Principles of Optimal Design: Modeling and Computation

Design optimization is a standard concept in engineering design, and in other disciplines which utilize mathematical decision-making methods. This textbook focuses on the close relationship between a design problem's mathematical model and the solution-driven methods which optimize it. Along with extensive material on modeling problems, this book also features useful techniques for checking whether a model is suitable for computational treatment. Throughout, key concepts are discussed in the context of why and when a particular algorithm may be successful, and a large number of examples demonstrate the theory or method right after it is presented. This book also contains step-by-step instructions for executing a design optimization project - from building the problem statement to interpreting the computer results. All chapters contain exercises from which instructors can easily build quizzes, and a chapter on 'principles and practice' offers the reader tips and guidance based on the authors' vast research and instruction experience.

• | Author: Panos Y. Papalambros, Douglass J. Wilde
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: May 18, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 504 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Technology & Engineering
• | ISBN-10: 1107132673
• | ISBN-13: 9781107132672