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| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| eCampus No Expire eBook |
No Expire eBook |
$64.98 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| BiggerBooks No Expire eBook |
No Expire eBook |
$64.98 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| RedShelf eTextbook (RedShelf) |
eTextbook (RedShelf) |
$94.99 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| Knetbooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$167.50 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$169.19 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$174.27 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Knetbooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$176.80 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$178.59 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$183.95 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Knetbooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$186.11 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$187.99 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$193.63 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| BiggerBooks Used |
Used | $223.32 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Used |
Used | $225.58 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| Knetbooks Used |
Used | $228.96 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus (Marketplace) Used (Marketplace) |
Used (Marketplace) |
$265.01 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| BiggerBooks New |
New | $308.62 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Knetbooks New |
New | $310.18 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus New |
New | $311.74 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| Knetbooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$186.11 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$187.99 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
Semester Rental (76 days, due 01/04/2027) |
$193.63 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knetbooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$176.80 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$178.59 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
Quarter Rental (59 days, due 12/18/2026) |
$183.95 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knetbooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$167.50 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| eCampus Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$169.19 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
$3.97 | |||
| BiggerBooks Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
Short Term Rental (60 days, due 12/19/2026) |
$174.27 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
at checkout | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eCampus No Expire eBook |
No Expire eBook |
$64.98 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| BiggerBooks No Expire eBook |
No Expire eBook |
$64.98 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| RedShelf eTextbook (RedShelf) |
eTextbook (RedShelf) |
$94.99 as of Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET |
FREE | |||
| Store | Condition | Coupons & Deals | Price | Shipping | Total | |
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| VitalSource eBook |
eBook | Check price at VitalSource |
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| Amazon New & used |
New & used | Check price at Amazon |
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| AbeBooks Used & new (marketplace) |
Used & new (marketplace) | Check price at AbeBooks |
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| SellBackBooks Sell back |
Sell back | Check price at SellBackBooks |
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Prices checked Oct 20, 2026, 7:58 AM ET. Totals include shipping where the store lists it. As an Amazon Associate, CheapestTextbooks.com earns from qualifying purchases.
For courses in Operations Research, Optimization, and Nonlinear Programming. Developing skills and intuitions through accessible optimization models and analysis. Rardin's Optimization in Operations Research, Second Edition builds on the critically acclaimed first edition published nearly two decades ago and named Book of the Year in 1999 by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. The goal of the Second Edition is to make the tools of optimization modeling and analysis even more widely accessible to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, as well as to researchers and working practitioners who use it as a reference for self-study. The emphasis lies in developing skills and intuitions that students can apply in real settings or later coursework. Like the first, the Second Edition covers the full scope of optimization (mathematical programming), spanning linear, integer…
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