How to Solve It: Modern Heuristics

About this book

This book is the only source that provides comprehensive current and detailed information on problem solving using modern heuristics. It covers classic methods of optimization including dynamic programming the simplex method and gradient techniques as well as recent innovations such as simulated annealing tabu search and evolutionary computation. Integrated into the discourse is a series of problems and puzzles to challenge the reader. The book is written in a lively engaging style and is intended for students and practitioners alike. Anyone who reads and understands the material in the book will be armed with the most powerful problem solving tools currently known.