Iterative Methods for Optimization TOC I Optimization of Smooth Functions 1 Basic Concepts 1.1 The Problem 1.2 Notation 1.3 Necessary Conditions 1.4 Sufficient Conditions 1.5 Quadratic Objective Functions 1.5.1 Positive Definite Hessian 1.5.2 Indefinite Hessian 1.6 Examples 1.6.1 Discrete Optimal Control 1.6.2 Parameter Identification 1.6.3 Convex Quadratics 1.7 Exercises on Basic Concepts 2 Local Convergence [...]
















