An optimization problem is one where you have to make the best decision (choose the best investments, minimize your company’s costs, find the class schedule with the fewest morning classes, or so on).

Power supply designers are well aware of the tradeoffs encountered in the design process, and the accompanying challenges. One of the toughest tasks in designing a controller is to meet stringent ...

You make decisions every day. Some are big, and some are small. But even the small decisions involve a great deal of complexity. Let me show you what I mean. Take something you probably do regularly: ...