step-by-step examples of optimizing antenna arrays as well as a comprehensive overview of applications of GA to antenna array design problems * Coverage of GA as an adaptive algorithm, including adaptive and smart arrays as well as adaptive reflectors and crossed dipoles * Explanations of the optimization of several different wire antennas, starting with the famous "crooked monopole" * How to optimize horn, reflector, and microstrip patch antennas, which require significantly more computing power than wire antennas * Coverage of GA optimization of scattering, including scattering from frequency selective surfaces and electromagnetic band gap materials * Ideas on operator and parameter selection for a GA * Detailed explanations of particle swarm optimization and multiple objective optimization * An appendix of MATLAB code for experimentation