00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-1685594773861372392 Buklod 20070906151617.0 g||| | || || ta 180327t20042003nyua rb |||1 u|eng d 0387403981 (acid-free paper) (iLib)UPBAG-00000021257 BC-50332 Unicentre Industries Php3,837.00 DLC BAG rda eng QA 402.5 P4 2004 Pedregal, Pablo 1963- author. Introduction to optimization Pablo Pedregal. New York Springer Verlag New York, Inc. [2004] x, 245 pages illustrations 25 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Texts in applied mathematics 46 Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239) and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. Linear programming -- 3. Nonlinear programming -- 4. Approximation techniques -- 5. Variational problems and dynamic programming -- 6. Optimal control -- References -- Index. "This undergraduate textbook introduces students of science and engineering to the fascinating field of optimization. It is a unique book that brings together the subfields of mathematical programming, variational calculus, and optimal control, thus giving students an overall view of all aspects of optimization in a single reference. As a primer on optimization, its main goal is to provide a succinct and accessible introduction to linear programming, nonlinear programming, numerical optimization algorithms, variational problems, dynamic programming, and optimal control. Prerequisites have been kept to a minimum, although a basic knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations is assumed"--Jacket. Mathematical optimization. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN QA 402.5 P4 2004 Book