*[2009/11/3] Lecture notes for week 8: SLT09_Week08.pdf.
I was asked about the relation between positive definite Hessian matrices and convex functions. Here is an informal proof.
*[2009/10/29] Lecture notes for week 7: SLT09_Week07.pdf.
*[2009/10/27] Assignment 3 is out: ps3.zip.
The name of the pdf file should be ps3_YourStudentID, e.g., "ps3_9762578.pdf".
This assignment is due Monday, November 2, at 11:59pm.
[2009/10/22] Lecture notes for week 6: SLT09_Week06.pdf.
[2009/10/20] Lecture notes and Matlab code for week 5: SLT09_Week05.zip.
[2009/10/13] Assignment 2 is out: (PDF) or (TeX).
The name of the pdf file should be ps2_YourStudentID, e.g., "ps2_9762578.pdf".
This assignment is due Monday, October 19, at 11:59pm.
[2009/10/12] Lecture notes and Matlab code for week 4: SLT09_Week04.zip.
[2009/9/24] Classes of week 3 are cancelled.
[2009/9/24] Lecture notes and Matlab code for week 2: SLT09_Week02.zip.
[2009/9/22] Assignment 1 is out: (PDF) or (TeX).
The name of the pdf file should be ps1_YourStudentID, e.g., "ps1_9762578.pdf".
This assignment is due Wednesday, October 7, at 11:59pm.
[2009/9/17]
Lecture notes and Matlab code for this week:
SLT09_Week01.zip.
You need to install Netlab to run the demo programs.