ENR 533 EXAMPLES FOR VARIOUS TOPICS COVERED IN THE CLASS

Local/Global extrema, First order necessary conditions, Second order necessary conditions
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Convexity
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One Dimensional Unconstrained Optimization
Newton’s Method
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Steepest Descent Method

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Multivariate (Multiple variables) Unconstrained Optimization

Newton’s Method
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Steepest Descent Method
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Important note: Please note that the examples presented in this document are gathered from the
materials presented by the lecturers of different optimization courses offered around the world.
Hence, the notations used in the solutions may differ.