Iterative Methods in Combinatorial Optimization by R. Ravi (English) Hardcover B

Description: Iterative Methods in Combinatorial Optimization by R. Ravi, Lap Chi Lau Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book describes a simple and powerful method that is iterative in essence, and similarly useful in a variety of settings for exact and approximate optimization. Publisher Description With the advent of approximation algorithms for NP-hard combinatorial optimization problems, several techniques from exact optimization such as the primal-dual method have proven their staying power and versatility. This book describes a simple and powerful method that is iterative in essence and similarly useful in a variety of settings for exact and approximate optimization. The authors highlight the commonality and uses of this method to prove a variety of classical polyhedral results on matchings, trees, matroids and flows. The presentation style is elementary enough to be accessible to anyone with exposure to basic linear algebra and graph theory, making the book suitable for introductory courses in combinatorial optimization at the upper undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. Discussions of advanced applications illustrate their potential for future application in research in approximation algorithms. Author Biography Lap-Chi Lau is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Lap-Chis main research interests are in combinatorial optimization and graph algorithms. His paper on Steiner tree packing was given the Machtey award in the IEEE Foundations of Computer Science Conference. His Ph.D. thesis was awarded the Doctoral Prize from the Canadian Mathematical Society and a Doctoral Prize from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. R. Ravi is Carnegie Bosch Professor of Operations Research and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Ravis main research interests are in combinatorial optimization (particularly in approximation algorithms), computational molecular biology and electronic commerce. He is currently on the editorial boards of Management Science and the ACM Transactions on Algorithms. Mohit Singh is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science, McGill University. He completed his Ph.D. in 2008 at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, where his advisor was Professor R. Ravi. His thesis was awarded the Tucker prize by the Mathematical Programming Society. His research interests include approximation algorithms, combinatorial optimization and studying models that deal with uncertainty in data. Details ISBN 1107007518 ISBN-13 9781107007512 Title Iterative Methods in Combinatorial Optimization Author R. Ravi, Lap Chi Lau Format Hardcover Year 2011 Pages 254 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:36812456; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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