Covers gradient descent methods for convex and nonconvex problems, including smooth unconstrained convex minimization, maximum likelihood estimation, and examples like ridge regression and image classification.
Explores optimization methods, including convexity, gradient descent, and non-convex minimization, with examples like maximum likelihood estimation and ridge regression.
Covers the fundamentals of Nonlinear Programming and its applications in Optimal Control, exploring techniques, examples, optimality definitions, and necessary conditions.