Instructor: Boyd, Stephen

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Assignments

Reading Assignments

Unless otherwise noted, all reading assignments are from the textbook. Copyright in this book is held by Cambridge University Press.
Readings Due Date
Chapters 1 and 2 Lecture 4
Chapters 3 and 4 Lecture 6
CVX Users' Guide Lecture 8
Chapter 5 Lecture 10
Chapters 6 and 7 Lecture 12
Chapter 8 and appendix C Lecture 14
Chapter 9 Lecture 16
Chapters 10 and 11 Lecture 18


Homework Assignments

All numbered exercises are from the textbook. Copyright in this book is held by Cambridge University Press.

You will sometimes need to download Matlab files.

Assignment Exercises Solutions Due Date
Homework 1 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.11, 2.12, and 2.15 Solutions Lecture 4
Homework 2 2.28, 2.33, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.15, 3.16(b-e), 3.18(b), 3.24(f-h), 3.36(a,d)
Hint for 3.5: For each , is convex in and thus is a convex function of . 		Solutions Lecture 6
Homework 3 3.42, 3.54, 3.57, 4.1, 4.4, 4.8(a-e), 4.17, and some additional exercises Solutions Lecture 8
Homework 4 4.11, 4.16, 4.29, 4.30, 5.1, and some additional exercises
Hint for 4.29: The condition is: There exists a feasible for which 		Solutions Lecture 10
Homework 5 4.15, 4.60, 5.13, 6.2, and some additional exercises Solutions Lecture 12
Homework 6 6.9, and some additional exercises. You will also need to download flowgray.png
Warning. Early printings of the book contain an error in the formulation of the A-optimal experiment design problem. See the book errata page 		Solutions Lecture 14
Homework 7 8.16, 9.30, 9.31 and some additional exercises (which include some hints for 9.30 and 9.31). Solutions Lecture 16
Homework 8 9.8, 10.1a, 11.13, and some additional exercises Solutions Lecture 19

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