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The general theory has naturally developed out of the study of special problems. It is therefore useful to get a first impression by looking at the ‘classic’ problems. We will have a first look at some elementary examples to get an idea of the kind of problems which will be stated more precisely and treated in more depth later on. Consequently, we will often not go into too much detail in this introductory chapter.
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Forst, W., Hoffmann, D. (2010). Introduction. In: Optimization—Theory and Practice. Springer Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics and Technology . Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78977-4_1
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