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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roger Webster (Lecturer, Department of Pure Mathematics, Lecturer, Department of Pure Mathematics, Sheffield University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.785kg ISBN: 9780198531470ISBN 10: 0198531478 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 08 December 1994 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsInroduction 1: The Euclidean space 2: Convex sets 3: Convex polytopes 4: Linear programming 5: Convex functions 6: Mixed volumes and extremum problems 7: Selected topics 8: Solutions to exercises 9: Notes on further reading Bibliography Index of symbols and notationReviewsAn attractive and appealing introduction to the theory and applications of convex sets and functions. --American Mathematical Monthly The book has clearly been written with great care and attention to detail....The accessible nature of the book makes it a very good choice for undergraduate or graduate students. It would also be a nice book on which to base an undergraduate course on convexity. --Mathematical Reviews This is a well-written introduction to convexity and to a variety of its applications. It is written in a clear style, reader-friendly, and with great care. This book, which requires only elementary prerequisites and provides many exercises, is well suited as a text for an introductory course on convexity and selected applications. Zentrallblatt for Mathematik, Band 835/96. An attractive and appealing introduction to the theory and applications of convex sets and functions. --American Mathematical Monthly<br> The book has clearly been written with great care and attention to detail....The accessible nature of the book makes it a very good choice for undergraduate or graduate students. It would also be a nice book on which to base an undergraduate course on convexity. --Mathematical Reviews<br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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