Accession Number:

AD0604724

Title:

SOME ASPECTS OF THE THEORY OF DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Bellman, Richard

Report Date:

1955-06-23

Pagination or Media Count:

13.0

Abstract:

The purpose of the paper is to furnish a simple introduction to the use of the theory of dynamic programming in treating multi-stage decision processes.

Descriptors:

• *DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING
• DECISION THEORY
• EQUATIONS
• FUNCTIONS(MATHEMATICS)
• OPTIMIZATION
• PROBABILITY
• SEQUENCES(MATHEMATICS)
• THEORY

Subject Categories:

• Operations Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE