Class 5, C&O 367
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Convex Sets and Convex Functions
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Convex Sets:
convex combinations, convex hull, Theorem 2.1.4 with proof,
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Convex Functions:
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definitions, examples, properties
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comparisons between:
convex -- concave;
positive semidefinite --- negative semidefinite;
maximization -- minimization