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OverviewOptimization is an integral part of engineering today. It can eliminate guesswork and help solve complex engineering problems in minutes. This text is an introduction to optimization through baby-steps. Intended audience includes senior undergraduate students, junior graduate students and practicing engineers. No prior background in optimization or programming is assumed. This text covers three complementary topics: (1) optimization theory, (2) numerical methods, and (3) applications. On the first topic, we will recall basic results from single-variable calculus and extend these to higher dimensions. Critical theorems are summarized and illustrated through examples.The second topic of numerical methods lies at heart of optimization. The text encourages the reader to implement one or more optimization methods before delving into Matlab's optimization toolbox. This will provide a better understanding on how optimization algorithms work (or sometimes fail!). Finally, it is the author's opinion that optimization concepts are best understood within the context of an application. We will largely focus here on geometric and structural applications. The latter includes finite-element-based shape optimization using SolidWorks, where we will learn to modify feature dimensions of SolidWorks models, carry out finite element analysis, and optimize, all from within the comfort of Matlab. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Krishnan SureshPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.712kg ISBN: 9781653515608ISBN 10: 1653515600 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 01 January 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |