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Convex Optimization

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Convex optimization problems arise frequently in many different fields. A comprehensive introduction to the subject, this book shows in detail how such problems can be solved numerically with great efficiency. The focus is on recognizing convex optimization problems and then finding the most appropriate technique for solving them. The text contains many worked examples and homework exercises and will appeal to students, researchers and practitioners in fields such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics, finance, and economics.
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Sep 11, 2021 · mrtnmcc on Ask HN: How Do You Learn?
Introduction to Probability Theory https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Probability-2nd-Dimitri-...

Linear Algebra https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Linear-Algebra-Gilbert-S...

Convex Optimization https://www.amazon.com/Convex-Optimization-Corrections-2008-...

Linear Programming https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Linear-Optimization-Scie...

Digital Signal Processing https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Digital-Signal-Processi...

https://www.amazon.com/Discrete-Signal-Processing-Oppenheim-...

mrtnmcc
Those were some examples in mind, but the broader point was it's worth spending substantial time finding material that works for you.
itronitron
Very true, and I've also found that revisiting/discovering old techniques or initial approaches often yields new insights.
Introduction to Information Retrieval: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521865719/

Convex Optimization: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0521833787/

Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0262133601/

Read Peter Norvig's review for Foundations of ....http://www.amazon.com/review/R3GSYXSKRU8V17/

I haven't read any of these books, yet, highly recommended by some friends.

jules
Here are video lectures by the author of the convex optimization book (Stephen Boyd):

http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=2db7ced4-39...

http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=523bbab2-dc...

And video lectures by the author of the NLP book (Christopher D. Manning):

http://see.stanford.edu/see/courseinfo.aspx?coll=63480b48-88...

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