Basic optimization problem formulation

One of the most important steps in optimization is formulating well-posed and meaningful problems that you can interpret accurately. 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Objective functions 1:50 - Design variables 2:18 - Constraints 3:16 - Example 2D optimization 5:55 - Poorly posed vs. well-posed problems 7:36 - Conclusion and outro Here is the corresponding course page and accompany Python notebook: https://openmdao.github.io/PracticalM... For a more comprehensive written explanation, please see Section 1.2 in Martins and Ning's "Engineering Design Optimization" textbook: https://mdobook.github.io/