Combinatorial optimization is a lively field of applied mathematics, combining techniques from combinatorics, linear programming, and the theory of algorithms, to solve optimization problems over discrete structures. This new treatment of the subject covers some of the advances that have been made in the past decade. Subjects include the theory, algorithms, and applications of this relatively young area in a manner accessible to senior and graduate students in mathematics and computer science.
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William John Cook is an American operations researcher and mathematician, and Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University, where he joined the faculty in 2018. He was formerly a University Professor, Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo