Ashok D. Belegundu, Tirupathi R. Chandrupatla ...
480 pages - Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (March, 2011) ...
Language: English - ISBN-10: 0521878462 - ISBN-13: 978-0521878463 ...
It is vitally important to meet or exceed previous quality and
reliability standards while at the same time reducing resource
consumption. This textbook addresses this critical imperative
integrating theory, modeling, the development of numerical methods, and
problem solving, thus preparing the student to apply optimization to
real-world problems. This text covers a broad variety of optimization
problems using: unconstrained, constrained, gradient, and non-gradient
techniques; duality concepts; multiobjective optimization; linear,
integer, geometric, and dynamic programming with applications; and
finite element-based optimization. In this revised and enhanced second
edition of Optimization Concepts and Applications in Engineering, the
already robust pedagogy has been enhanced with more detailed
explanations, an increased number of solved examples and end-of-chapter
problems. The source codes are now available free on multiple
platforms. It is ideal for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses
and for practicing engineers in all engineering disciplines, as well as
in applied mathematics.
From the Back Cover: This new hands-on book focuses on the
implementation of optimization in engineering. Offering a strong
foundation and coverage of theory, this new book provides the student
with experiential learning through its special attention to
implementation as well as its accompanying computer programs all on a
single platform—on disk. Features reliable and tested computer programs
of real-world optimization problems that include discussion and programs
on shape and topology optimization of structures not found in other
books. Includes various exercise problems and solved examples. Offers
detailed discussion of algorithms, their implementation and computer
programs with source code. With its emphasis on implementation and
availability of computer programs, this book will be useful to those in
this industry, including researchers and practicing engineers. --This
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