Decision Making - Management, Computer Architecture/Engineering, Mathematics - General & Miscellaneous

Dynamic Programming

Name: Dynamic Programming
Author: Richard Ernest Bellman
ISBN: 9780486428093

by Richard Ernest Bellman

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Overview

An introduction to the mathematical theory of multistage decision processes, this text takes a "functional equation" approach to the discovery of optimum policies. The text examines existence and uniqueness theorems, the optimal inventory equation, bottleneck problems in multistage production processes, a new formalism in the calculus of variation, multistage games, and more. 1957 edition. Includes 37 figures.

Synopsis

This textbook presents a method for solving optimization problems that entail sequences of decisions, and applies the method to the optimal inventory problem, bottleneck processes, and games. Originally published by Princeton University Press in 1957; this reprint adds a new introduction. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

About the Author, Richard Ernest Bellman

Richard Ernest Bellman (1920-1984) is best known as the father of dynamic programming. He was the author of many books and the recipient of many honors, including the first Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics.