Schedule

  • Event
    Date
    Description
    Course Material
  • Lecture
    04/27/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 1 Introduction

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  • Assignment
    04/27/2021
    Tuesday
    HW1: Master LaTeX Template released!
  • Lecture
    04/30/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 2 Modeling in Optimization

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  • Due
    04/30/2021 10:00
    Friday
    Master LaTeX Template for Course Notes.
  • Lecture
    05/07/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 3 Algorithm and Theory in Optimization

    Suggested Readings:

  • Assignment
    05/07/2021
    Friday
    Homework 2 released!
  • Lecture
    05/08/2021
    Saturday
    Lecture 4 Quick Review of Linear Algebra I

    Suggested Readings:

    • No Suggested Reading
  • Lecture
    05/11/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 5 Quick Review of Linear Algebra II

    Suggested Readings:

    • No Suggested Reading
  • Lecture
    05/14/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 6 Unconstrained Optimization-Gradient Descent Method I

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  • Lecture
    05/18/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 7 Unconstrained Optimization-Gradient Descent Method II

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  • Lecture
    05/21/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 8 Unconstrained Optimization-Gradient Descent Method III

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  • Assignment
    05/21/2021
    Friday
    Homework 3 released!
  • Due
    05/21/2021 16:30
    Friday
    HW2 Due.
  • Lecture
    05/25/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 9 Unconstrained Optimization-Gradient Descent Method IV

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  • Lecture
    05/28/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 10 Unconstrained Optimization-Subgradient Descent

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  • Lecture
    06/01/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 11 Unconstrained Optimization-Proximal Gradient Descent I

    Suggested Readings:

    • Section 5.3.2, 8.1.1 and 8.1.2 and of Liu et al.
  • Due
    06/01/2021 10:00
    Tuesday
    HW3 Due.
  • Assignment
    06/01/2021
    Tuesday
    Homework 4 released!
  • Lecture
    06/04/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 12 Unconstrained Optimization-Proximal Gradient Descent II

    Suggested Readings:

    • Section 5.3.2, 8.1.1 and 8.1.2 and of Liu et al.
  • Lecture
    06/08/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 13 Unconstrained Optimization-Proximal Gradient Descent III

    Suggested Readings:

    • Section 5.3.2, 8.1.1 and 8.1.2 and of Liu et al.
  • Lecture
    06/11/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 14 Unconstrained Optimization-Accelerated Gradient Descent

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  • Due
    06/11/2021 10:00
    Friday
    HW4 Due.
  • Lecture
    06/15/2021
    Tuesday
    Lecture 15 Unconstrained Optimization-Newton Method

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  • Lecture
    06/18/2021
    Friday
    Lecture 16 Course Review