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A02 Convex & numerical optimization

Advanced pathA: Advanced appliedplannedabout 180 h (planning estimate)

Planned: syllabus only, no teaching material yet. Nothing on this page can be studied; it describes what the course would cover.

Named in: Advanced applied mathematics pathway

Why this course

Convex analysis, duality and first/second-order methods with proofs of convergence.

Prerequisites

Required
B20 Optimization I, B13 Real analysis II: metric & multivariable analysis, B19 Numerical linear algebra
Recommended
none
Can be taken at the same time
none
Everything required, transitively (14 courses)
B01, B02, B03, B04, B06, B08, B09, B12, B13, B19, B20, F01, F02, F03
Courses that require this one
A06, A09, A13, A17, E13, E14, E35, E36

Concept-level units

Units follow the syllabus order, as a recommended sequence rather than a gate.

  1. Convex analysis
  2. Duality
  3. First-order methods
  4. Newton and quasi-Newton methods
  5. Nonsmooth and proximal methods
  6. Stochastic and nonconvex limitations

Assessable outcome

Derive a method and prove an appropriate convergence guarantee.

Assessment design

  • deeper problem sets
  • reconstruction of an unfamiliar argument
  • advanced source reading
  • cumulative examination or substantial project

cumulative; uses spaced retrieval

Resources

Every title here is candidate, unverified unless marked verified. Titles were suggested while planning. Nobody has checked that they exist, what they cost or how they are licensed.

  • Boyd and Vandenberghe
  • Nocedal and Wright
  • Bubeck

Content record

Version
0.0.0
Review
no review of any kind
Provenance
catalogue imported from the owner brief of 29 Oct 2026; no teaching content authored
Known issues
none recorded
Type
course

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