Sumários

Numerical algorithms

27 outubro 2014, 15:30 Joao Manuel de Freitas Xavier

The Newton algorithm: two derivations. Quadratic convergence near minimizers.


Numerical algorithms

22 outubro 2014, 15:30 Joao Manuel de Freitas Xavier

Properties of the gradient algorithm. The dependence on the condition number of the problem. Some numerical examples.


Problem solving

22 outubro 2014, 14:00 Joao Manuel de Freitas Xavier

Problems on convex functions from the textbook.


Problem solving

22 outubro 2014, 09:30 Joao Manuel de Freitas Xavier

Problems on convex functions from the textbook.


Numerical algorithms

20 outubro 2014, 15:30 Joao Manuel de Freitas Xavier

Overview of line-search algorithms. The concept of a descent direction. The gradient algorithm.