Introduction to Linear and Convex Programming

by Neil Cameron

Overview

This introduction to optimization emphasizes the need for both a pure and an applied mathematical point of view. Beginning with a chapter on linear algebra and Euclidean geometry, the author then applies this theory with an introduction to linear programming. There follows a discussion of convex analysis, which finds application in non-linear programming. The book ends with an extensive commentary to the exercises that are given at the end of each chapter. The author's straightforward, geometrical approach makes this an attractive textbook for undergraduate students of mathematics, engineering, operations research and economics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521312073
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	09/05/1985
Series:	Australian Mathematical Society Lecture Series , #1
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Geometry and linear algebra; 2. Linear programming; 3. Elementary convex analysis; 4. Non-linear programming; Comments on exercises; References; Index.