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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: T.A.J. NicholsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: AldineTransaction Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.362kg ISBN: 9780202309651ISBN 10: 0202309657 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 15 December 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface 1 The study of optimization 2 Mathematical background 3 Optimization problems and methods 4 Calculus and Lagrange multipliers 5 Linear programming 6 Optimization of non-linear functions 7 Dynamic programming 8 Branch and bound methods 9 Permutation procedures 10 Heuristic techniques 11 Problem specification and mathematical treatmentReviewsIts simple direct language would of itself put the work in a class of its own among textbooks in this field and, moreover, clear exposition provides, as one would expect, evidence of clear thinking here as elsewhere so that it would be difficult to better the author's economy of words in making his points throughout the book... Altogether a most satisfying work for both teacher and student, not forgetting the practitioner who will appreciate the elegance of this well-rounded picture of his professional field. --F. de P. Hanika, Operational Research Quarterly (Review is on Volumes 1 and 2) <p> Its simple direct language would of itself put the work in a class of its own among textbooks in this field and, moreover, clear exposition provides, as one would expect, evidence of clear thinking here as elsewhere so that it would be difficult to better the author's economy of words in making his points throughout the book... Altogether a most satisfying work for both teacher and student, not forgetting the practitioner who will appreciate the elegance of this well-rounded picture of his professional field. <p> --F. de P. Hanika, Operational Research Quarterly (Review is on Volumes 1 and 2) Author InformationT.A.J. Nicholson is Senior Lecturer at the London Business School with research and consulting interests in industrial control systems. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |