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A First Course in Optimization Theory

Authors

Rangarajan K. Sundaram
, Stern School of Business, New York
Published 1996

Description

This book, first published in 1996, introduces students to optimization theory and its use in economics and allied disciplines. The first of its three parts examines the existence of solutions to optimization problems in Rn, and how these solutions may be identified. The second part explores how solutions to optimization problems change with changes in the underlying parameters, and the last part provides an extensive description of the fundamental principles of finite- and infinite-horizon dynamic programming. Each chapter contains a…

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Key features

  • Best integrated text on optimization theory currently available
  • Ideal as core text in graduate/master's-level courses on mathematics for economists, can also be used to teach master's-level mathematics courses to students in politics, government, finance, business, and operations research
  • Balances depth and breadth: competing texts are either too elementary or too rigorous and comprehensive
  • Questions at the end of each chapter

About the book

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511804526
  • Subjects Econometrics and Mathematical Methods,Economics
  • Format: Hardback
    • Publication date: 13 June 1996
    • ISBN: 9780521497190
    • Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
    • Weight: 0.87kg
    • Contains: 11 b/w illus.
    • Page extent: 376 pages
    • Availability: Available
  • Format: Paperback
    • Publication date: 13 June 1996
    • ISBN: 9780521497701
    • Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
    • Weight: 0.68kg
    • Contains: 11 b/w illus.
    • Page extent: 376 pages
    • Availability: Available
  • Format: Digital
    • Publication date: 05 June 2012
    • ISBN: 9780511804526

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