The authors’ original motivation for the book was a one-semester course on network optimization for senior masters’ level classes of econometrics and operations research. The textbook suitable for a ‘middle level’ course for a student of econometrics or operations research interested in not only in reading about network optimization theory, but also providing first-hand experience in solving and analyzing reasonably sized programs with computer software. The book’s distinctive feature is the set of problems included with each chapter.

 

 

 

 

A practical, down-to-earth guide for those who work in teaching and learning in universities, this book will be indispensable reading for those who would like to carry out action research on their own practice. Lin S Norton's concept of 'pedagogical action research' has come from over twenty years' experience of carrying out such research, and more than six years of encouraging colleagues to carry out small scale studies at an institutional, national and international level.