Engineering optimization
Subtitle: an introduction with metaheuristic applications
By: Xin-She Yang
Contributors: Wiley online library
Publisher: John Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
ISBN-13: 9780470640425; 9780470640418
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Engineering mathematics; Reference; Heuristic programming; Mathematical optimization; Engineering (General)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Front Matter; title: Foundations of Optimization and Algorithms. A Brief History of Optimization; title: Engineering Optimization; title: Mathematical Foundations; title: Classic Optimization Methods I; title: Classic Optimization Methods II; title: Convex Optimization; title: Calculus of Variations; title: Random Number Generators; title: Monte Carlo Methods; title: Random Walk and Markov Chain; title: Metaheuristic Algorithms. Genetic Algorithms; title: Simulated Annealing; title: Ant Algorithms; title: Bee Algorithms; title: Particle Swarm Optimization; title: Harmony Search; title: Firefly Algorithm; title: Applications. Multiobjective Optimization; title: Engineering Applications; title: Appendix A: Test Problems in Optimization; title: Appendix B: MATLAB Programs; title: Appendix C: Glossary; title: Appendix D: Problem Solutions; title: References; title: Index.