At the beginning of this century, which is characterized by huge flows of emerging data, Dai
and Liao proposed a pervasive conjugacy condition that triggered the interest of many …

This book is intended as a text covering the central concepts of practical optimization
techniques. It is designed for either self-study by professionals or classroom work at the …

Computer Science and Applied Mathematics: Constrained Optimization and Lagrange
Multiplier Methods focuses on the advancements in the applications of the Lagrange …

A generic optimization problem in any domain—science, engineering, medicine, or business—
involves finding the optimal value of an objective function that depends on a set of variables …

This book is on conjugate gradient methods for unconstrained optimization. The concept of
conjugacy was introduced by Magnus Hestenes and Garrett Birkhoff in 1936 in the context of …

Optimization Theory and Methods can be used as a textbook for an optimization course for
graduates and senior undergraduates. It is the result of the author's teaching and research …

Quasi-Newton methods were introduced by Charles Broyden [A class of methods for solving
nonlinear simultaneous equations, Math Comp. 19 (1965), pp. 577–593] as an alternative to …

The field of evolutionary computation is expanding dramatically, fueled by the vast
investment that reflects the value of applying its techniques. Culling material from the …

The general area covered by this book are appropriate portions of circuit theory and the
mathematical and computational techniques required for computer aided analysis and …

In this book the authors have assembled the" best techniques from a great variety of
sources, establishing a benchmark for the field of statistical computing."---Mathematics of …