Description
Book Synopsis
- Provides well-written self-contained chapters, including problem sets and exercises, making it ideal for the classroom setting;
- Introduces applied optimization to the hazardous waste blending problem;
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- Explores linear programming, nonlinear programming, discrete optimization, global optimization, optimization under uncertainty, multi-objective optimization, optimal control and stochastic optimal control;
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- Includes an extensive bibliography at the end of each chapter and an index;
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- GAMS files of case studies for Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 are linked to http://www.springer.com/math/book/978-0-387-76634-8;
Solutions manual available upon adoptions.
Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Linear Programming.- 3. Nonlinear Programming.-4. Discrete Optimization.- 5. Optimization Under Uncertainty.- 6. Multiobjective Optimization.- 7.Optimal Control and Dynamic Optimization.- Index.
