MM83: Convex Analysis (5 ECTS)

STADS: 1372741

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
Fall

Teacher responsible
Email: swann@imada.sdu.dk

Timetable
Group Type Day Time Classroom Weeks Comment
Common I Monday 14-16 U7 45-51
Common I Wednesday 12-14 U7 45-51
M1 TE Tuesday 10-12 U59 45-51
M1 TE Friday 12-14 45-51
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
None

Course introduction


Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
Finite-dimensional affine spaces, hyper planes, convex manifolds and their topology; convex functions, conjugation, subdifferentiability, minimizing and Kuhn-Tucker’s theorem.

Literature
    Meddeles ved kursets start.


Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
A 4 hour written examination with textbook, notes, etc. External examiner. Marks according to the 7-point marking scale.

Reexamination after 4th quarter.



Date of exam
The ordinary exam takes place on January 4, 2010
The re-examination takes place on June 15, 2010

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

2 hours of lectures per week and 2 hours of discussion sessions.
Educational activities

Language
This course is taught in English, if international students participate. Otherwise the course is taught in Danish.

Remarks
The course is mandatory for mathematics/economy-students.

Course enrollment
See deadline of enrolment.

Tuition fees for single courses
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