Optimization

"Multi-Objective Optimization Using Evolutionary Algorithms"

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"Wiley Interscience Series in Systems & Optimization" series; The author introduces readers to multi-objective evolutionary optimization in a systematic and coherent manner, supplying all of the necessary background information. The material presented can be applied to real-world problems in engineering design, forecasting, and scheduling problems. With ill.. Hardback, 518 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 1014g.

Author: Deb, Kalyanmoy
ISBN: 047187339X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Introduction to Applied Optimization Preliminary Entry 110"

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"Springer Optimization and Its Applications" series; Presenting a discipline-independent view of optimization, this book provides opportunities for students to identify and apply algorithms, methods, and tools from the diverse areas of optimization to their own fields. It is intended for a variety of scientists, engineers, researchers, and advanced students interested in applied optimization. With ill. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 342 pages. Weight: 582g.

Author: Diwekar, Urmila
ISBN: 0387766340
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Optimization

"Performance Optimization of Numerically Intensive Codes"

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"Software, Environments and Tools" series; This book offers an introductory and intermediate-level treatment of all the essential ingredients for achieving high performance in numerical computations. With illustrations. Paperback, 184 pages. Size: 255 x 180 mm. Weight: 363g.

Author: Goedecker, Stefan Hoisie, Adolfy
ISBN: 0898714842
Publisher: Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics,U.S.
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Online Stochastic Combinatorial Optimization"

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Online decision making under uncertainty and time constraints represents one of the most challenging problems for robust intelligent agents. This book presents a different framework, online stochastic optimization, to address this challenge. It offers online stochastic algorithms implementing the framework, and demonstrates a many applications. With 75 illustrations. Hardback, 236 pages. Size: 235 x 218 mm. Weight: 788g.

Author: Hentenryck, Pascal Van Bent, Russell
ISBN: 0262220806
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Constraint-Based Local Search"

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Introduction to modeling and solving computationally-challenged optimisation problems using novel constraint-based local search techniques. With 102 illustrations. Hardback, 472 pages. Size: 236 x 209 mm. Weight: 1123g.

Author: Hentenryck, Pascal Van Michel, Laurent
ISBN: 0262220776
Publisher: Mit Press Ltd
Date: 2005 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Ordinal Optimization"

Soft Optimization for Hard Problems

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"International Series on Discrete Event Dynamic Systems" series; Our civilization employs complex human-made systems, whose performance evaluation is accomplished by using simulation models. This book addresses the difficulties of ordinal optimization problems - the optimization of complex systems via simulation models or other computation-intensive models involving stochastic effects and discrete choices. With 50 black & white tables, 150 black & white halftones, 100 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 333 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 675g.

Author: Ho, Yu-Chi Zhao, Qian-Chuan Jia, Qing Shan
ISBN: 0387372326
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Combinatorial Optimization"

Theory and Algorithms

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"Algorithms and Combinatorics" series; A comprehensive textbook on combinatorial optimization that puts emphasis on theoretical results and algorithms with provably good performance, in contrast to heuristics. It contains a chapter on facility location problems. With 77 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 77 black & white line drawings. 4 rev ed. Hardback, 645 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 1085g.

Author: Korte, Bernhard Vygen, Jens
ISBN: 3540718435
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2007 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Optimization"

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"Springer Texts in Statistics" series; Offering an introduction to optimization, this book intends to strike a balance between presentation of mathematical theory and development of numerical algorithms. It reviews classical methods for the exact solution of optimization problems. It also summarizes relevant concepts from mathematical analysis. Hardback, 265 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 542g.

Author: Lange, Kenneth
ISBN: 038720332X
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Fastslam"

A Scalable Method for the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Problem in Robotics

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"Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics" series; Describes a family of algorithms for the simultaneous localization and mapping problem in robotics (SLAM). This book talks about FastSLAM which is the one of the most influential of contributions to the SLAM problem for mobile robots. With 9 black & white illustrations, 41 colour illustrations. Hardback, 134 pages. Size: 235 x 155 mm. Weight: 375g.

Author: Montemerlo, Michael Thrun, Sebastian
ISBN: 3540463992
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2007 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"When Least is Best"

How Mathematicians Discovered Many Clever Ways to Make Things as Small (Or as Large) as Possible

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Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. With 99 line illus.. New ed. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 680g.

Author: Nahin, Paul J.
ISBN: 0691130523
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Optimization

"Statistical Physics of Spin Glasses and Information Processing"

An Introduction

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"International Series of Monographs on Physics" series; Spin glasses are magnetic materials. Statistical mechanics, a subfield of physics, has been a powerful tool to theoretically analyse various unique properties of spin glasses. This book provides the reader with a sound introduction to the field and to the analytical techniques necessary to follow its developments. With numerous line figures, 2 halftones. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 378g.

Author: Nishimori, Hidetoshi
ISBN: 0198509413
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Combinatorial Optimization"

Algorithms and Complexity

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New ed. Paperback, 496 pages. Size: 216 x 140 mm. Weight: 527g.

Author: Papadimitriou, Christos H. Steiglitz, Kenneth
ISBN: 0486402584
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Date: 2000 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Differential Evolution"

A Practical Approach to Global Optimization

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"Natural Computing Series" series; Containing illustrations, computer code, insights, and advice, this volume explores differential evolution (DE) in principle and practice. It is aimed at professionals and students wanting an evolutionary perspective on global numerical optimization. A companion CD includes DE-based optimization software in several programming languages. With 292 illus.. Hardback, 557 pages. Size: 237 x 166 mm. Weight: 210g.

Author: Price, Kenneth V. Storn, Rainer Lampinen, Jouni
ISBN: 3540209506
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2005 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization

"Combinatorial Optimization"

Polyhedra and Efficiency

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"Algorithms and Combinatorics" series; Provides an overview of polyhedral methods and efficient algorithms in combinatorial optimization. This work features methods that form a coherent and powerful kernel in combinatorial optimization, with strong links to discrete mathematics, mathematical programming and computer science. With vol. a: xxxviii, 648 s. vol. b: xxxiv, 570 s. vol. c: xxxiv, 664 s. (3 volume-set, not available se. Hardback, 1988 pages. Size: 230 x 172 mm. Weight: 3566g.

Author: Schrijver, Alexander
ISBN: 3540443894
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
Date: 2002 (Germany)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Optimization