Mechanical Optimization Design, 3rd Edition

Author: Sun Jingmin, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This textbook won the Second Prize of the National Outstanding Textbook Award for General Higher Education in 2002. It is compiled according to the teaching plan and syllabus formulated by the Teaching Guidance Committee for Mechanical Design and Manufacturing of Higher Vocational Colleges in China. The main contents of this book include: an overview of optimization design, the mathematical foundation of optimization design, one-dimensional search methods, unconstrained optimization methods, linear programming, constrained optimization methods, multi-objective and discrete variable optimization methods, examples of mechanical optimization design, usage instructions for commonly used optimization methods and computer laboratory guidance. This book can be used as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in mechanical design and manufacturing in higher engineering colleges, and can also be referenced by teachers and students of relevant disciplines and engineering technicians. Accompanying the book is a CD-ROM that includes all source programs in the appendix "Usage Instructions for Commonly Used Optimization Methods and Computer Laboratory Guidance," all figures and tables in the book, reference answers to some exercises in each chapter, and related software, making it convenient for teachers and students to use.