Preface
         Introduction
         1.1. Mathematical optimization
         1.2 Least—squares and linear programming
         1.3 Convex optimization
         1.4 Nonlinear optimization
         1.5 Outline
         1.6 Notation
         Bibliography
         Theory
         Convex sets
         2.1 Affine and convex sets
         2.2 Some important examples
         2.3 Operations that preserve convexity
         2.4 Generalized inequalities
         2.5 Separating and supporting hyperplanes
         2.6 Dual cones and generalized inequalities
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         Exercises
         Convex functions
         3.1 Basic properties and examples
         3.2 Operations that preserve convexity
         3.3 The conjugate function
         3.4 Quasiconvex functions
         3.5 Log—concave and log—convex functions
         3.6 Convexity with respect to generalized inequalities
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         Exercises
         Convex optimization problems
         4.1 Optimization problems
         4.2 Convex optimization
         4.3 Linear optimization problems
         4.4 Quadratic optimization problems
         4.5 Geometric programming
         4.6 Generalized inequality constraints
         4.7 Vector optimization
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         Exercises
         Duality
         5.1 The Lagrange dual function
         5.2 The Lagrange dual problem
         5.3 Geometric interpretation
         5.4 Saddle—point interpretation
         5.5 Optimality conditions
         5.0 Perturbation and sensitivity analysis
         5.7 Examples
         5.8 Theorems of alternatives
         5,9 Generalized inequalities
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         Exercises
         II Applications
         6 Approximation and fitting
         6.1 Norm approximation
         0.2 Least—norm problems
         6.3 Regularized approximation
         6.4 Robust approximation
         6.5 Function fitting and interpolation
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         Exercises
         Statistical estimation
         7.1 Parametric distribution estimation
         7.2 Nonparametric distribution estimation
         7.3 Optimal detector design and hypothesis testing
         7.4 Chebyshev and Chernoff bounds
         7.5 Experiment design
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         Exercises
         8 Geometric problems
         8.1 Projection on a set
         8.2 Distance between sets
         8.3 Euclidean distance and angle problems
         8.4 Extremal volume ellipsoids
         8.5 Centering
         8.6 Classification
         8.7 Placement and location
         8.8 Floor planning
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         Exercises
         III Algorithms
         9 Unconstrained minimization
         9.1 Unconstrained minimization problems
         9.2 Descent methods
         9.3 Gradient descent method
         9.4 Steepest descent method
         9.5 Newton's method
         9.6 Self—concordance
         9.7 Implementation
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         Exercises
         10 Equality constrained minimization
         10.1 Equality constrained minimization problems
         10.2 Newton's method with equality constraints
         10.3 Infeasible start Newton method
         10.4 Implementation
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         Exercises
         11 Interior—point methods
         11.1 Inequality constrained minimization problems
         11.2 Logarithmic barrier function and central path
         11.3 The barrier method
         11.4 Feasibility and phase I methods
         11.5 Complexity analysis via self—concordance
         11.6 Problems with generalized inequalities
         11.7 Primal—dual interior—point methods
         11.8 Implementation
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         Exercises
         Appendices
         A Mathematical background
         A.1 Norms
         A.2 Analysis
         A.3 Functions
         A.4 Derivatives
         A.5 Linear algebra
         Bibliography
         B Problems involving two quadratic functions
         B.1 Single constraint quadratic optimization
         B.2 The S—procedure
         B.3 The field of values of two symmetric matrices
         B.4 Proofs of the strong duality results
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         C Numerical linear algebra background
         C.1 Matrix structure and algorithm complexity
         C.2 Solving linear equations with factored matrices
         C.3 LU, Cholesky, and LDLT factorization
         C.4 Block elimination and Schur complements
         C.5 Solving underdetermined linear equations
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         References
         Notation
         Index
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