# Getting Started

This section contains quickstart guides for new estimagic users. It can also serve
as a reference for more experienced users.

```{raw} html
<div class="container" id="index-container">
    <div class="row">
        <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 d-flex">
            <a href="first_optimization_with_estimagic.html" id="index-link">
                <div class="card text-center intro-card shadow">
                    <img src="../_static/images/optimization.svg" class="card-img-top"
                         alt="optimization icon" height="100"
                    >
                    <div class="card-body flex-fill">
                        <h5 class="card-title">Optimization</h5>
                        <p class="card-text">
                            Learn numerical optimization with estimagic
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 d-flex">
            <a href="first_derivative_with_estimagic.html" id="index-link">
                <div class="card text-center intro-card shadow">
                    <img src="../_static/images/differentiation.svg" class="card-img-top"
                         alt="differentiation icon" height="100"
                    >
                    <div class="card-body flex-fill">
                        <h5 class="card-title">Differentiation</h5>
                        <p class="card-text">
                            Learn numerical differentiation with estimagic
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 d-flex">
            <a href="estimation/index.html" id="index-link">
                <div class="card text-center intro-card shadow">
                    <img src="../_static/images/bullseye.svg" class="card-img-top"
                         alt="reference guides icon" height="100"
                    >
                    <div class="card-body flex-fill">
                        <h5 class="card-title">Estimation</h5>
                        <p class="card-text">
                            Learn maximum likelihood and methods of simulated moments estimation with estimagic
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
             </a>
        </div>
        <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 d-flex">
            <a href="installation.html" id="index-link">
                <div class="card text-center intro-card shadow">
                    <img src="../_static/images/installation.svg" class="card-img-top"
                         alt="installation icon" height="100"
                    >
                    <div class="card-body flex-fill">
                        <h5 class="card-title">Installation</h5>
                        <p class="card-text">
                            Installation instructions for estimagic
                            and optional dependencies
                        </p>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
```

```{toctree}
:hidden: true
:maxdepth: 1

installation
first_optimization_with_estimagic.ipynb
estimation/index
first_derivative_with_estimagic.ipynb
```