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2.3 COMPUTATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS<br />

So far, the principles of Dynamic Programming have been applied to<br />

both discrete <strong>and</strong> continuous problems. It was shown in Section 2.2.2<br />

that Dynamic Progrsmming is an alternative method of solving certain<br />

variational problems. In fact, the use of Dynamic Programming sometimes<br />

enables the solution of problems that are normally very difficult, if not<br />

impossible, by classical techniques. It should not be assumed, however,<br />

that its use is free of difficulties. Dynamic Programming does indeed<br />

suffer from difficulties that are inherent in any scheme that discritizes<br />

a problem or performs a combinational search. This section discusses<br />

the relative advantages <strong>and</strong> disadvantages of Dynamic Programming as applied<br />

to both continuous <strong>and</strong> discrete problems.<br />

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