warren hare (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. 1. Auflage. unread, like new.

Zustand: New.

Gebunden. Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book is designed as a textbook, suitable for self-learning or for teaching an upper-year university course on derivative-free and blackbox optimization.The book is split into 5 parts and is designed to be modular; any individual part depends only on the material in Part I. Part I of the book discusses what is meant by Derivative-Free and Blackbox Optimization, provides background material, and early basics while Part II focuses on heuristic methods (Genetic Algorithms and Nelder-Mead). Part III presents direct search methods (Generalized Pattern Search and Mesh Adaptive Direct Search) and Part IV focuses on model-based methods (Simplex Gradient and Trust Region). Part V discusses dealing with constraints, using surrogates, and bi-objective optimization. End of chapter exercises are included throughout as well as 15 end of chapter projects and over 40 figures. Benchmarking techniques are also presented in the appendix.

First edition. 12.7 x 16.4 cm. Six-panel peep show (including the front and rear boards) which opens out, concertina-style, to show the Grand Concourse from the 1939 New York World's Fair. The front panel depicts George Washington looking into the die-cut peephole.Very near fine. Lacks the original mailing envelope.

Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. Elizabeth Sage Hare & Warren Chappell (illustrator). Color printed board with a die-cut peep-hole, light edge wear and a few tiny splits in seams, lacks original envelope. The front cover depicts a troubadour and George Washington about to peek through hole, cover art by Warren Chappel. The object opens up like an accordion and one can look through the peephole and watch as scenes from the World's Fair unfold and expand. The scenes are composed by Elizabeth Sage Hare. A rare World's Fair item. Size: 12mo.