Nonlinear Programming : Analysis and Methods (Dover Books on Computer Science)

This graduate textbook derives the theory of convex sets and functions, convex programming, nonlinear convex duality, and generalized convexity, then introduces numerical solution techniques for nonlinear optimization problems. The Dover edition is an unabridged reprint of the work originally published by Prentice Hall in 1976 and cited in Books for College Libraries, 3rd ed. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)