Optimization: Theory and Practice

Sumat is a series for students at the undergraduate/graduate level, depending on the college or university, who are planning their future careers in real-world mathematics. It is aimed principally at students from the areas of applied mathematics, engineering, information technology, computer science, and industry. Textbooks will focus on applications-oriented topics, such as IT, imaging, compression techniques, and all web-related activities as well as mathematical modeling in manifold contexts and computational methods. Interaction with science and other fields of knowledge are emphasized.

Optimization is an important field in its own right but also plays a central role in numerous applied sciences, including operations research, management science, economics, finance, and engineering.

Optimization---Theory and Practice offers a modern and well-balanced presentation of various optimization techniques and their applications. The book's clear structure, sound theoretical basics complemented by insightful illustrations and instructive examples, makes it an ideal introductory textbook and provides the reader with a comprehensive foundation in one of the most fascinating and useful branches of mathematics

Written at an introductory level, this book is intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students, but may also be used as a reference by academics and professionals in mathematics and the applied sciences

Dr. Wilhelm Forst is a professor in the Department of Numerical Analysis at the University of Ulm, Germany.Dr. Dieter Hoffmann is a professor at the University of Konstanz, Germany.Drs. Forst and Hoffman previously co-authored two German language books for Springer-Verlag: Funktionentheorie explore with Maple (2002) and Ordinary Differential Equations (2005).