Screen LibraryEngineering optimization an introduction with metaheuristic applications /
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470640425 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxvii, 347 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470640425 0470640421 9780470640418 (electronic bk.) 0470640413 (electronic bk.) 9780470582466 (cloth) 0470582464 (cloth) 1282707779 9781282707771 |
| Index Number: | T57 |
| CLC: | TP311.1-532 |
| Contents: | Front Matter -- Foundations of Optimization and Algorithms. A Brief History of Optimization -- Engineering Optimization -- Mathematical Foundations -- Classic Optimization Methods I -- Classic Optimization Methods II -- Convex Optimization -- Calculus of Variations -- Random Number Generators -- Monte Carlo Methods -- Random Walk and Markov Chain -- Metaheuristic Algorithms. Genetic Algorithms -- Simulated Annealing -- Ant Algorithms -- Bee Algorithms -- Particle Swarm Optimization -- Harmony Search -- Firefly Algorithm -- Applications. Multiobjective Optimization -- Engineering Applications -- Appendix A: Test Problems in Optimization -- Appendix B: MATLAB Programs -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Appendix D: Problem Solutions -- References -- Index. |