Optimization Theory and Practice

By: Wilhelm Forst, Dieter Hoffmann

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Hardcover | 1 July 2010

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422 Pages

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Sumat is a series for students at the undergraduate/graduate level, depending on the college or university, who are planning their future careers in real-world mathematics. It is aimed principally at students from the areas of applied mathematics, engineering, information technology, computer science, and industry. Textbooks will focus on applications-oriented topics, such as IT, imaging, compression techniques, and all web-related activities as well as mathematical modeling in manifold contexts and computational methods. Interaction with science and other fields of knowledge are emphasized.

Optimization is an important field in its own right but also plays a central role in numerous applied sciences, including operations research, management science, economics, finance, and engineering.

Optimization---Theory and Practice offers a modern and well-balanced presentation of various optimization techniques and their applications. The book's clear structure, sound theoretical basics complemented by insightful illustrations and instructive examples, makes it an ideal introductory textbook and provides the reader with a comprehensive foundation in one of the most fascinating and useful branches of mathematics

Written at an introductory level, this book is intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, but may also be used as a reference by academics and professionals in mathematics and the applied sciences

Industry Reviews

From the reviews: "The book is an excellent introduction to the world of continuous optimization. The authors are successful in balancing the theoretical background and the usable algorithms and optimization methods...The authors deserve an appreciation of the connection between theory and usage of mathematical tools as Matlab and Maple... [It] can be stated that this book constitutes a valuable guide for researchers and advanced students to the field of optimization." (J. Janacek, Zentralblatt) "Few mathematics books manage to serve simultaneously the needs of many different types of readers, but this book by Frost (Ulm Univ., Germany) and Hoffmann (Univ. of Konstanz, Germany) offers satisfaction to everyone interested in optimization ... . book is fresh in conception and lucid in style and will appeal to anyone ... . invites the readers to think for themselves. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries." (D. V. Feldman, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011) "Strong aspect of this book is the discussion of interior point methods for linear and semidefinite programming. ... The book contains many illustrations, some of which are particularly helpful in visualizing the mathematical theory. ... The required level of mathematical maturity makes it more suitable for a first graduate course in optimization. This book may be of interest to instructors who are looking for a textbook that emphasizes the mathematical theory of optimization, optimality conditions, and interior point methods for linear and semidefinite programming." (Brain Borchers, The Mathematical Association of America, October, 2010)

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