An introduction to optimization with applications in machine learning and data analytics

Abstract

The primary goal of this text is a practical one. Equipping students with the enough knowledge and creating an independent research platform, the author strives to prepare students for professional careers. Providing students with a marketable skill set requires topics from many areas of optimization. The initial goal of this text is to develop marketable skill set for mathematics majors but also for students of engineering, computer science, economics, statistics, and business