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==== 2009-02-20 Margaret Wright Lecture ====
//Asprey Lecture in Computer Science and Mathematics//\\
**Non-Derivative Optimization: Mathematics, Heuristics, or Hack**
Margaret Wright\\
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences\\
New York University
Friday, February 20, 2009\\
3:30pm\\
300 Rockefeller Hall
//Tea at 3:15pm//
Professor Wright's second Asprey Lecture, is entitled "Non-Derivative Optimization: Mathematics, Heuristics, or Hack?" This talk will briefly survey the current state of the art of non-derivative optimization methods, trying along the way to highlight a few of the interesting open mathematical questions. It is intended for an audience with some sophistication in mathematics.
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For additional details see the full [[http://info.vassar.edu/news/2008-2009/090219-asprey-wright.html|Vassar Press Release]].