TY - BOOK AU - Rao,Singiresu S. TI - Engineering optimization: theory and practice SN - 9780470183526 AV - TA342 .R36 2009 U1 - 620.001/5196 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Engineering KW - Mathematical models KW - Mathematical optimization KW - Mühendislik KW - Matematiksel modeller KW - Matematiksel optimizasyon KW - fast KW - Ingenieurwissenschaften KW - gnd KW - Konstruieren KW - Optimierung KW - swd KW - Teknik KW - matematisk modeller KW - sao KW - Matematisk programmering KW - Engineering design KW - Lehrbuch N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction to optimization -- Classical optimization techniques -- Linear Programming I: Simplex Method -- Linear Programming II: additional topics and extensions -- Nonlinear Programming I: One-Dimensional minimization methods -- Nonlinear Programming II: unconstrained optimization techniques -- Nonlinear Programming III: constrained optimization techniques -- Geometric Programming -- Dynamic Programming -- Integer Programming -- Stochastic Programming -- Optimal control and optimality criteria methods -- Modern methods of optimization -- Practical aspects of optimization -- App. A Convex and concave functions -- App. B Some computational aspects of optimization -- App. C Introduction to MATLAB -- Answers to selected problems N2 - This is the only book on the market that discusses all the important methods of optimization. All the methods are presented in a simple language in the most comprehensive manner. Nonlinear, linear, geometric, dynamic and stochastic programming techniques are presented with a focus on engineering applications ER -