existence condition of some systems , such as, linear system, optimization problem, Nash equilibrium..., and any system you heard before. Why is such a condition so important?
The scores of this Problem-based presentation will be based on both Professor's evaluation and the peer-assessment via Google Form.
Remark: This year there won't be an assigned text for each group.
Please scan the QR code and fill in the form after class 3/17 !