| View Larger Image | Applied Optimization with MATLAB Programming | Hardcoverby P. Venkataraman (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Wiley | | Edition: | 2nd Edition | | Page Count: | 544 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 23, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 317,452th |
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Product Description
Technology/Engineering/Mechanical Provides all the tools needed to begin solving optimization problems using MATLAB® The Second Edition of Applied Optimization with MATLAB® Programming enables readers to harness all the features of MATLAB® to solve optimization problems using a variety of linear and nonlinear design optimization techniques. By breaking down complex mathematical concepts into simple ideas and offering plenty of easy-to-follow examples, this text is an ideal introduction to the field. Examples come from all engineering disciplines as well as science, economics, operations research, and mathematics, helping readers understand how to apply optimization techniques to solve actual problems. This Second Edition has been thoroughly revised, incorporating current optimization techniques as well as the improved MATLAB® tools. Two important new features of the text are: Introduction to the scan and zoom method, providing a simple, effective technique that works for unconstrained, constrained, and global optimization problems New chapter, Hybrid Mathematics: An Application, using examples to illustrate how optimization can develop analytical or explicit solutions to differential systems and data-fitting problems Each chapter ends with a set of problems that give readers an opportunity to put their new skills into practice. Almost all of the numerical techniques covered in the text are supported by MATLAB® code, which readers can download on the text's companion Web site www.wiley.com/go/venkat2e and use to begin solving problems on their own. This text is recommended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in all areas of engineering as well as other disciplines that use optimization techniques to solve design problems. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.0 based on 4 reviews)
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Maybe for someone.... by Christina M. Dunlap (Arkansas)  1 Stars
September 10, 2009
This textbook was required for my Optimization Methods class for a group of Systems Engineers with varrying specialities. This book is written with the assumption that everyone using it has a strong background in mechanics and materials. My classmates and I are majoring in Systems Engineering and all have varying foci (Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, and Telecommunication Engineering). Most of the people in my class have never even had a mechanics and materials class, and those that have do not consider themselves prepared enough to use this text book.
All in all, this book is highly impractical for my (and my classmate's) usage.
The good news: It was cheap on Amazon.
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worst ever!!! by Allison (Rochester, NY) 1 Stars
January 29, 2004
I've had Dr. Venkat as a professor for 3 classes at RIT and he is by far the worst I have ever had. DO NOT BUY HIS BOOK! It will only make you dumber! That is how I feel after coming out of his class. I believe the reviewer that says the website is a main resource, he points us to the class site all the time with no helpful information, and because he can't answer the questions himself on the spot. Are you buying a book or a website? I think that's all the helpful information I have for now.
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How to learn and use MATLAB quickly! by tom (Toronto, ON)  5 Stars
November 02, 2002
Excellent source for all people who don't have time to study MATLAB in-depth. A lot of useful examples help anyone to create his/her own code in no time!
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Great self teaching tool 5 Stars
January 03, 2002
In this text the author chooses MATLAB as the tool in running computer-based optimization problems. This approach clearly covers all levels of optimization, and the book further supports this coverage through many helpful examples that balance theory with the application. The open-ended problems that are provided are a helpful mechanism for reinforcing the lessons of the text. The website that is a companion to the book, helped me access the reference links to the MATLAB software and the author's own personal site. This web site is a true lifeline to the book.
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