The Essence of Artificial Intelligence |  | Author: Alison Cawsey
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 200
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ISBN: 0135717795
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.3
UPC: 076092032403
EAN: 9780135717790
ASIN: 0135717795
Publication Date: November 20, 1997
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Product Description
This is a practical, highly-accessible introduction to the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence.This book demystifies artificial intelligence, making it concrete and transparent. It covers knowledge representation, inference, expert systems, natural language processing, machine learning, neural networks, agents, robots, and more. The book includes extensive self-test questions, case studies, figures, worked examples, sample algorithms and a complete glossary.For anyone interested in artificial intelligence; no prior background is required.
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 Wonderfully simple and sweet July 11, 2003
Eric P. Medlock (Charlotte, NC United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a wonderfully compact introduction to the basic concepts of Artifical Intelligence. You probably aren't going to be able to go and write your own AI after reading this but at least you'll have enough background to read a more detailed text and some of the scientific literature out there. If you've picked up other AI books and felt lost then start here, you won't regret it.
Very readable introductory text December 20, 2002
Kevin B. Cohen (Denver, CO)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a very readable introductory text. Its coverage of topics is surprisingly good for such a slender volume. I especially liked the chapter on searching--the examples are very clear.
A good overview and introduction to the field of AI March 24, 2005
Sean (Tampa, Fl United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book a a great starting point for studying Artificial Intelligence. For those with a Computer Science background, the book is a quick read that will show how theories such as data structures and search algorithms apply to the different areas of AI. For those without a background in computers, the book will take longer to read and for deeper understanding of some subjects other texts may need to be consulted. However, it is still one of the easiest-to-understand books on AI as most are extemely lengthy and detailed beyond the scope of what most beginners are able to understand.
The book is well written and explains complicated topics in plain English. Figures are used effectively to explain certain concepts. An extremely helpful feature is that every chapter is summarized and further references on that topic are given with a short description of the strength and weaknesses of each reference.
I would definitely recommend this book to those who want to learn about AI. Its a great starting point that can lead you in the right direction if you want to study a particular topic in further detail.
 A neat and concise summary February 6, 2000
Rombout Meijer
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a fine introductory text on AI. It covers all major subjects in the field and it is very clear and elaborates on the problems in a very direct and simple manner. If you are looking for an introductory text, then you found it by now.
A neat and concise summary February 6, 2000
Rombout Meijer
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book is a fine introductory text on AI. It covers all major subjects in the field and it is very clear and elaborates on the problems in a very direct and simple manner. A very fine book as an introductory text.
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