Broad-spectrum approach to important topic. Explores the classic theory of minima and maxima, classical calculus of variations, simplex technique and linear pro

This book has grown out of lectures and courses in calculus of variations and optimization taught for many years at the University of Michigan to graduate stude

Important text examines most significant algorithms for optimizing large systems and clarifying relations between optimization procedures. Much data appear as c

This book presents the latest research findings and state-of-the-art solutions on optimization techniques and provides new research direction and developments.

This volume contains a thorough overview of the rapidly growing field of global optimization, with chapters on key topics such as complexity, heuristic methods,