We take a look at Newton's method, a powerful technique in Optimization. We explain the intuition behind it, and we list some of its pros and cons. No necessary background required beyond basic linear algebra and calculus.


00:00 Introduction
00:14 Unconstrained Optimization
01:18 Iterative Optimization
3:41 Numerical Example
6:00 Derivation of Newton's Method
7:48 Newton's Method for Solving Equations
8:33 The Good
9:31 The Bad
10:35 The Ugly