Optimization and SimulationCovers optimization and simulation techniques for drawing from multivariate distributions and dealing with correlations.
Optimization and SimulationExplores optimization techniques like Metropolis-Hastings and Simulated Annealing through Markov chains and stationary distributions.
Information Theory: BasicsCovers the basics of information theory, entropy, and fixed points in graph colorings and the Ising model.
Approximation AlgorithmsCovers approximation algorithms for optimization problems, LP relaxation, and randomized rounding techniques.