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In pursuit of the traveling salesman : mathematics at the limits of computation / by Cook, William,1957-(CARDINAL)388588;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index."In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman covers the history, applications, theory, and computation of the traveling salesman problem right up to state-of-the-art solution machinery"--Provided by publisher."What is the shortest possible route for a traveling salesman seeking to visit each city on a list exactly once and return to his city of origin? It sounds simple enough, yet the traveling salesman problem is one of the most intensely studied puzzles in applied mathematics--and it has defied solution to this day. In this book, William Cook takes readers on a mathematical excursion, picking up the salesman's trail in the 1800s when Irish mathematician W. R. Hamilton first defined the problem, and venturing to the furthest limits of today's state-of-the-art attempts to solve it. Cook examines the origins and history of the salesman problem and explores its many important applications, from genome sequencing and designing computer processors to arranging music and hunting for planets. He looks at how computers stack up against the traveling salesman problem on a grand scale, and discusses how humans, unaided by computers, go about trying to solve the puzzle. Cook traces the salesman problem to the realms of neuroscience, psychology, and art, and he also challenges readers to tackle the problem themselves. The traveling salesman problem is--literally--a $1 million question. That's the prize the Clay Mathematics Institute is offering to anyone who can solve the problem or prove that it can't be done. In Pursuit of the Traveling Salesman travels to the very threshold of our understanding about the nature of complexity, and challenges you yourself to discover the solution to this captivating mathematical problem"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Computational complexity.; Traveling salesman problem.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Lauren Ipsum : a story about computer science and other improbable things / by Bueno, Carlos,1979-(CARDINAL)408928; Lipovača, Miran,illustrator.(CARDINAL)396020;
Lauren, a clever girl lost in Userland, applies logic and problem solving skills to find her way home, encountering along the way such concepts as timing attacks, algorithm design, and the traveling salesman problem.Ages 8+.HL540L
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Computer science; Problem solving;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Freight systems, 2011 : modeling and performance measures. by National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;
Includes bibliographical references.Supply chain broker operations : network perspective / Michael Huang ... [et. al.] -- Evaluation of emissions reduction in urban pickup systems : heterogeneous fleet case study / Kelly Pitera, Felipe Sandoval, and Anne Goodchild -- Online freight network assignment model with transportation disruptions and recourse / Avinash Unnikrishnan and Miguel Figliozzi -- Algorithms for studying the impact of travel time reliability along multisegment trucking freight corridors / Miguel Figliozzi ... [et al.] -- Intermodal container flow simulation model and its applications / Qiang Meng and Shuaian Wang -- Time-dependent effects on parameters of freight demand models : empirical investigation / José Holguín-Veras ... [et al.] -- Models for minimizing backhaul costs through freight collaboration / Erin Bailey, Avinash Unnikrishnan, Dung-Ying Lin -- New formulation for traveling salesman problem with separation requirement and cost / Bruce X. Wang, Amelia C. Regan, Qing Miao -- Freight generation, freight trip generation, and perils of using constant trip rates / José Holguín-Veras ... [et al.] -- Multicriteria freeway performance measures for trucking in congested corridors / Nikki Wheeler and Miguel Figliozzi -- Estimating the benefits of performance-based standards vehicles / Kim Hassall and Russell G. Thompson."This issue contains 11 papers on the following aspects of freight systems: supply chain broker operations; emissions reduction in urban pickup systems; an online freight network assignment model; travel time reliability along multisegment trucking freight corridors; an intermodal container flow simulation model; freight demand models; models for minimizing backhaul costs; traveling salesman problem; constant trip rates; trucking in congested corridors; and estimating the benefits of performance-based standards vehicles"--Publ. desc.
Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Freight and freightage.; Business logistics.;
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In the land of second chances / by Shaffner, George.(CARDINAL)656517;
When a traveling salesman mysteriously appears in smalltown Ebb, Nebr., he quickly settles in at Wilma Porter's Come Again B & B and sets about solving all the problems plaguing Ebb's small social circle in this chatty, earnest novel. While no one fully believes that the impeccably dressed Vernon Moore has truly come to sell games of chance (there are no prospective buyers, for one thing), they are eager to keep him around for excitement and advice. Through a series of conversations over Wilma's down-home cooking, and at Calvin Millet's Department Store-a family establishment fast falling prey to bankruptcy and Wal-Mart takeover-Mr. Moore pitches philosophy and faith to Ebb's residents.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Bed and breakfast accommodations; City and town life; Department stores; Eccentrics and eccentricities; Life change events; Traveling sales personnel;
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The dark at the top of the stairs; a new play. / by Inge, William.(CARDINAL)127125;
"The setting is a small Oklahoma town in the early 1920s and the home of the Flood family: Rubin, a traveling salesman for a harness firm; Cora his sensitive and lovely wife; Sonny, their little boy; and Reenie their teen-age daughter. The plot consists of a series of short stories -- the fight between husband and wife; the fear of an overly shy young girl on going to a dance; the problems of an introverted little boy who feels that the whole world is against him; the corroding marriage of Cora's rowdy sister; and the tragedy of a military school cadet who suffers from the stigma of being a Jew in an alien community. The play's message is that there is dark at the top of everyone's stairs, but that it can be dissipated by understanding, tolerance, and compassion."
Subjects: Drama.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lives of Diamond Bessie : a novel / by Hadlock, Jody,author.;
"Diamonds aren't always a girls best friend. Pregnant out of wedlock, sixteen-year-old Annie Moore is sent to live at a convent for fallen women. When the nuns take her baby, Annie escapes, determined to find a way to be reunited with her daughter. But few rights or opportunities are available to a woman in the 1860s, and after failing to find a respectable job, she resorts to prostitution in order to survive. As a highly sought-after demi-mondaine, Annie--now Bessie--garners many expensive gifts from her admirers and eventually meets and marries the son of a wealthy jeweler, a traveling salesman with a gambling problem. With her marriage, she believes her dream of returning to proper society has finally come true. She's proven wrong when she suffers the ultimate betrayal at the hands of the man she thought her salvation. But Bessie doesn't let her story end there. Inspired by a true story and set against the backdrop of the burgeoning women's rights movement, The Lives of Diamond Bessie is a haunting tale of betrayal and redemption that explores whether seeking revenge is worth the price you might pay."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Teenage pregnancy; Prostitutes; Man-woman relationships; Betrayal; Women's rights; Sex role; Gender roles.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Vault career guide to consulting / by Chung, Eric.(CARDINAL)541487; Slepicka, Jim.(CARDINAL)542657; Vault (Firm)(CARDINAL)539524;
Subjects: Business consultants;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When least is best : how mathematicians discovered many clever ways to make things as small (or as large) as possible / by Nahin, Paul J.(CARDINAL)765163;
Subjects: Maxima and minima.; Mathematics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Twilight zone [videorecording]. by Serling, Rod,1924-; Zicree, Marc Scott.(CARDINAL)734585; CBS Video (Firm); CBS Worldwide, Inc.; Image Entertainment (Firm)(CARDINAL)328010;
Time enough at last (Episode 8, November 20, 1959) -- The Monsters are due on Maple Street (Episode 22, March 4, 1960) -- Nightmare at 20,000 feet (Episode 123, October 11, 1963) -- The Odyssey of flight 33 (Episode 54, February 24, 1961).Time enought at last: A bookworm (Burgess Meredith) yearns for more time to read - then a nuclear holocaust leaves him alone in the world with lots of time, plenty to read and one ironic twist! -- The Monsters are due on Maple Street: Inexplicable events cause the residents of quiet Maple Street to erupt into rioting. The residents suspect an alien invasion has occurred. If so, where are the alien monsters? -- Nightmare at 20,000 feet: A salesman (William Shatner) recovering from a nervous breakdown spots a gremlin on the wing of his plane. When he attempts to alert others his nightmare truly begins! -- The Odyssey of flight 33: Flight 33 picks up a peculiar tailwind and is blown off course. After apparently correcting the problem, the flight arrives at its destination - a billion years ahead of schedule!DVD; Dolby digital mono; NTSC.
Subjects: Fantasy television programs.; Science fiction television programs.; Book-worms; Monsters; Time travel; Visions;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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