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

MWF 14:00-14:50
STAG 113
Spring 2019


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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

Lec 6: Chap 1 Filtering (cont.)

Chap 6 Parameter Identification
4

Chap 6 Parameter Identification (cont.)

Convergence

Model Validation
5

Chap 4 Statistical Estimation Theory

HW1 Due

Chap 4 Statistical Estimation Theory (cont.)

"Gradient-based Methods for Optimization": Part 2 "Stochastic Spectral Approaches to Bayesian Inference"
6

Unconstrained Optimization

Proposal Due

Steepest Descent

Line Search
7

Newton's Method

HW2 Due

Newton Convergence

Inexact Newton and Quasi-Newton

Last day to
change to S/U
8

Nonlinear Least Squares and Gauss-Newton

Levenberg-Marquardt and Trust Regions

Chap 9 Constrained Optimization
9

Memorial Day

No Classes

Gradient Projection Method

HW3 Due

10

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