# Schedule
The numbers before each topic typically correspond to the section numbers in the textbook.
| Lecture | Date | Topic | Notes | HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R 04 Jan | Introduction | ||
| 2 | T 09 Jan | Fundamentals | Reading: Ch 1 of Beck \ notebook | |
| 3 | R 11 Jan | Unconstrained opt | Reading: Ch 2 of Beck \ notebook | HW1 out |
| 4 | T 16 Jan | Unconstrained opt (cont) | ||
| 5 | R 18 Jan | Least squares \ QR | Reading: Ch 3 of Beck \ notebook | HW1 due |
| 6 | T 23 Jan | Regularized least-squares | notebook | HW2 out |
| 7 | R 25 Jan | Nonlinear least-squares | notebook | |
| 8 | T 30 Jan | Gradient method | Reading: Ch 4 of Beck \ notebook | HW2 due |
| 9 | R 01 Feb | Scaled gradient method | notebook | HW 3 out |
| 10 | T 06 Feb | Newton's method | Reading: Ch 5 of Beck \ notebook | |
| 11 | R 08 Feb | |||
| 12 | T 13 Feb | HW 3 due (Mon, Feb 12) | ||
| 13 | R 15 Feb | Midterm | ||
| 14 | T 20 Feb | Spring break | ||
| 15 | R 22 Feb | Spring break | ||
| 16 | T 27 Feb | Convex sets | ||
| 17 | R 01 Mar | Convex functions | HW 4 out | |
| 18 | T 06 Mar | Projected gradient | ||
| 19 | R 08 Mar | Stochastic gradient descent | ||
| 20 | T 13 Mar | Geometry of LP | HW 4 due | |
| 21 | R 15 Mar | Case Study | ||
| 22 | T 20 Mar | |||
| 23 | R 22 Mar | |||
| 24 | T 27 Mar | |||
| 25 | R 29 Mar | |||
| 26 | T 03 Apr | |||
| 27 | R 05 Apr |