{"product_id":"9781118600238","title":"Concepts of Combinatorial Optimization","description":"Combinatorial optimization is a multidisciplinary scientific area, lying in the interface of three major scientific domains: mathematics, theoretical computer science and management. \u003cp\u003eThe three volumes of the \u003cb\u003eCombinatorial Optimization series\u003c\/b\u003e aims to cover a wide range of topics in this area. These topics also deal with fundamental notions and approaches as with several classical applications of combinatorial optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConcepts of Combinatorial Optimization\u003c\/i\u003e, is divided into three parts:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOn the complexity of combinatorial optimization problems, that presents basics about worst-case and randomized complexity;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClassical solution methods, that presents the two most-known methods for solving hard combinatorial optimization problems, that are Branch-and-Bound and Dynamic Programming;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eElements from mathematical programming, that presents fundamentals from mathematical programming based methods that are in the heart of Operations Research since the origins of this field.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136392216816,"sku":"9781118600238","price":182.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118600238_p0.jpg?v=1763694797","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118600238","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}