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STAT 280: Schedule
Cong Ma, University of Chicago, Winter 2026
| Week | Date | Lec | Topic | Reading | Homework |
| 1 | Tue Jan 6 | 1 | Introduction to optimization; examples and scope | ODA Chapter 1 | |
| 1 | Thu Jan 8 | 2 | Optimality conditions for smooth unconstrained problems | NO Chapter 2 | |
| 2 | Tue Jan 13 | 3 | Convex sets: definitions and examples | | |
| 2 | Thu Jan 15 | 4 | Convex functions: definitions and examples | | |
| 3 | Tue Jan 20 | 5 | Convex optimization problems and global optimality | | HW 1 due |
| 3 | Thu Jan 22 | 6 | Examples of convex programs and modeling | | |
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