TY - BOOK AU - Antoniou, Andreas AU - Lu, Wu-Sheng TI - Practical optimization: : algorithms and engineering applications SN - 9781071608418 U1 - 519.6 PY - 2021/// CY - Switzerland PB - Springer KW - Algorithms and Engineering Applications N2 - This textbook provides a hands-on treatment of the subject of optimization. A comprehensive set of problems and exercises makes it suitable for use in one or two semesters of an advanced undergraduate course or a first-year graduate course. Each half of the book contains a full semester’s worth of complementary yet stand-alone material. The practical orientation of the topics chosen and a wealth of useful examples also make the book suitable as a reference work for practitioners in the field. In this second edition the authors have added sections on recent innovations, techniques, and methodologies ER -