Day 262: Root Finding and Optimization with SciPy

Learning Objectives

• •**Find roots of nonlinear equations** using `fsolve`, `root`, `brentq`
• •**Minimize scalar functions** with `minimize_scalar`
• •**Minimize multivariate functions** using `minimize` with various methods
• •**Fit models to data** with `curve_fit` and least squares
• •**Apply variational principle** to find ground state energies
• •**Handle constraints** in optimization problems
• •**Choose appropriate algorithms** for different problem types

Today's Schedule (7 hours)