1. Exam program 1 2. Lesson 1 (Jan. 20, 2015): Convex functions 2 3. Lesson 2 (Feb. 3, 2015): Convex duality 2 4. Lesson 3 (Feb. 10, 2015): Subgradient of expectations I 2 5. Lesson 4 (Feb. 17, 2015): Subgradient of expectations II 3 6. Lesson 5 (March 3, 2015) 3 7. Lesson 6 (March 17, 2015) 3 8. Lesson 7 (March 24, 2015) 3 9. Lesson 8 (last lesson: March 31, 2015) 3 10. Additional material 3 1...

Article history: Received 25 November 2014 Accepted 22 March 2015 Available online 20 August 2015

Received: 3 March 2012 First Revision: 15 April 2012 Accepted: 20 June 2012

Article history: Received 9 March 2010 Available online 20 April 2011 Submitted by A. Daniilidis

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has been identified as a new clinical entity in the year 2003.1,2 It was on 12 March 2003 that the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global health alert on the disease then known as atypical pneumonia. On 16 March 2003, the disease received its name SARS. Singapore entered the picture when the Ministry of Health issued its first circular on 13...