Our purpose in writing this book was to provide a compendium of stochastic optimizationtechniques, someguidesto wheneachisappropriateinpractical situations, and a few useful ways of thinking about optimization as a p- cess of search in some very rich con?guration spaces. Each of us has come to optimization, traditionally a subject studied in applied mathematics, from a background in physics, especially the statistical physics of random m- tures or materials. One of us (SK) has used ideas developed in the study of magnetic alloys to explore the optimal placement of computer circuits s- ject to...

Our purpose in writing this book was to provide a compendium of stochastic optimizationtechniques, someguidesto wheneachisappropriateinpractical situations, and a few useful ways of thinking about optimization as a p- cess of search in some very rich con?guration spaces. Each of us has come to optimization, traditionally a subject studied in applied mathematics, from a background in physics, especially the statistical physics of random m- tures or materials. One of us (SK) has used ideas developed in the study of magnetic alloys to explore the optimal placement of computer circuits s- ject to...

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Tailor your screenplay to sell. Find out what Hollywood script readers, producers, and studio executives want in a screenplay (and why) from someone who's been there. Discover what it takes to begin a lasting career as a screenwriter.

Peppered with interviews from established professionals, Writing for the Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices gives you a sharp competitive edge by showcasing dozens of everyday events that go on at the studios but are rarely if ever discussed in most screenwriting books. With his behind-the-scenes perspective,...