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Optimization (4/n): Genetic Algorithm(s) (1/m)
Intro This time around, I keep going studying and implementing optimization algorithms, based on the already mentioned reference book, and I want to work on a slightly different family of these, now a full blown “metaheuristic” in fact, called “Genetic Algorithms”. As this one is a bit different, I will take my time, and go…
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Why I like the Master I study
My (very few) readers know it, as I mention it often: I am what you could call a life-long student, and currently working my way towards finishing an MSc in Computational Engineering and Mathematics. The reality of it is I wanted to understand a bit better the math and the theory behind all the “common”…
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Learning Cybernetics: Working on Ashby’s Transformation Matrices
Intro I really do not have that much spare time, but I also really wanted to learn more about “Cybernetics”. So I bought (yet another) book, a classic in this case (I think it was first edited in 1956): “An Introduction to Cybernetics”, by W. Ross Ashby (“Ashby” from now on for short). So far,…