E0 265: Convex Optimization and Applications
Announcements:
Exam: April 21 (EE 308, 2:00-5:00 pm)
Final Lecture: April 5.
Second mid-term: April 1 (EE 308, 3:30-5:00 pm).
The second (and final) surprise test was on March 16.
First mid-term: February 25 (EE 308, 3:00-4:30 pm).
The first surprise test was on February 8.
Problems sets 1 and 2 have been sent out.
First meeting: January 4, EE 308, 3:30 pm.
Course Details
Term: January - April 2017.
Credits: 3:1
Hours: Wednesday and Friday (3:30 - 5:00 pm).
Instructor: Kunal Chaudhury (kunal@ee.iisc.ernet.in).
TA: Niladri Das (niladriranjandas@ee.iisc.ernet.in, hours: Tuesday, 4-5 pm).
Registration: https://coursereg.iisc.ac.in
Venue: B 308.
Prerequisites: Linear algebra and calculus.
Topics: Convex analysis, convex optimization, Lagrangian duality.
Structure: About 26 lectures, problem sets (not graded), 2 mid-term exams, 2 surprise tests, 1 mini project, and a final exam.
Grading: surprise tests: 10%, mid-term exams: 30%, mini-project: 10%, final exam: 50%.
Reference: Boyd and Vandenberghe, Convex Optimization.