Linear Programming 1: Introduction

by George Bernard Dantzig, Mukund N. Thapa

Encompassing all the major topics students will encounter in courses on the subject, the authors teach both the underlying mathematical foundations and how these ideas are implemented in practice. They illustrate all the concepts with both worked examples and plenty of exercises, and, in addition, provide software so that students can try out numerical methods and so hone their skills in interpreting the results. As a result, this will make an ideal textbook for all those coming to the subject for the first time.
Authors' A problem recently found with the software is due to a bug in Formula One, the third party commercial software package that was used for the development of the interface. It occurs when the date, currency, etc. format is set to a non-United States version. Please try setting your computer date/currency option to the United States option . The new version of Formula One, when ready, will be posted on WWW.

473 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of the best written math books I have ever encountered. Dantzig was the inventor of the simplex algorithm for doing linear programming. His book is so well written with clear explanations and just enough theory to learn how the methods for solving various families of problems. Were I teaching a course in linear programming, it would be the book I would use.