second edition

Andrew P. Sage
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Virginia

Chelsea C. White, III

Department of Applied Math and Computer Science
University of Virginia

Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632

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Sage, Andrew P
Optimum systems control.
Includes
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index.
1. Control theory. 2. Mathematical optimization.
I. White, Chelsea C., joint author. II. Title.
QA402.3.S24
1917
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