The Basics of Practical Optimization - Softcover

Levy, Adam B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898716799 ISBN 13: 9780898716795

Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2009

Synopsis

This textbook provides undergraduate students with an introduction to optimization and its uses for relevant and realistic problems. The only prerequisite for readers is a basic understanding of multivariable calculus because additional material, such as explanations of matrix tools, are provided in a series of asides both throughout the text at relevant points and in a handy appendix. The Basics of Practical Optimization presents step-by-step solutions for five prototypical examples that fit the general optimization model, along with instruction on using numerical methods to solve models and making informed use of the results. It also includes information on how to optimize while adjusting the method to accommodate various practical concerns; three fundamentally different approaches to optimizing functions under constraints; and ways to handle the special case when the variables are integers. The author provides four levels of learn-by-doing activities through the book.

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About the Author

Adam Levy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mathematics at Bowdoin College. He was recognized in 1997 with the college's Sydney B. Korofsky prize for excellence in undergraduate teaching and has published over two dozen journal articles on optimization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898716799
• ISBN 13: 9780898716795
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170