ABSTRACT

Give Your Students the Proper Groundwork for Future Studies in OptimizationA First Course in Optimization is designed for a one-semester course in optimization taken by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in the mathematical sciences and engineering. It teaches students the basics of continuous optimization and helps them better

chapter 1|18 pages

Optimization Without Calculus

chapter 2|12 pages

Geometric Programming

chapter 3|10 pages

Basic Analysis

chapter 4|30 pages

Convex Sets

chapter 5|16 pages

Vector Spaces and Matrices

chapter 6|24 pages

Linear Programming

chapter 7|14 pages

Matrix Games and Optimization

chapter 8|8 pages

Differentiation

chapter 9|30 pages

Convex Functions

chapter 10|24 pages

Convex Programming

chapter 11|28 pages

Iterative Optimization

chapter 12|16 pages

Solving Systems of Linear Equations

chapter 13|10 pages

Conjugate-Direction Methods

chapter 14|24 pages

Operators

chapter 15|6 pages

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