Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

events:individual_past_events:2009-02-20_margaret_wright_lecture [2009/02/27 10:12]
 events:individual_past_events:2009-02-20_margaret_wright_lecture [2009/02/27 10:12] (current)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +/* If you have not already done so, please begin the heading below 
 +   with a date in YYYY-MM-DD format followed by a short description.
 +   This is what will appear in the event listing and the event list 
 +   itself is sorted by this.   */
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +==== 2009-02-20 Margaret Wright Lecture ====
 +
 +<html><center></html>//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//
 +<html></center></html>
 +
 +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. 
 +\\
 +\\
 +For additional details see the full [[http://info.vassar.edu/news/2008-2009/090219-asprey-wright.html|Vassar Press Release]].
 +
 +
 +
 +