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<P>This new edition carries on the tradition of the most widely used textbook in engineering optimization and optimum design courses. The title is intended for use in a first course on engineering design and optimization at the undergraduate or graduate level in engineering departments of all disciplines, with a primary focus on mechanical, aerospace, and civil engineering courses.</P>

Introduction to Optimum Design

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INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMUM DESIGN 4

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Preface to Fourth Edition.
Acknowledgments.
Key Symbols and Abbreviations.
The Basic Concepts.
1: Introduction to Design Optimization.
2: Optimum Design Problem Formulation.
3: Graphical Solution Method and Basic Optimization Concepts.
4: Optimum Design Concepts: Optimality Conditions.
5: More on Optimum Design Concepts: Optimality Conditions.
Numerical Methods for Continuous Variable Optimization.
6: Optimum Design: Numerical Solution Process and Excel Solver.
7: Optimum Design with MATLAB&#x00AE;.
8: Linear Programming Methods for Optimum Design.
9: More on Linear Programming Methods for Optimum Design.
10: Numerical Methods for Unconstrained Optimum Design.
11: More on Numerical Methods for Unconstrained Optimum Design.
12: Numerical Methods for Constrained Optimum Design.
13: More on Numerical Methods for Constrained Optimum Design.
14: Practical Applications of Optimization.
Advanced and Modern Topics on Optimum Design.
15: Discrete Variable Optimum Design Concepts and Methods.
16: Global Optimization Concepts and Methods.
17: Nature-Inspired Search Methods.
18: Multi-objective Optimum Design Concepts and Methods.
19: Additional Topics on Optimum Design.
Appendix A Vector and Matrix Algebra.
Appendix B Sample Computer Programs.
Bibliography.
Answers to Selected Exercises.
Subject Index.

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