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.
| ISBN: | 9780486428093 |
| Publication date: | 27th January 2003 |
| Author: | Richard Bellman |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 340 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Computer Science |
| Genres: |
Mathematics |