Includes bibliographical references (pages 753-782) and index.
1. Unconstrained optimization -- 2. Optimization over a convex set -- 3. Lagrange multiplier theory -- 4. Lagrange multiplier algorithms -- 5. Duality and convex programming -- 6. Dual methods -- Appendixes: -- A. Mathematical background -- B. Convex analysis -- C. Line search methods -- D. Implementation of Newton's method.