Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- Section I: Introduction to Soft Computing Techniques -- 1. Introduction to Optimization and Relevance of Soft Computing towards Optimal Solution -- 1.1 Optimization -- 1.2 Single-Objective...

Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Authors; Section I: Introduction to Heuristic Optimization; Chapter 1 Optimization Using Heuristic Search: An Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Optimization Problem; 1.2.1 Local Versus Global Optima; 1.3 Categorization of...

"This book explores non-conventional machining that removes material by number of processes which includes thermal, mechanical, chemical and electrical. It contains the many advantages of using non-traditional manufacturing processes when compared to the traditional manufacturing processes...