This book is an introduction to nonlinear programming, written for students from the fields of applied mathematics, engineering, and economy. It deals with theoretical foundations as well assolution methods, beginning with the classical...

This accessible and easy-to-read book provides many examples to illustrate diverse topics in probability and statistics, from initial concepts up to advanced calculations. Special attention is devoted e.g. to independency of events,...

Many problems in economics can be formulated as linearly constrained mathematical optimization problems, where the feasible solution set X represents a convex polyhedral set. In practice, the set X frequently contains degenerate...