This handbook reflects the tremendous growth in the field, over the past two decades. Through contributions from leading experts, this handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying theory and methodologies, as well as the various applications of approximation algorithms and metaheuristics.
"The authors have done a good job on how to introduce modelling while using programming instructions in an engaging way. No matter if readers may not have done much mathematics at school: they can re-learn the essentials with the book, and programming as well. A part of the author's webpage http://www.intromodelling.com is set aside for material relating to this book as well as electronic copies of exercises and the related code. This is an excellent book for students and professionals in science, social science, and engineering that wish to learn the principles of computer modelling, as well as basic programming skills."
