Introduction to Optimum Design
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Optimization is a mathematical tool developed in the early 1960's used to find the most efficient and feasible solutions to an engineering problem. It can be used to find ideal shapes and physical configurations, ideal structural designs, maximum energy efficiency, and many other desired goals of engineering. This book is intended for use in a first course on engineering design and optimization. Material for the text has evolved over a period of several years and is based on classroom presentations for an undergraduate core course on the principles of design. Virtually any problem for which certain parameters need to be determined to satisfy constraints can be formulated as a design optimization problem. The concepts and methods described in the text are quite general and applicable to all such formulations. Inasmuch, the range of application of the optimum design methodology is almost limitless, constrained only by the imagination and ingenuity of the user. The book describes the basic concepts and techniques with only a few simple applications. Once they are clearly understood, they can be applied to many other advanced applications that are discussed in the text.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0120641550
ISBN13:9780120641550
Release Date:May 2004
Publisher:Academic Press
Length:752 Pages
Weight:3.96 lbs.
Dimensions:1.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Wonderfully clear. Explains conventions of problem set-up that others take for granted. Explains important features of theorems while remaining light on proofs. Full of examples, many of workaday nature. Gives short, useful, almost algorithmic approaches to problem solving. Since my prof likes to present mostly proofs in class, this book completes the picture with a more practical approach. I feel lucky to have found it.
must have book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I really liked this book. The book stresses the fundamentals really well and explains ths evolution of current methods in an organized manner. The section on Lagrange multipliers and why they are needed is extremely useful in the understanding of method of feasible directions. All the concepts regarding search directions, contraints and gradient related issues are explained. Students will like the field of optimization once they read and study this book! There are lots of examples that help in understanding the concepts. I use the book all the time.
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