This book covers the fundamentals of optimization, which is central to any problem involving a decision, be it engineering or economics. It provides the tools to select the best alternative for specific objectives.
Edwin K. P. Chong received his PhD from Princeton University, where he held an IBM Graduate Fellowship. He is currently on the faculty of the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.
Stanislaw H. Zak received his PhD from the Technical University of Warsaw, Poland. An Associate Editor of Dynamics and Control and the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, he is currently on the faculty of the School of Electrical Engineering at Purdue University.