Convex and Nonsmooth Analysis Class

Jonathan Michael Borwein, FRSC
Shrum Chair of Science
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby V5A 1S6
email: jborwein@cecm.sfu.ca

March 1, 2000

Notes March 24:

The Fourth Assignment is due April 10  and consists of the following Exercises:
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Chapter 6: 1.6, 1.8, 1.9; 2.12, 2.13; 3.6; 3.11; 4.7;

Chapter 7: 7.1, 2.10, 3.4 


The Third Assignment is due March 27  and consists of the following Exercises:
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Chapter 4: 1.1, 1.20; 2.7, 2.17; 3.4, 3.14

Chapter 5: 1.7; 2.9; 3.8; 4.15 
			

Notes Feb 8:

The Second Assignment is due March 10 and consists of the following Exercises:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Chapter 3: 1.9, 1.10, 1.20
           2.8, 2.10
           3.2, 3.9, 3.12, 3.13, 3.16, 3.17, 3.19

Chapter 4: 4.1, 4.9, 4.11, 4.20 (bonus)

Notes Jan 28:

Extra lecture: 10.30-12.00 on Feb 8 in CECM Seminar Room -- Problem Session
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The First Assignment is due Feb 21 and consists of the following Exercises:
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Chapter 1: 1.6, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13 
	   2.12, 2.17

Chapter 2: 1.6, 1.13 (bonus), 1.15
           2.2, 2.5, 2.9
           3.2, 3.6

Computational Convexity Web Page: www.cecm.sfu.ca/projects/CCA/
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These notes will be lodged at:
www.cecm.sfu.ca/personal/jborwein/CA2000.html


The course outline is at:
www.math.sfu.ca/mast/courses/2000-1/MATH/MATH_833.html

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Notes Jan 14:
 		PLEASE BRING TEXT TO CLASS EACH DAY.

The text is at: 
www.math.sfu.ca/personal/jborwein/text.ps

There will be five assignments based on questions assigned from the
text as I lecture and due a week after the given chapter is finished.
Assessment will based on these assignments plus some presentations of
questions/answers in class.

A preliminary schedule is:

	Chapter 1-2 (12 14 26 28 Jan)

	Chapter 3-4.1 (2 4 9 Feb)

	Chapter 4.2-5 (11 23 25 Feb)

	Chapter 6-7 (1 3 8 22 24 March)

	Chapter 8 (29 31 March 5 7 April)

I wish to re-schedule some extra Tuesday-Thursday lectures for some of the
cancelled classes: 
             19 21 Jan 16 18 Feb 10 15 17 March. 
Please keep as many of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 9.30-11.20 free as possible.

Email: jborwein@cecm.sfu.ca
URL: www.cecm.sfu.ca/personal/jborwein
Phone: 291-3070         Office: K10526



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