MTH 656 - Sec 001
Numerical Analysis
(Computational Methods for Inverse Problems)

MWF 14:00-14:50
STAG 112
Spring 2016


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Week 1

Presentation on Electromagnetic Inverse Problems

Classes begin

Lec 1: Well-posedness and conditioning

Lec 2: Linear Least Squares problems and Regularization
2

Lec 3: Regularization (cont.)

Lec 4: SVD and Ill-posedness

Lec 5: Ill-conditioning and Low-rank approximations

Last day to
add/drop
3

Lec 6: Chap 1 Filtering

Unconstrained Optimization

Steepest Descent
4

Line Search

Newton's Method

Newton Convergence
5

Inexact Newton and Quasi-Newton

Nonlinear Least Squares and Gauss-Newton

Levenberg-Marquardt and Trust Regions
6

Chap 6 Parameter Identification

Convergence

Model Validation

Proposal Due

7

Chap 4 Statistical Estimation Theory

HW2 Due

"Gradient-based Methods for Optimization": Part 2

"Stochastic Spectral Approaches to Bayesian Inference"

Last day to
change to S/U
8

Chap 9 Constrained Optimization

Gradient Projection Method

9

HW2 Due

10

Memorial Day

No Classes

11


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