1. Pseudo-conjugate directions for the solution of the nonlinear unconstrained optimization problem on a parallel computer

   • E. C. Housos
   • O. Wing

   Contributed Papers Pages: 169 - 180

2. Total controllability to affine manifolds of control systems

   • E. N. Chukwu

   Contributed Papers Pages: 181 - 199

3. Barriers and dispersal surfaces in minimum-time interception

   • N. Rajan
   • M. D. Ardema

   Contributed Papers Pages: 201 - 228

4. Some optimal and inverse problems for orthotropic noncircular cylindrical shells

   • V. G. Litvinov
   • N. G. Medvedev

   Contributed Papers Pages: 229 - 246

5. On the existence of solutions to some problems of optimal design for bars and plates

   • K. A. Lurie
   • A. V. Cherkaev
   • A. V. Fedorov

   Contributed Papers Pages: 247 - 281

6. G-closure of a set of anisotropically conducting media in the two-dimensional case

   • K. A. Lurie
   • A. V. Cherkaev

   Contributed Papers Pages: 283 - 304

7. G-closure of some particular sets of admissible material characteristics for the problem of bending of thin elastic plates

   • K. A. Lurie
   • A. V. Cherkaev

   Contributed Papers Pages: 305 - 316

8. Book notices

   Announcement Pages: 317 - 319

9. Editorial policy

   General Information Pages: 321 - 322

10. Preparation of papers

    General Information Pages: 323 - 325

11. Editorial addresses

    General Information Pages: 327 - 330