2021-2 Introduction to Optimization (EECE695H-01) The course syllabus

1.Course Information

Course No. EECE695H Section 01 Credit 3.00
Category Major elective Course Type prerequisites
Postechian Core Competence
Hours TUE, THU / 11:00 ~ 12:15 / Elec Bldg[102]Lecture Room Grading Scale G

2. Instructor Information

Cho Joon Ho Name Cho Joon Ho Department Dept of Electrical Enginrg
Email address jcho@postech.ac.kr Homepage http://cisl.postech.ac.kr/cisl/jcho/
Office Office Phone 279-2377
Office Hours This is a flipped-learning course. Pre-recorded lectures are in English, but help sessions will be in Korean. WebEx-Live help sessions on TTh 11:00am - 12:15 pm. Quizzes and Exams at LG 102

3. Course Objectives

To learn basic concepts in Optimization Theory
To learn how to formulate and tackle optimization problems in communications, signal processing, and information systems.

4. Prerequisites & require

undergraduate-level
Calculus
Linear Algebra

5. Grading

1. Quiz #1 10 %
2. midterm exam 20 %
3. Quiz #2 10 %
4. Final exam 40 %
5. Homework 20 %

in-classroom open-everything quizzes and exams
Homework may include MATLAB programming.
Final grade will be given based on multi-facet assessment of the course requirements.

6. Course Materials

Title Author Publisher Publication
Year/Edition
ISBN
An Introduction to Optimization, Fourth Edition. Edwin K. P. Chong and Stanislaw H. Żak John Wiley & Sons 2013 978-1-1182-7901-4

7. Course References

Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe, Convex Optimization. Cambridge University Press
C. C. Aggarwal, Linear Algebra and Optimization for Machine Learning, https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2F978-3-030-40344-7.pdf​
A. Aldo Faisal, Cheng Soon Ong, and Marc Peter Deisenroth, Mathematics for Machine Learning, https://mml-book.github.io/book/mml-book.pdf

8. Course Plan

Mathematical Review
Unconstrained Optimization
Linear Programming
Nonlinear Constrained Optimization

For details, see http://cisl.postech.ac.kr/class/eece695h/schedule.htm

9. Course Operation

This is a flipped-learning course.
Pre-recorded lectures are in English, but help sessions will be in Korean.
WebEx-Live help sessions on TTh 11:00am - 12:15 pm.

10. How to Teach & Remark

To download course materials, go to http://cisl.postech.ac.kr/class/eece695h/schedule.htm.
Passwords are one, two, etc.
To see annoucements and upload homeworks, go to EECE695H on PLMS.
It is your responsibility to check every new announcement posted in the homepage. 
To watch recorded classes meetings, go to the playlist of the CISL channel on YouTube and select EECE695H. (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx7UDkZ0qh98wwOW35jxslg/playlists)
It is required to watch the lecture videos before you attend the class meetings.

11. Supports for Students with a Disability

- Taking Course: interpreting services (for hearing impairment), Mobility and preferential seating assistances (for developmental disability), Note taking(for all kinds of disabilities) and etc.

- Taking Exam: Extended exam period (for all kinds of disabilities, if needed), Magnified exam papers (for sight disability), and etc.

- Please contact Center for Students with Disabilities (279-2434) for additional assistance