Written in a unique style‎,‎ this book is a valuable resource for faculty‎,‎ graduate students‎,‎ and researchers in the communications and networking area whose work interfaces with optimization‎.‎ It teaches you how various optimization methods can be applied to solve complex problems in wireless networks‎.‎ Each chapter reviews a specific optimization method and then demonstrates how to apply the theory in practice through a detailed case study taken from state‎-of‎-the‎-art research‎.‎ You will learn various tips and step‎-by‎-step instructions for developing optimization models‎,‎ reformulations‎,‎ and transformations‎,‎ particularly in the context of cross‎-layer optimization problems in wireless networks involving flow routing ‎(‎network layer‎)‎‎,‎ scheduling ‎(‎link layer‎)‎‎,‎ and power control ‎(‎physical layer‎)‎‎.‎ Throughout‎,‎ a combination of techniques from both operations research and computer science disciplines provides a holistic treatment of optimization methods and their applications‎.‎ Each chapter includes homework exercises‎,‎ with PowerPoint slides and a solutions manual for instructors available online‎.‎