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泰勒定理与黑塞矩阵
多元函数的二阶泰勒多项式、承载二次项的黑塞矩阵,以及这种近似如何优于切平面。
1. One variable, reviewed
One variable, reviewed
2. The Hessian matrix
The Hessian matrix
3. A worked Taylor polynomial
A worked Taylor polynomial
4. What the quadratic form reveals
What the quadratic form reveals
5. Assembling the second-order term
At a point where , and , what is the second-order term of the Taylor approximation in terms of the step ?
6. Predicting with the quadratic model
The second-order Taylor polynomial of at is with , . What does it predict at ?
7. Reading the Hessian
For , what is the Hessian matrix at the point ?
8. Completing a quadratic form
The quadratic form can be rewritten as a sum of squares . Give the coefficient , as a plain number.
9. Order of the improvement
At the step toward , the linear approximation of misses the true value by about , and the second-order polynomial misses by about . Give the ratio of the two errors, rounded to a plain number.