An introduction to genetic algorithms for scientists and engineers

✍ Scribed by David A. Coley

• Publisher: World Scientific
• Year: 1997
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 244
• Edition: Har/Dis
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Designed for those who are using GAs as a way to help solve a range of difficult modelling problems. Designed for most practicing scientists and engineers, whatever their field and however rusty their mathematics and programming might be.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN 9810236026......Page 5
PREFACE......Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 12
NOTATION......Page 14
4 Advanced Operators......Page 16
Appendixes, References, Index......Page 17
1 Introduction......Page 18
2 Improving the Algorithm......Page 34
3 Foundations......Page 52
4 Advanced Operators......Page 76
5 Writing a Genetic Algorithm......Page 110
6 Applications of Genetic Algorithms......Page 130
Appendix A: Resources and Paper-Based Resources......Page 204
Appendix B: Complete Listing of LGADOS.BAS......Page 206
References......Page 222
Index (with page links)......Page 242