4. Optimization
This chapter presents an overview of optimization: mathematical techniques that can be used to improve the performance of a computer system. We begin with an overview of techniques for mathematically modeling a system. We then survey the elements of linear optimization, including linear programming and dynamic programming, and conclude with an introduction to some techniques for nonlinear optimization.
4.1. System Modeling and Optimization
A necessary prerequisite to the use of optimization techniques is to mathematically model a system. In doing so, it is necessary to identify the following five elements:
1. Fixed parameters, system aspects that cannot be changed and that therefore, from the perspective of the model, are constants. ...
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