Accepted Manuscript Title: Probability-Directed Random Search Algorithm for Unconstrained Optimization Problem Authors: Muhammed Jassem Al-Muhammed, Raed Abu Zitar PII: S1568-4946(18)30377-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2018.06.043 Reference: ASOC 4959 To appear in: Applied Soft Computing Received date: 18-4-2017 Revised date: 16-6-2018 Accepted date: 23-6-2018 Please cite this article as: Al-Muhammed MJ, Zitar RA, Probability-Directed Random Search Algorithm for Unconstrained Optimization Problem, Applied Soft Computing Journal (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2018.06.043 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.