Description: Decision Theory : An Introduction to Dynamic Programming and Sequential Decisions, Paperback by Bather, John, ISBN 0471976490, ISBN-13 9780471976493, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Decision Theory An Introduction to Dynamic Programming and Sequential Decisions John Bather University of Sussex, UK Mathematical induction, and its use in solving optimization problems, is a topic of great interest with many applications. It enables us to study multistage decision problems by proceeding backwards in time, using a method called dynamic programming. All the techniques needed to solve the various problems are explained, and the authors fluent style will leave the reader with an avid interest in the subject.
* Tailored to the needs of students of optimization and decision theory
* Written in a lucid style with numerous examples and applications
* Coverage of deterministic models: maximizing utilities, directed networks, shortest paths, critical path analysis, scheduling and convexity
* Coverage of stochastic models: stochastic dynamic programming, optimal stopping problems and other special topics
* Coverage of advanced topics: Markov decision processes, minimizing expected costs, policy improvements and problems with unknown statistical parameters
* Contains exercises at the end of each chapter, with hints in an appendix
Aimed primarily at students of mathematics and statistics, the lucid text will also appeal to engineering and science students and those working in the areas of optimization and operations research.
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Book Title: Decision Theory : An Introduction to Dynamic Programming and Sequ
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Decision Theory : an Introduction to Dynamic Programming and Sequential Decisions
Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
Subject: Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Optimization, Discrete Mathematics
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2000
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Mathematics, Education
Author: John Bather
Item Length: 9 in
Series: Wiley Interscience Series in Systems and Optimization Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
