Optimization

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Preface

There are numerous books on the subject of optimization, attributable to a

number of reasons. First, the subject itself is mathematically rigorous and

there are a number of solution methods that need to be examined and under-

stood. No single solution method can be applied to all types of optimization

problems. Thus a clear understanding of the problem, as well as solution

techniques, is required to obtain a proper and meaningful solution to the

optimization problem. With the progression of time, optimization prob-

lems have also become complex. It is necessary not only to obtain the global

optimum solution, but to nd local