Linear codes have long been central to the development of error‐correcting methods in communication and data storage, while matroid theory provides a unifying combinatorial framework for understanding ...

Mathematics of Computation, Vol. 23, No. 108 (Oct., 1969), pp. 787-812 (26 pages) The mathematical and numerical least squares solution of a general linear system of equations is discussed.

Three examples of the applications of linear programming are given, drawn from the manufacture of plywood, the distribution of grain, and industrial fermentation. In each of these widely different ...