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  1. Announcements, Recap: Branch And Bound Methods, Basic Idea, Unconstrained, Nonconvex Minimization, Lower And Upper Bound Functions, Branch And Bound Algorithm, Comment: Picture Of Branch And Bound Algorithm In R^2, Comment: Binary Tree, Example, Pruning, Convergence Analysis, Bounding Condition Number, Small Volume Implies Small Size, Mixed Boolean-Convex Problem, Solution Methods, Lower Bound Via Convex Relaxation, Upper Bounds,...more

  2. Although molecular mechanics is imperfect, it is useful for discussing molecular structure and energy in terms of standard covalent bonds. Analysis of the Cambridge Structural Database shows that predicting bond distances to within 1% required detailed categorization of bond types. Early attempts to predict heats of combustion in terms of composition proved adequate for physiology, but not for chemistry. Group- or bond-additivity schemes...more

  3. Recap: Conjugate Gradient Method, Recap: Krylov Subspace, Spectral Analysis Of Krylov Sequence, A Bound On Convergence Rate, Convergence, Residual Convergence, CG Algorithm, Efficient Matrix-Vector Multiply, Shifting, Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Algorithm, Choice Of Preconditioner, CG Summary, Truncated Newton Method, Approximate Or Inexact Newton Methods, CG Initialization, Hessian And Gradient, Methods, Convergence Versus...more

  4. The most prominent chemist in the generation following Lavoisier was Berzelius in Sweden. Together with Gay-Lussac in Paris and Davy in London, he discovered new elements, and improved atomic weights and combustion analysis for organic compounds. Invention of electrolysis led not only to new elements but also to the theory of dualism, with elements being held together by electrostatic attraction. Wöhler's report on the synthesis of urea...more

  5. Recap: 'Difference Of Convex' Programming, Alternating Convex Optimization, Nonnegative Matrix Factorization, Comment: Nonconvex Methods, Conjugate Gradient Method, Three Classes Of Methods For Linear Equations, Symmetric Positive Definite Linear Systems, CG Overview, Solution And Error, Residual, Krylov Subspace, Properties Of Krylov Sequence, Cayley-Hamilton Theorem, Spectral Analysis Of Krylov Sequence

  6. Continue On Unconstrained Minimization, Self-Concordance, Convergence Analysis For Self-Concordant Functions, Implementation, Example Of Dense Newton System With Structure, Equality Constrained Minimization, Eliminating Equality Constraints, Newton Step, Newton's Method With Equality Constraints

  7. Complementary Slackness, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker (KKT) Conditions, KKT Conditions For Convex Problem, Perturbation And Sensitivity Analysis, Global Sensitivity Result, Local Sensitivity, Duality And Problem Reformulations, Introducing New Variables And Equality Constraints, Implicit Constraints, Semidefinite Program

  8. Interior-Point Methods (Cont.), Example, Barrier Method (Review), Complexity Analysis Via Self-Concordance, Total Number Of Newton Iterations, Generalized Inequalities, Logarithmic Barrier And Central Path, Barrier Method, Course Conclusion, Further Topics

  9. Algorithm Section Of The Course, Unconstrained Minimization, Initial Point And Sublevel Set, Strong Convexity And Implications, Descent Methods, Gradient Descent Method, Steepest Descent Method, Newton Step, Newton's Method, Classical Convergence Analysis, Examples

  10. We can use methods of genetic analysis to connect phylogenic information to geographical histories. Human migration has left genetic traces on every continent, and allows us to trace our roots back to Africa. Molecular genetic methods allow us to determine whether or not trait states were ancestral, which can have profound implications for fundamental biological ideas.

  11. The Tree of Life must be discovered through rigorous analysis. Genetic information is crucial because appearances can be deceiving, and species that look similar can prove to be genetically very dissimilar and not share recent common ancestors. Two criteria, used to determine what the "correct" Tree is, are simplicity and whether the tree maximizes the probability of observing what we actually see.

  12. Discriminative Algorithms, Generative Algorithms, Gaussian Discriminant Analysis (GDA), GDA and Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Laplace Smoothing