Engineering optimization : methods and applications / A. Ravindran, K.M. Ragsdell, G.V. Reklaitis

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Contents 1 Introduction to optimization 2 Functions of a single variable 3 Functions of several variables 4 Linear programming 5 Constrained optimality criteria 6 Transformation methods 7 Constrained direct search 8 Linearization methods for constrained problems 9 Direction generation methods based on linearization 10 Quadratic approximation methods for constrained problems 11 Structured problems and algorithms 12 Comparison of constrained optimization methods 13 Strategies for optimization studies 14 Engineering case studies App. A Review of linear algebra App. B Convex and concave functions App. C Gauss-Jordan elimination scheme