ME454

Unit I

Introduction. Optimization techniques.

Unit II

Single and multi variable optimization.

Unit III

Constrained optimization.

Unit IV

Specialized algorithms  Integer. Geometric.

Unit V

Non-traditional algorithms.

References

1. Deb, Kalyanmoy, Optimization for Engineering Design, Prentice Hall ofIndia, 1995.
2. Rao. S.S., Optimization Theory and Applications, Wiley Eastern Ltd., 1998.