Enrique Castillo

Antonio J. Conejo

Pablo Pedregal

Ricardo García

Natalia Alguacil

Fundamental concepts of mathematical modeling Modeling is one of the most effective, commonly used tools inengineering and the applied sciences. In this book, the authorsdeal with mathematical programming models both linear and nonlinearand across a wide range of practical applications. Whereas other books concentrate on standard methods of analysis,the authors focus on the power of modeling methods for solvingpractical problems-clearly showing the connection between physicaland mathematical realities-while also describing and exploring themain concepts and tools at work. This highly computational coverageincludes: * Discussion and implementation of the GAMS programmingsystem * Unique coverage of compatibility * Illustrative examples that showcase the connection between modeland reality * Practical problems covering a wide range of scientificdisciplines, as well as hundreds of examples and end-of-chapterexercises * Real-world applications to probability and statistics, electricalengineering, transportation systems, and more Building and Solving Mathematical Programming Models in Engineeringand Science is practically suited for use as a professionalreference for mathematicians, engineers, and applied or industrialscientists, while also tutorial and illustrative enough foradvanced students in mathematics or engineering.

Building and Solving Mathematical Programming Models in Engineering and Science

This book provides a comprehensive guide to analyzing and solving optimal design problems in continuous media by means of the so-called sub-relaxation method. Though the underlying ideas are borrowed from other, more classical approaches, here they are used and organized in a novel way, yielding a distinct perspective on how to approach this kind of optimization problems. Starting with a discussion of the background motivation, the book broadly explains the sub-relaxation method in general terms, helping readers to grasp, from the very beginning, the driving idea and where the text is heading. In addition to the analytical content of the method, it examines practical issues like optimality and numerical approximation. Though the primary focus is on the development of the method for the conductivity context, the book’s final two chapters explore several extensions of the method to other problems, as well as formal proofs. The text can be used for a graduate course in optimal design, even if the method would require some familiarity with the main analytical issues associated with this type of problems. This can be addressed with the help of the provided bibliography.

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