Combinatorial optimization is a multidisciplinary scientific area, lying in the interface of three major scientific domains: mathematics, theoretical computer science and management. The three volumes of the Combinatorial Optimization series aims to cover a wide range of topics in this area. These topics also deal with fundamental notions and approaches as with several classical applications of combinatorial optimization. Concepts of Combinatorial Optimization, is divided into three parts: On the complexity of combinatorial optimization problems, that presents basics about worst-case and randomized complexity; Classical solution methods, that presents the two most-known methods for solving hard combinatorial optimization problems, that are Branch-and-Bound and Dynamic Programming; Elements from mathematical programming, that presents fundamentals from mathematical programming based methods that are in the heart of Operations Research since the origins of this field.

Combinatorial optimization is a multidisciplinary scientific arealying in the interface of three major scientific domains:mathematics, theoretical computer science and management.The three volumes of the Combinatorial Optimizationseries aims to cover a wide range of topics in this area. Thesetopics also deal with fundamental notions and approaches as withseveral classical applications of combinatorial optimization.Concepts of Combinatorial Optimization, is divided intothree parts:* On the complexity of combinatorial optimization problems, thatpresents basics about worst-case and randomized complexity;* Classical solution methods, that presents the two most-knownmethods for solving hard combinatorial optimization problems, thatare Branch-and-Bound and Dynamic Programming;* Elements from mathematical programming, that presentsfundamentals from mathematical programming based methods that arein the heart of Operations Research since the origins of thisfield.