Elementary Linear Programming with Applications (Hardcover)

Bernard Kolman

ISBN 10: 012417910X / ISBN 13: 9780124179103

Published by Academic Press, San Diego, 1995

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Hardcover. Linear programming finds the least expensive way to meet given needs with available resources. Its results are used in every area of engineering and commerce: agriculture, oil refining, banking, and air transport. Authors Kolman and Beck present the basic notions of linear programming and illustrate how they are used to solve important common problems. The software on the included disk leads students step-by-step through the calculations. The Second Edition is completely revised and provides additional review material on linear algebra as well as complete coverage of elementary linear programming. Other topics covered include: the Duality Theorem; transportation problems; the assignment problem; and the maximal flow problem. New figures and exercises are provided and the authors have updated all computer applications. The disk that comes with the book contains the student-oriented linear programming code SMPX, written by Professor Evar Nering of Arizona State University. The authors also recommend inexpensive linear programming software for personal computers. More review material on linear algebraElementary linear programming covered more efficientlyPresentation improved, especially for the duality theorem, transportation problems, the assignment problem, and the maximal flow problemNew figures and exercisesComputer applications updatedAdded disk with the student-oriented linear programming code SMPX, written by Professor Evar Nering of Arizona State UniversityNew guide to inexpensive linear programming software for personal computers Linear programming finds the least expensive way to meet given needs with available resources. Its results are used in every area of engineering and commerce; including agriculture, oil refining, banking, and air transport. Authors Kolman and Beck present the basic notions of linear programming and illustrate how they are used to solve important common problems. The software on the included disk leads students step-by-step through the calculations. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elementary Linear Programming with Applications (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Academic Press, San Diego
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 012417910X
• ISBN 13: 9780124179103
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Linear programming finds the least expensive way to meet given needs with available resources. Its results are used in every area of engineering and commerce: agriculture, oil refining, banking, and air transport. Authors Kolman and Beck present the basic notions of linear programming and illustrate how they are used to solve important common problems. The software on the included disk leads students step-by-step through the calculations.

The Second Edition is completely revised and provides additional review material on linear algebra as well as complete coverage of elementary linear programming. Other topics covered include: the Duality Theorem; transportation problems; the assignment problem; and the maximal flow problem. New figures and exercises are provided and the authors have updated all computer applications.

• More review material on linear algebra
• Elementary linear programming covered more efficiently
• Presentation improved, especially for the duality theorem, transportation problems, the assignment problem, and the maximal flow problem
• New figures and exercises
• Computer applications updated
• New guide to inexpensive linear programming software for personal computers

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Linear programming finds the least expensive way to meet given needs with available resources. Its results are used in every area of engineering and commerce; including agriculture, oil refining, banking, and air transport. Authors Kolman and Beck present the basic notions of linear programming and illustrate how they are used to solve important common problems. The software on the included disk leads students through the calculations.Students in quantitative fields, or students in business who want a quantitative approach, will find that the Second Edition has been completely revised to give an orderly introduction to the basic ideas in linear programming. Appropriate review material on linear algebra is included. Other topics covered include the Duality Theorem, the transportation problem, the assignment problem, and the maximal flow problem. New figures and exercises are provided and the authors have updated all computer applications. An appendix, new to this edition, provides a brief introduction to the Kamarkar algorithm.