Dynamic Programming

by Richard E. Bellman

Overview

This classic book is an introduction to dynamic programming, presented by the scientist who coined the term and developed the theory in its early stages. In Dynamic Programming, Richard E. Bellman introduces his groundbreaking theory and furnishes a new and versatile mathematical tool for the treatment of many complex problems, both within and outside of the discipline.

The book is written at a moderate mathematical level, requiring only a basic foundation in mathematics, including calculus. The applications formulated and analyzed in such diverse fields as mathematical economics, logistics, scheduling theory, communication theory, and control processes are as relevant today as they were when Bellman first presented them. A new introduction by Stuart Dreyfus reviews Bellman's later work on dynamic programming and identifies important research areas that have profited from the application of Bellman's theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400835386
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	08/10/2021
Series:	Princeton Landmarks in Mathematics and Physics , #33
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	19 MB
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About the Author

Richard E. 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.

Table of Contents

New Introduction by Eric V. Denardo, Yale University
1. A Multi-stage Allocation Process
2. A Stochastic Multistage Decision Process
3. The Structure of Dynamic Programming Processes
4. Existence and Uniqueness Theorems
5. The Optimal Inventory Equation
6. Bottleneck Problems in Multistage Production Processes
7. Bottleneck Problems: Examples
8. A Continuous Stochastic Decision Process
9. A New Formalism in the Calculus of Variations
10. Multistage Games
11. Markovian Decision Processes
  Indexes.