PracticalOptimization:AlgorithmsandEngineeringApplicationsprovidesahands-ontreatmentofthesubjectofoptimization.Acomprehensivesetofproblemsandexercisesmakesthebooksuitableforuseinoneortwosemestersofafirst-yeargraduatecourseoranadvancedundergraduatecourse.Eachhalfofthebookcontainsafullsemester’sworthofcomplimentaryyetstand-alonematerial.Thepracticalorientationofthetopicschosenandawealthofusefulexamplesalsomakethebooksuitableasareferenceworkforpractitionersinthefield.Advancementsintheefficiencyofdigitalcomputersandtheevolutionofreliablesoftwarefornumericalcomputationduringthepastthreedecadeshaveledtoarapidgrowthinthetheory,methods,andalgorithmsofnumericaloptimization.Thisbodyofknowledgehasmotivatedwidespreadapplicationsofoptimizationmethodsinmanydisciplines,e.g.,engineering,business,andscience,andhassubsequentlyledtoproblemsolutionsthatwereconsideredintractablenottoolongago.
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