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I would definitely use this book for my course. The authors are very well known and their previous books have been classics in the area. They are outstanding teachers and have written a number of readable texts. Courses on optimization in engineering and business schools could use this text. Also, this book could be used in conjunction with another book on filter designs in digital filters courses.
Anastasios Venetsanopoulos, Ryerson University.

There are many books on optimization. While the material is in no way restricted to the signal processing community, this book will be unique and valuable because the authors write very well for signal processing audiences. The authors are certainly well known for both their research and their teaching abilities. There is a strong need for such a book.
P. P. Vaidyanathan, California Institute of Technology.