The aim of this work is to present a unified approach to the modern
field of control theory and to provide a technique for making problems
involving deterministic, stochastic, and adaptive processes of both
linear and nonlinear type amenable to machine solution. Mr. Bellman has
used the theory of dynamic programming to formulate, analyze, and
prepare these processes for numerical treatment by digital computers.
The unique concept of the book is that of a single problem stretching
from recognition and formulation to analytic treatment and computational
solution. Due to the emphasis upon ideas and concepts, this book is
equally suited for the pure and applied mathematician, and for control
engineers in all fields.
Originally published in 1961.
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