Chapter 2 - Part 1

This is the content for Weds, Jan 21, 2026

Covered in this lecture

• Global optima D2L Video

• Argmin and argmax D2L Video

• Infima and suprema D2L Video

• Extreme value theorem (EVT) D2L Video

• Generalized EVT for metric spaces D2L Video

• Stationary points D2L Video

• First order optimality condition D2L Video

Todos

Before class

• Watch videos above.

• Quiz today! Come prepared with a handwritten, 8.5”x11” cheat sheet.

In class

• Lec 2-1 Slides

• Worksheet 2-1

After class

• Upload worksheet to Crowdmark by 5pm.