Overview
- Implemented in a classroom setting or used for independent study
- Self-contained chapters that include problem sets and exercises
- Provides a thorough introduction to applied optimization with unique applications
- Introduces a number or important results in the field
- Includes an extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter
- Solutions manual available upon adoptions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
- Request lecturer material: sn.pub/lecturer-material
Part of the book series: Springer Optimization and Its Applications (SOIA, volume 22)
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From reviews:
"The book is well written and the presentation is rigorous and self-contained. The book will be of interest to researchers in various fields as well as undergraduate and graduate students in engineering sciences, management science, and decision science.”
—I. M. Stancu-Minasian, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1043 (18), 2004
"Urmila Diwekar’s book on applied optimization is one of the few books on the subject that combines impressive breadth of coverage with delightful readability. In her exposition of concepts and algorithms in the major areas of optimization, she always goes to the heart of the matter and illustrates her explanations with simple diagrams and numerical examples. Graduate and undergraduate students, who constitute part of the target audience, should find this a very useful book.”
—Jamshed A. Modi, Interfaces, Vol. 36 (1), 2006
"The book is well-written, and . . . it covers fairly significant territory, in a relatively slim volume. This work is definitely a welcome addition to the existing optimization literature, given its emphasis on modeling and solution practice, as well as its ‘user-friendly’ style of exposition.”
—János D. Pintér, European Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 177, 2007
From the reviews of the second edition:
"Diwekar’s book covers a wide variety of optimization topics, including some recent developments, in under 300 pages. … The book would be suitable as a textbook; it contains numerous exercises and a solutions manual is available." (John D. Cook, MAA Online, February, 2009)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introduction to Applied Optimization
Authors: Urmila Diwekar
Series Title: Springer Optimization and Its Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76635-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-76634-8Published: 28 August 2008
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-76635-5Published: 03 December 2008
Series ISSN: 1931-6828
Series E-ISSN: 1931-6836
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXV, 291
Topics: Optimization, Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Systems Theory, Control, Business and Management, general