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# A First Course in Optimization Theory

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Review: A must-have reference - If you're a graduate student in economics, or perhaps computer science, buy this book as soon as possible. It will make your life much, much easier. Lagrangeans and Kuhn-Tucker optimization are the bread and butter of microeconomics, and yet few professors will bother to go into them in detail. This book succeeds in making these abstract mathematical procedures feel tangible and intuitive, defining them rigorously, explaining their usefulness and providing examples. This is one of very few books that I keep on my shelf for reference. For a broader (and equally necessary) introduction to the math that you'll need for advanced study in economics, I recommend Simon and Blume's Mathematics for Economists .
Review: Best optimization text out there - Best graduate-level optimization textbook to start getting familiar with optimization and its applications in economics and business!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #575,005 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #21 in Linear Programming (Books) #33 in Economic Theory (Books) #447 in Theory of Economics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (63) |
| Dimensions  | 6.88 x 0.85 x 10 inches |
| Edition  | 130.65 edition |
| ISBN-10  | 0521497701 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0521497190 |
| Item Weight  | 1.5 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 376 pages |
| Publication date  | June 13, 1996 |
| Publisher  | Cambridge University Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must-have reference
*by T***M on March 11, 2009*

If you're a graduate student in economics, or perhaps computer science, buy this book as soon as possible. It will make your life much, much easier. Lagrangeans and Kuhn-Tucker optimization are the bread and butter of microeconomics, and yet few professors will bother to go into them in detail. This book succeeds in making these abstract mathematical procedures feel tangible and intuitive, defining them rigorously, explaining their usefulness and providing examples. This is one of very few books that I keep on my shelf for reference. For a broader (and equally necessary) introduction to the math that you'll need for advanced study in economics, I recommend Simon and Blume's Mathematics for Economists .

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best optimization text out there
*by M***V on August 4, 2019*

Best graduate-level optimization textbook to start getting familiar with optimization and its applications in economics and business!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A nice treatment for econ grad, but lots of typos.. so be careful
*by M***S on July 31, 2010*

I am a student at Penn econ. The book fits the requirement of the department very well. It is a nice treatment of the topic, both on the theoretical and applied sides. However, there're a considerable amount of typos in it. For instance, the statement of the Lagrange's Theorem takes the function g(i) to R(k), which should be R(1), etc.. So be careful. Mine is 15th printing version, but no revisions so far.. I think the press has earned enough from the book and should consider a second edition, right? haha..

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