Analysis

Analysis provides the differential and variational tools used in optimization, probability, and quantitative finance.

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TopicContent

Derivatives, gradient, and Hessian

Multivariate differentiation, calculation rules, linear and quadratic approximations

ConvexityConvex sets and functions, Jensen, Hessian, applications
Taylor seriesLocal expansions, Lagrange remainder, delta-gamma, Newton

Ordinary differential equations

ODEs, Cauchy-Lipschitz, analytical and numerical methods

Partial differential equations

Classification, Black-Scholes, Feynman-Kac, finite differences