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Practical Genetic Algorithmsby Randy L. Haupt; Sue Ellen Haupt
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 111.00* This book deals with the fundamentals of genetic algorithms and their applications in a variety of different areas of engineering and science * Most significant update to the second edition is the MATLAB codes that accompany the text * Provides a thorough discussion of hybrid genetic algorithms * Features more examples than first edition more...
Global Optimization Using Interval Analysisby Eldon Hansen; G. William Walster
Marcel Dekker Inc 2002; US$ 199.95This Second Edition contains an up-to-date discussion of interval methods for solving systems of nonlinear equations and global optimization problems. The latter can be unconstrained or have inequality and/or equality constraints. Provided algorithms are guaranteed to find and bound all solutions to these problems despite bounded errors in data, in approximations, and from use of rounded arithmetic. more...
An Introduction to Optimizationby Edwin K. P. Chong; Stanislaw H. Zak
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 149.00A modern, up-to-date introduction to optimization theory and methods This authoritative book serves as an introductory text to optimization at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. With consistently accessible and elementary treatment of all topics, An Introduction to Optimization, Second Edition helps students build a solid working knowledge of the field, including unconstrained optimization, linear programming, and constrained optimization. Supplemented with more than one hundred tables and illustrations, an extensive bibliography, and numerous worked examples to illustrate both theory and algorithms, this book also provides: * A review of the required mathematical background material * A mathematical discussion at a level... more...
Nonlinear Optimization with Financial Applicationsby Michael Bartholomew-Biggs
Springer 2005; US$ 114.00The book introduces the key ideas behind practical nonlinear optimization. Computational finance ? an increasingly popular area of mathematics degree programs ? is combined here with the study of an important class of numerical techniques. The financial content of the book is designed to be relevant and interesting to specialists. However, this material ? which occupies about one-third of the text ? is also sufficiently accessible to allow the book to be used on optimization courses of a more general nature. The essentials of most currently popular algorithms are described, and their performance is demonstrated on a range of optimization problems arising in financial mathematics. Theoretical convergence properties of methods are stated, and... more...
Handbook of Combinatorial Optimizationby Ding-Zhu Du
Springer 2005; US$ 225.00This is a supplementary volume to the major three-volume Handbook of Combinatorial Optimization set, as well as the Supplement Volume A. It can also be regarded as a stand-alone volume which presents chapters dealing with various aspects of the subject, including optimization problems and algorithmic approaches for discrete problems more...
Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Complex Data Problemsby Pierre Duchesne; Bruno RÉMillard
Springer 2005; US$ 95.00Statistical Modeling and Analysis for Complex Data Problems treats some of today?s more complex problems and it reflects some of the important research directions in the field. Twenty-nine authors ? largely from Montreal?s GERAD Multi-University Research Center and who work in areas of theoretical statistics, applied statistics, probability theory, and stochastic processes ? present survey chapters on various theoretical and applied problems of importance and interest to researchers and students across a number of academic domains. more...
Applications Of Multi-objective Evolutionary Algorithmsby Carlos A. Coello; Gary B. Lamont
World Scientific 2005; US$ 179.40This book presents an extensive variety of multi-objective problems across diverse disciplines, along with statistical solutions using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs). The topics discussed serve to promote a wider understanding as well as the use of MOEAs, the aim being to find good solutions for high-dimensional real-world design applications. The book contains a large collection of MOEA applications from many researchers, and thus provides the practitioner with detailed algorithmic direction to achieve good results in their selected problem domain. more...
The Practical Handbook of Genetic Algorithmsby Lance D. Chambers
CRC Press 2000; US$ 159.95This second edition of "The Practical Handbook of Genetic Algorithms: Applications" helps practitioners keep up-to-date on recent developments in the field and provides material they can use productively in their own endeavors. more...
A First Course in Combinatorial Optimizationby Jon Lee; M. J. Ablowitz; S. H. Davis; E. J. Hinch; A. Iserles; J. Ockendon; P. J. Olver
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 34.00This text for a one-semester introductory graduate course for students of operations research, mathematics, and computer science covers linear and integer programming, polytopes, matroids and matroid optimization, shortest paths, and network flows. The author focuses on the key mathematical ideas that lead to useful models and algorithms. more...
Global Methods for Combinatorial Isoperimetric Problemsby L. H. Harper; B. Bollobas; W. Fulton; A. Katok; F. Kirwan; P. Sarnak; B. Simon
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 32.00Based on Professor Harper's substantial experience in teaching global methods in combinatorial optimisation and is ideal for graduate students entering the field as well as experienced researchers. The author has increased the utility of the text for teaching by including worked examples, exercises and material about applications to computer science. more...