Schedule

Date and time Topic Reading before Recommended watching Homework problems Anki decks Other
Friday 29/10, 13.15-15.00 Introduction and course structure Chapter 1 Lecture 1 Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.
Friday 5/11, 13.15-15.00 Theory: Convex sets Chapter 2 Lecture 2 Links to an external site. 2.12a-e, 2.19, 2.29 Anki - Ch 2 Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.
Friday 12/11, 13.15-15.00 Theory: Convex functions Chapter 3 Lecture 3, Links to an external site.Lecture 4 Links to an external site.

3.16, 3.22abc, 3.36abc

Anki - Ch 3 Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.
Friday 19/11, 13.15-15.00 Theory: Convex optimization problems Chapter 4 Lecture 5,  Links to an external site.Lecture 6,  Links to an external site.Lecture 7 Links to an external site.

4.5, 4.12, 4.26

Anki - Ch 4 Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.
Friday 26/11, 13.15-15.00 Theory: Duality Chapter 5 Lecture 8, Links to an external site.Lecture 9 Links to an external site.

5.1, 5.11, 5.28

Anki - Ch 5 Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.
CANCELLED Application: Approximation and fitting Chapter 6 Lecture 10 Links to an external site. 6.3abcd, A5.7 Anki - Ch 6 Links to an external site.
Friday 10/12, 13.15-15.00 Application: Statistical estimation Chapter 7 Lecture 11 Links to an external site. 7.1, A6.8, A6.22 Anki - Ch 7 Links to an external site. Zoom link Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.
Friday 14/1, 13.15-15.00 Application: Geometric problems Chapter 8 Lecture 12,  Links to an external site.Lecture 13 Links to an external site. (A7.6 or A7.9), (A12.6 or A13.9) Anki - Ch 8 Links to an external site. Zoom link Links to an external site. Colab notebook Links to an external site.

 

All meetings take place in room 2415b, ITC.