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A First Course in Combinatorial Optimization

A First Course in Combinatorial Optimization

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  • Author: Jon Lee, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Date Published: April 2004
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521010122

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  • A First Course in Combinatorial Optimization is a text for a one-semester introductory graduate-level course for students of operations research, mathematics, and computer science. It is a self-contained treatment of the subject, requiring only some mathematical maturity. Topics include: linear and integer programming, polytopes, matroids and matroid optimization, shortest paths, and network flows. Central to the exposition is the polyhedral viewpoint, which is the key principle underlying the successful integer-programming approach to combinatorial-optimization problems. Another key unifying topic is matroids. The author does not dwell on data structures and implementation details, preferring to focus on the key mathematical ideas that lead to useful models and algorithms. Problems and exercises are included throughout as well as references for further study.

    • Self contained (includes all linear-programming preliminaries)
    • Aimed as a one-semester textbook (not a research monograph)
    • Problems and exercises interspersed in the exposition, making the text a 'workbook' for the student
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    'The author, with his light but rigorous mathematical writing style, takes delight in revealing the stars of combinatorial optimization. This is an excellent teaching book; I recommend it highly.' International Statistical Institute

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    • Date Published: April 2004
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521010122
    • length: 228 pages
    • dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
    • weight: 0.312kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Introduction
    Polytopes and linear programming
    1. Matroids and the greedy algorithm
    2. Minimum-weight dipaths
    3. Matroid intersection
    4. Matching
    5. Flows and cuts
    6. Cutting planes
    7. Branch-&-bound
    8. Optimizing submodular functions
    Appendix.

  • Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses

    • Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization
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    Jon Lee, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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