Introduction To Nonlinear And Global Optimization

Download or read book Introduction to Nonlinear and Global Optimization written by Eligius M.T. Hendrix and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This self-contained text provides a solid introduction to global and nonlinear optimization, providing students of mathematics and interdisciplinary sciences with a strong foundation in applied optimization techniques. The book offers a unique hands-on and critical approach to applied optimization which includes the presentation of numerous algorithms, examples, and illustrations, designed to improve the reader’s intuition and develop the analytical skills needed to identify optimization problems, classify the structure of a model, and determine whether a solution fulfills optimality conditions.