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Systems Optimization Laboratory

Stanford University
Dept of Management Science and Engineering (MS&E)

Terman Engineering Center

Stanford, CA 94305-4026  USA

User Guides for SOL Optimization Solvers


Each link gives a description of the optimization solver and a link to the corresponding user guide.

MINOS and SNOPT are two of many solvers accessible via GAMS and AMPL and certain other systems.

GAMS users should use the GAMS/MINOS manual and GAMS/SNOPT manual.

AMPL users may use the MINOS and SNOPT guides here to study the run-time options.

  • MINOS
  • LSSOL
  • NPSOL
  • QPOPT
  • SQOPT
  • SNOPT  (online user guide)