An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms by Melanie Mitchell - ISBN: 9780262631853
Paperback
An introduction to genetic algorithms, using research in the field to enable readers to implement and experiment with algorithms on their own. The book focuses on topics which include machine learning and artificial life and describes applications in dynamic systems, biology and ecology.

An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms

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  • Paperback

    221 pages

  • Release Date

    2 March 1998

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Summary

Genetic algorithms have been used in science and engineering as adaptive algorithms for solving practical problems and as computational models of natural evolutionary systems. This brief, accessible introduction describes some of the most interesting research in the field and also enables readers to implement and experiment with genetic algorithms on their own. It focuses in depth on a small set of important and interesting topics-particularly in machine learning, scientific modeling, and art…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262631853
ISBN-10:0262631857
Author:Melanie Mitchell
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:Bradford Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:221
Edition:New edition
Release Date:2 March 1998
Weight:386g
Dimensions:251mm x 173mm x 13mm
Series:Complex Adaptive Systems
What They're Saying

Critics Review

This is a useful introduction to the subject and is well worth reading as an entry into evolutionary computing.

An outstanding introduction to a new and important field of computer science.

– Tim Watson * The Computer Journal *

This is a useful introduction to the subject and is well worth reading as an entry into evolutionary computing.

– Chris Robbins * Computing *

About The Author

Melanie Mitchell

Melanie Mitchell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, is a Fellow of the Michigan Society of Fellows. She is also Director of the Adaptive Computation Program at the Santa Fe Institute.

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