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082			_a332.6092 DER
100			_aDerman, Emanuel
245		0	_aMy life is a quant: reflections on physics and finance
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew Jersey _bJohn Wiley & Sons _c2004
300			_axi, 292 p. _c23 cm
500			_aSuggested by Prof. Diptiranjan Mahapatra
505			_aPart I Overview; Ch 1 Elective affinities; Simplex Method and Sensitivity Analysis.; Duality and Post-Optimal Analysis.; Transportation Model and Its Variants.; Network Models.; Advanced Linear Programming.; Goal Programming.; Heuristic Programming.; Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP).; Deterministic Dynamic Programming.; Deterministic Inventory Models.; Review of Basic Probability.; Decision Analysis and games.; Probabilistic Inventory models.; Queuing Systems.; Queuing Systems.; Simulation Modeling.; Classical Optimization Theory.
520			_aMy Life as a Quant is Derman's account of his search for answers as he undergoes his transformation from ambitious young scientist to managing director. His book is simultaneously wide-ranging and personal. He tells the story of his passage between two wo
650			_aDerman, Emanuel
650			_aFinancial advisors -- Biography
650			_aInvestment advisors -- Biography
650			_aOptions (Finance)
650			_aOptions (Finance) --Prices --Mathematical models
650			_aPhysicists -- Biography
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