NUMERICALOPTIMIZATIONpresentsacomprehensiveandup-to-datedescriptionofthemosteffectivemethodsincontinuousoptimization.Itrespondstothegrowinginterestinoptimizationinengineering,science,andbusinessbyfocusingonthemethodsthatarebestsuitedtopracticalproblems.Drawingontheirexperiencesinteaching,research,andconsulting,theauthorshaveproducedatextbookthatwillbeofinteresttostudentsandpractitionersalike.Eachchapterbeginswiththebasicconceptsandbuildsupgraduallytothebesttechniquescurrentlyavailable.Becauseoftheemphasisonpracticalmethods,aswellastheextensiveillustrationsandexercises,thebookisaccessibletoawideaudience.Itcanbeusedasagraduatetextinengineering,operationsresearch,mathematics,computerscience,andbusiness.Italsoservesasahandbookforresearchersandpractitionersinthearea.Aboveall,theauthorshavestrivedtoproduceatextthatispleasanttoread,informativeandrigorous--onethatrevealsboththebeautifulnatureofthedisciplineanditspracticalside.
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