Professor Stephen Boyd, of the Stanford University Electrical Engineering department, gives the introductory lecture for the course, Convex Optimization I (EE 364A).

Convex Optimization I concentrates on recognizing and solving convex optimization problems that arise in engineering. Convex sets, functions, and optimization problems. Basics of convex analysis. Least-squares, linear and quadratic programs, semidefinite programming, minimax, extremal volume, and other problems. Optimality conditions, duality theory, theorems of alternative, and applications. Interior-point methods. Applications to signal processing, control, digital and analog circuit design, computational geometry, statistics, and mechanical engineering.

Complete Playlist for the Course:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3940DD956CDF0622

EE 364A Course Website:

http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee364

Stanford University:

http://www.stanford.edu/

Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford/

Duration : 1:20:33


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15 Responses to “Lecture 1 | Convex Optimization I (Stanford)”

  1. Singularitarian says:

    Thank you for …
    Thank you for making these lectures available.

    When the illumination problem is introduced, the camera stays on the speaker rather than showing us the slide. The slides are more important than the speaker and need more emphasis. They are also difficult to read. The entire video should be in HD.

  2. Lewis1711 says:

    That chinese guy is …
    That chinese guy is paying for his education, and trying to learn.

    He is in his full rights to do this.

    I say this as the white guy that asks trivial questions in my lectures.

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  4. gggchenlin says:

    I want to sleep!!!
    I want to sleep!!!

  5. fewoifhiu3hfklew says:

    what i found …
    what i found annoying was that he spent 5mins talking about how extraordinary it is to be taping his lecture from india, whoopdidoooo

  6. fewoifhiu3hfklew says:

    i have to agree …
    i have to agree with that comment.

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    excellent work!
    excellent work!

  8. kakhakaladzemilan says:

    Warning, the …
    Warning, the chinese guy will irratate you throughout the whole lecture series by asking trivial questions.

  9. IdleWild999 says:

    video spoiled by …
    video spoiled by the fact that he babbles on about shite for the first 30 minutes

  10. mushk45 says:

    1-3 billion? 3 …
    1-3 billion? 3 billion is about half the world population!
    Maybe 3 million…

  11. charlesdarwinxxx says:

    yes-no coming to …
    yes-no coming to class.

    colleges sell Admit ticket to class. seats in a lecture hall.

    digital colleges can be seen by billions billions. anytime anywhere.

    instead of 100-200 people, we can now have 1-3 billion people see the lecture. worldwide

  12. trickyoutrickme says:

    Obviously they …
    Obviously they didnt think this was such a big deal as you seem to. A sense of humor is a rare thing in academia, I wish MY professors were like that!

  13. jasonir129 says:

    He’s acknowledging …
    He’s acknowledging to the class HERE at Stanford that this is atypical that he’s filming this a quarter before the class meets officially…

  14. sgnillat says:

    Poor girl, got her …
    Poor girl, got her foot caught in her mouth, and he just had to rub it in.

  15. sa2as says:

    If you did not talk …
    If you did not talk about your presence, no body would have known!