A Delightful Treatise for Both Novice and Expert

The new book by John Nazareth is a delightful novel treatise in Optimization and Equation Solving. In particular, this new book deals with the interior-point revolution that has changed the way optimizers look at optimization problems. (See e.g. [11] and the details below.) Nazareth has written an excellent book that includes both introductory and advanced topics. It provides a description of many of the techniques in this area. In addition, the book is sprinkled with beautiful analogies and insights. These insights make this book an interesting read and a learning experience for both the novice and the expert. (I will outline some of these enjoyable/novel insights below.) The book is based on Nazareth’s extensive experience and publications in optimization and equation solving.