There are 8 chapters in this book. It covers optimization models， introduction to MATLAB， mathematical basis of optimization design， one-dimensional search method， interior optimization， boundary optimization， modern optimization methods， and introduction to other design methods. Problems involve mathematics， optimization and MATLAB programming. At the end， the text is supplemented by a glossary of index.
This book is designed for graduate students or senior undergraduates. It can be used as a textbook for the course of Mechanical Optimization or Modern Mechanical Design Theory and Methods for graduate students or senior undergraduates， and also as a reference book for teachers， engin

Chapter 1 Optimization Models
1．1 Design Optimization
1．1．1 Mathematical Model
1．1．2 Design Optimization Model
1．2 Elements of Optimization Models
1．2．1 Design Variable
1．2．2 Design Constraint
1．2．3 Objective Function
1．2．4 Optimization Model
1．3 Geometric Interpretation of Optimization
1．3．1 Objective Function and Its Contour
1．3．2 Feasible Domain
1．3．3 Activity
1．3．4 Local and Global Optima
1，4 Ideas of Solving Optimization Problem
1．4．1 Analytical Method of Optimization
1．4．2 Iterative Method of Optimization
1．4．3 Iterative Termination Criteria
Problems
Chapter 2 Introduction to MATLAB
2．1 The MATLAB Environment
2．1．1 MATLAB Windows
2．1．2 MATLAB Operators
2．2 Vectors and Matrices
2．3 2D and 3D Graphics
2．3．1 2D Graphics
2．3．2 3D Graphics
2．4 Function Creation
Problems
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Chapter 3 Mathematical Basis of Optimization Design
Chapter 4 One-Dimensional Search Method
Chapter 5 Interior Optimization
Chapter 6 Boundary Optimization
Chapter 7 Modern Optimization Methods
Chapter 8 Introduction to Other Design Methods
Appendix Glossary and Index
References