Combinatorial Optimization Course

[srivatsan b]

Hey all!

 

I recently stumbled across this : http://www.cs.illinois.edu/class/sp10/cs598csc/

 

Really interesting stuff.

 

I thought it would be nice if we all could learn it together through TCSatIITM.

We meet once a week. One person volunteers to read material related to a particular lecture and come and present to the rest of us.

 

Junta who are enthu abt this, please reply!

 

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Srivatsan.

 

P.S.1. This format is very similar to the way in which boltzmann functions.

P.S.2. It would be nice to start the sessions from next week itself.

[Sanjith G]

Hey brilliant idea, defly interested! 

[srivatsan b]

My quizzes get over on tuesday. And i dont mind presenting the introductory lecture (in accordance with the first lecture notes on that site) on thursday or so...

Interested junta, dont hesitate to reply so that we roughly know how many ppl will come...

Tentatively, meeting on Thursday.

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Srivatsan.

[Vikram Venkatesan]

Since F slot quiz will happen on Friday, I think it would be better to have it on Friday.

Regards,

Vikram V

[Bhargav Narayanan]

This might not be the best place to bring it up, but as long as you are looking at online lecture notes, the course notes on Sublinear Time Algorithms by Ronitt Rubinfeld are very enjoyable.

Cheers,

Bhargav

[srivatsan b]

It is indeed the right time to bring it up since i dont consider the topic decided. Only the format is decided as of now.
I'll have a look...

[srivatsan b]

So, as Vikram says, it should be friday then.

[barath]

Time of Meeting?