Class 11, C&O 367



  1. Steepest Descent cont....
    1. Theorem 3.2.3 and proof (moving in perpendicular directions), Theorems 3.2.4 and 3.2.5 and their proofs.
  2. Beyond Steepest Descent ....
    1. combine good properties of steepest descent and Newton's method
    2. Wolfe line search (with backtracking)
  3. Least Squares
    1. best least squares solutions