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This book is specifically designed to change the way deterministic optimization is taught to introductory students. Toward this end, it exposes students to the broad scope of the topic, reinforces the basic principles, sparks students' enthusiasm about the field, provides tools of immediate relevance and develops the skills necessary to use those tools.

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This book is specifically designed to change the way deterministic optimization is taught to introductory students. Toward this end, it exposes students to the broad scope of the topic, reinforces the basic principles, sparks students' enthusiasm about the field, provides tools of immediate relevance and develops the skills necessary to use those tools.

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  • Paperback: 919 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall (August 15, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0023984155
  • ISBN-13: 978-0023984150
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 1.7 inches
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book after Hillier and Lieberman, February 7, 2001
This review is from: Optimization in Operations Research (Paperback)
I thought there was only one best complete OR book is Hillier and Lieberman (H&L) until I got Rardin's book. Rardin presents the OR in different approach than H&L. The model building part is a little bit better than H&L, but the real meat is the fundamental of optimization. Search technique is well presented from the ground-up. This book can be served as the first book in OR if you're new to OR or the companion book if you know OR or even the first book in optimization in case you don't care to know OR.
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate introduction to Mathematical Programming, April 3, 2002
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I had absolutely no clue about optimization before I read this book. This book not only helped me overcome my diffidence, but also provided me with a very thorough understanding of the basics of the subject.

It is extremely difficult to criticize this book in any way. The language is plain English, not the technical jargon which other "introductory" books use. The book does not assume that the reader has a thorough understanding of linear algebra. Only a course in differential and integral calculus will do. The book provides several primers on a lot of topics- matrices, analysis, vectors etc., so that you do not have to interrupt your optimization studies and digress into these subjects.

There are three full chapters where the author provides real-life examples of mathematical modeling. Again, these are built up step-by-step, and not shoved down your throat.

The different approach to the Simplex Method is more intuitive than the traditional approach and more logical. The basic discussions on integer programming and non-linear programming are also worth mentioning. The numerous exercises and the presence of solutions to a number of them in the end make the text even more helpful.

The only somewhat weak point of the text is the chapter on interior point methods, where the book only provides the formulae and states that the derivations are "beyond the scope of the book". But, this is negligible and I recommend the book wholeheartedly

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Table of Contents
1. Problem Solving with Mathematical Models
2. Deterministic Optimization Models in Operations Research
3. Improving Search
4. Linear Programming Models
5. Simplex Search for Linear Programming
6. Interior Point Methods for Linear Programming
7. Duality and Sensitivity in Linear Programming
9. Shortest Path and Discrete Dynamic Programming
10. Network Flows
11. Discrete Optimization Models
12. Discrete Optimization Methods
13. Unconstrained Nonlinear Programming
14. Constrained Nonlinear Programming

If you need more information, Professor Rardin (Purdue University) maintains a website that can be easily located using any web search tool.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book but poor binding
Prof. Rardin's Optimization in OR is a great book. However the binding for the book does not do its justice as it is sold as a paperback at the Amazon.com. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Chang

5.0 out of 5 stars A Clear and Concise Text for OR
Rardin was the first book I used for OR and I keep a copy in my personal library. It offers a series of examples that are followed up throughout the book, chapter by chapter, to... Read more
Published on September 16, 2006 by Larry L. Southard

5.0 out of 5 stars Good operations research book
This book presents the subjects in a different and novel way which provides many new insights.

In it, there is a great concern with the practical, professional use... Read more
Published on June 10, 2005 by Flavio Cipparrone

5.0 out of 5 stars Master piece
It is both useful for graduates and for undergraduates.

Explanations are easy to follow but at the same time they don't lack detail or correctness. Read more
Published on May 16, 2005 by Dani P.

5.0 out of 5 stars PhD student in IE
Review after 2 years of using this book: AMAZING BOOK. There has never been a better book (and probably never will be) in explaining OR. Read more
Published on March 14, 2004 by akrishnamoorthy

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
after all he is from Purdue!! and I am his current student in the operation research course. he is awesome and the book is awesome..

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Published on February 15, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST, easy to understand OR / Linear Prog. book!
I got my B.S.E. in Industrial & OPS Eng. from U of Michigan. During that time, I had to take a course in Linear/Math. Programming. Read more
Published on January 23, 2003 by kevin-opsanalysis-eng

5.0 out of 5 stars Step by step instructions make is very user friendly.
This book is easy to understand and has great examples! I was fortunate enough to have the author as my professor for an OR class. Read more
Published on October 21, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A reader from Mexico, October 4, 1999
This is an excellent book. If your field is Operations Research, this is the book that you need to buy. Read more
Published on October 13, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
At least, it worths you to have a look
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