genetic_2013_fsu
genetic_2013_fsu,
"Genetic Algorithms",
a talk presented to the Junior Seminar
of the FSU Department of Scientific Computing,
04 February 2013.
An abstract for the talk is available in
genetic_2013_fsu.txt.
Files that were used include:
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antenna1.png,
an antenna designed by a human;
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antenna2.png,
an antenna designed by a genetic algorithm;
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arcimboldo.png,
a "fruit face" by Arcimboldo.
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best0.png,
the best picture approximation on step 0;
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best100.png,
the best picture approximation on step 100;
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best5000.png,
the best picture approximation on step 5000;
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best10000.png,
the best picture approximation on step 10000;
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blocks_initial.png,
an example of a random picture approximation.
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cannon_tables.png,
illustrates the idea of computing the artillery trajectories.
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cannon_trajectory.png,
a cannon fires at a medieval town.
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dna_strand.png,
a snippet of biological DNA.
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fitness_history.png,
a plot of the fitness function for the picture approximation problem,
over 10,000 steps.
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fruit_face1.png,
another "fruit face".
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fruit_face2.png,
another "fruit face".
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fsu_logo.pdf, the FSU logo;
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gene.png,
Nick Berry's definition of a "gene" defining the placement
and color of one rectangle.
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graph_tsp.png,
a tiny example of the traveling salesman problem.
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graph_tsp_solution.png,
the solution of the tiny traveling salesman problem.
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meiosis.png,
how genes are combined biologically.
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optimization_example.png,
the plot of a function to be optimized.
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source.png,
the picture to be approximated.
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stage1.png,
Nick Berry's first picture approximation.
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stage2.png,
Nick Berry's second picture approximation.
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stage3.png,
Nick Berry's third picture approximation.
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stage4.png,
Nick Berry's fourth and final picture approximation.
Last revised on 12 February 2024.