Engineering Optimization: methods and applications, 2/e (Hardcover)

The classic introduction to engineering optimization theory and practice--now expanded and updated


Engineering optimization helps engineers zero in on the most effective, efficient solutions to problems. This text provides a practical, real-world understanding of engineering optimization. Rather than belaboring underlying proofs and mathematical derivations, it emphasizes optimization methodology, focusing on techniques and stratagems relevant to engineering applications in design, operations, and analysis. It surveys diverse optimization methods, ranging from those applicable to the minimization of a single-variable function to those most suitable for large-scale, nonlinear constrained problems. New material covered includes the duality theory, interior point methods for solving LP problems, the generalized Lagrange multiplier method and generalization of convex functions, and goal programming for solving multi-objective optimization problems. A practical, hands-on reference and text, Engineering Optimization, Second Edition covers:
* Practical issues, such as model formulation, implementation, starting point generation, and more
* Current, state-of-the-art optimization software
* Three engineering case studies plus numerous examples from chemical, industrial, and mechanical engineering
* Both classical methods and new techniques, such as successive quadratic programming, interior point methods, and goal programming

Excellent for self-study and as a reference for engineering professionals, this Second Edition is also ideal for senior and graduate courses on engineering optimization, including television and online instruction, as well as for in-plant training.

這本書是工程優化理論和實踐的經典介紹，現在已經擴充和更新。

工程優化幫助工程師找到解決問題的最有效、最高效的解決方案。本書提供了對工程優化的實用、現實世界的理解。它不是過多地強調底層證明和數學推導，而是強調優化方法論，專注於與設計、運營和分析相關的工程應用技術和策略。它涵蓋了各種優化方法，從適用於單變量函數最小化的方法到適用於大規模非線性約束問題的方法。新增的內容包括對偶理論、內點法解決線性規劃問題、廣義拉格朗日乘子法和凸函數的泛化，以及用於解決多目標優化問題的目標規劃。作為一本實用的參考書和教材，《工程優化》第二版涵蓋了以下內容：

- 實際問題，如模型制定、實施、起始點生成等
- 當前最先進的優化軟件
- 三個工程案例研究以及來自化學、工業和機械工程的眾多例子
- 經典方法和新技術，如連續二次規劃、內點法和目標規劃

這本第二版非常適合自學和作為工程專業人士的參考書，也非常適合高年級和研究生的工程優化課程，包括電視和在線教學，以及企業內部培訓。