Q: Is this product review positive? Title: explains key ideas Review: In a relatively compact book, Diwekar manages to give detailed explanations of key methods in modern optimisation. These include simulated annealing and genetic algorithms. The former are inspired by ideas in statistical mechanics, and the latter by evolution.Monte Carlo sampling is another important idea well described here. It uses a pseudo-random number generator that approximates a uniform distribution over [0,1] to do probabilistic analysis in the common case when analytic answers are unavailable.The narrative gives the reader an appreciation of what problems these methods can be used against, and also of the computational complexity of each method. Answer:

A: Yes


Q: Is this product review positive? Title: Mitford book #8 disappointing Review: Loved the first seven Mitford books, but this one did not have much substance. Almost seemed like Karon threw this one together in a hurry. She is usually a wonderful writer but this one was different. Answer:

A: No


Q: Is this product review positive? Title: Not Sure If This Will Let Me Give It No Stars... Review: But simply put this compilation is pointless. It sucks ass to put it bluntly. If you were going to repackage a greatest hits cd and then jumble Sting's solo crap with the Police material you could have come up with a hell of a lot better selection than this. "Russians"? Dated and melodramatic. Don't waste your money. Answer:

A: No


Q: Is this product review positive? Title: Contrived Review: I saw the video for this song on NBC's Friday Night last week, and all I can say is that it seems like the entire song was contrived so that she'd be able to say "rub me the right way". At least "Baby One More Time" has a good beat. Answer:

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