The book "Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions" by Robert J. Vanderbei, part of the International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, is the fourth edition of a comprehensive text on optimization. It introduces the latest theories and applications in optimization, focusing on constrained optimization, starting with linear programming, followed by convex analysis, network flows, integer programming, quadratic programming, and convex optimization. The book provides practical business and non-business applications, with clear development of topics and detailed numerical examples. It includes free C programs to implement major algorithms such as the two-phase simplex method, primal-dual simplex method, path-following interior-point method, and homogeneous self-dual methods. Additionally, the author provides online JAVA applets that illustrate various pivot rules and variants of the simplex method. The book is available in hardcover with 414 pages, published by Springer in 2014. It is written in English and has ISBNs 1461476291 and 978-1461476290. The book has an average customer rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars. Some reviews mention that while the book is well-written and helpful, its layout and design are outdated compared to more modern textbooks. It is used in conjunction with a Coursera class on "Linear and Integer Programming." The book is part of a series of similar texts on operations research and management science.The book "Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions" by Robert J. Vanderbei, part of the International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, is the fourth edition of a comprehensive text on optimization. It introduces the latest theories and applications in optimization, focusing on constrained optimization, starting with linear programming, followed by convex analysis, network flows, integer programming, quadratic programming, and convex optimization. The book provides practical business and non-business applications, with clear development of topics and detailed numerical examples. It includes free C programs to implement major algorithms such as the two-phase simplex method, primal-dual simplex method, path-following interior-point method, and homogeneous self-dual methods. Additionally, the author provides online JAVA applets that illustrate various pivot rules and variants of the simplex method. The book is available in hardcover with 414 pages, published by Springer in 2014. It is written in English and has ISBNs 1461476291 and 978-1461476290. The book has an average customer rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars. Some reviews mention that while the book is well-written and helpful, its layout and design are outdated compared to more modern textbooks. It is used in conjunction with a Coursera class on "Linear and Integer Programming." The book is part of a series of similar texts on operations research and management science.