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\title{Initial survey -- your course goals}

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\title{Homework}



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Please answer the following questions in complete sentences in a typed
manuscript and submit the solution on Gradescope by the due date there.

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\subsubsection{Yourself}\label{yourself}}

\begin{enumerate}
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\item
  Please tell me about yourself: name, MS/PhD objective, adviser (if you
  have one), year in program, research area.
\item
  Why are you taking the class?
\end{enumerate}

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\subsubsection{The course}\label{the-course}}

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\item
  Do you want to see formal proofs that the optimization algorithms
  work, or would intuitive arguments be okay?
\item
  Would you rather see more optimization software packages and ideas and
  less depth, or would you rather have more depth and fewer ideas?
\item
  What have other professors done that you've found helps you learn?
\end{enumerate}

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\subsubsection{Background}\label{background}}

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\item
  Tell me about your previous linear algebra, matrix analysis, or
  numerical analysis classes. What topics did you cover?
\item
  Tell me about any mathematical analysis classes you've had.
\end{enumerate}

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software}\label{numerical-computing-software}}

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  Have you used Julia before?
\item
  Have you used Matlab before?
\item
  Have you used NumPy/SciPy before?
\item
  Have you used Tensorflow/PyTorch before?
\item
  Have you used R before?
\item
  Have you used Mathematica before?
\item
  Any other numerical computing packages?
\item
  Have you used any optimization software before, if so, which one(s)?
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\subsubsection{The course}\label{the-course-1}}

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  Which of the topics from the syllabus are you most excited about?
\item
  Anything missing from the syllabus you were hoping to learn about?
\end{enumerate}

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\subsubsection{Videos}\label{videos}}

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\item
  The courses for this class will be recorded, do you have any
  reservations about that?
\end{enumerate}

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