Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Quadratic Programming Problems. 3. Quadratically Constrained Problems. 4. Univariate Polynomial Problems. 5. Bilinear Problems. 6. Biconvex and (D.C.) Problems. 7. Generalized Geometric Programming. 8. Twice Continuously Differentiable NLPs. 9. Bilevel Programming Problems. 10. Complementarity Problems. 11. Semidefinite Programming Problems. 12. Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Problems. 13. Combinatorial Optimization Problems. 14. Nonlinear Systems of Equations. 15. Dynamic Optimization Problems.

This collection of challenging and well-designed test problems arising in literature studies also contains a wide spectrum of applications, including pooling/blending operations, heat exchanger network synthesis, homogeneous azeotropic separation, and dynamic optimization and optimal control problems.