Week 13: November 21

Downhill Simplex Method (Nelder Mead)

The “downhill simplex method” is commonly used for multivariable optimization problems. We explore the use of this method and compare it with some other techniques.

Quiz 11: Random Numbers

  • random.randint
  • random.rand
  • random.randn
  • random.normal
  • random.choice

Sample Quiz 11

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