Covers optimization techniques in machine learning, focusing on convexity, algorithms, and their applications in ensuring efficient convergence to global minima.
Covers the basics of optimization, including historical perspectives, mathematical formulations, and practical applications in decision-making problems.
Introduces linear programming basics, including optimization problems, cost functions, simplex algorithm, geometry of linear programs, extreme points, and degeneracy.
Covers the fundamentals of convex optimization, including mathematical problems, minimizers, and solution concepts, with an emphasis on efficient methods and practical applications.