Bøger af Richard Bellman

Mathematical Optimization Techniques is a comprehensive guide to the principles and applications of optimization theory. Written by Richard Bellman, a renowned mathematician and pioneer in the field of dynamic programming, this book covers a wide range of topics in optimization, including linear programming, nonlinear programming, integer programming, dynamic programming, and stochastic programming.The book begins with an introduction to optimization theory and its applications, followed by a detailed discussion of linear programming and its various applications. The author then moves on to nonlinear programming, covering topics such as convex optimization, quadratic programming, and interior-point methods.The book also covers integer programming, which deals with problems involving discrete variables, and dynamic programming, which is used to solve problems that involve sequential decision-making. The final section of the book covers stochastic programming, which deals with optimization problems that involve uncertainty.Throughout the book, the author provides clear explanations of the underlying mathematical concepts and techniques, as well as numerous examples and exercises to help readers develop their problem-solving skills. Mathematical Optimization Techniques is an essential resource for students and professionals in mathematics, engineering, economics, and other fields who need to understand and apply optimization theory in their work.Contributing Authors Include Angelo Miele, P. Dergarabedian, R. P. Ten Dyke, And Many Others.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Lover's Remains is a volume of poetry that describes human relationships, nature and everyday life. There are 52 poems throughout the book for the reader to enjoy. Themes and senses gently overlap throughout the book. The poems are simple and clear, non-metered free verse that describe emotions, pain, scenery and sentiment throughout the book. There are many references to Montreal, Canada where the writer lived at the time. The language and vocabulary used throughout the book is clear and well-placed. The poems are thoughtful and considerate and paint images for the reader as an artist paints a masterpiece with the observer in mind.

Contributing Authors Include Angelo Miele, P. Dergarabedian, R. P. Ten Dyke, And Many Others.

Ask For More is your personal growth guide guaranteed to get you well on your way to experiencing the kind of success you've always dreamed about! Through the life-enriching concepts and powerful action steps contained in Ask For More, you can have MORE...more love, more money, more peace of mind, more good health--in essence, a MORE productive and fulfilling life! Ask For More will help you to: * Take on new responsibilities that will change your life. * Learn how to manage risks and conquer your fears. * Commit to new projects and follow them through to completion. * Find your motivation to take on any new challenge and succeed. * Build and develop your character to succeed at anything you try. * Develop strategies to improve your physical and mental health. * Embrace a growth mindset to reach success. * Learn how to use deliberate practice to improve any skill. * Attract success into your life. * Discover what success really means to you. Ask For More of yourself and your life and reap more benefits!

This is a very frank and detailed account by a leading and very active mathematician of the past decades whose contributions have had an important impact in those fields where mathematics is now an integral part. It starts from his early childhood just after the First World War to his present-day positions as professor of mathematics, electrical engineering and medicine at the USC, which in itself reflects on the diversity of interests and experiences gained through the turbulent years when American mathematics and sciences established themselves on the forefront. The story traces the tortuous path Bellman followed from Brooklyn College; the University of Wisconsin to Princeton during the war years; more than a decade with the RAND Corporation; with frequent views of more than just the academic circles, including his experiences at Los Alamos on the A-bomb project.Bellman gives highly personalised views of key personalities in mathematics, physics and other areas, and his motivations and the forces that helped shape dynamic programming and other new areas which emerged as consequences of fruitful applications of mathematics.

Special attention is paid in these essays to the use of the digital computer in obtaining the numerical solution of numerical problems, its influence in the formulation of new and old scientific problems in new terms, and to some of the effects of the computer revolution on educational and social systems.

Provides the classical foundations of invariant imbedding, a concept that provided the first indication of the connection between transport theory and the Riccati Equation. The reprinting of this classic volume was prompted by a revival of interest in the subject area because of its uses for inverse problems.