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 artificial life―and reviews a broad span of research, including the work of Mitchell and her colleagues.
The descriptions of applications and modeling projects stretch beyond the strict boundaries of computer science to include dynamical systems theory, game theory, molecular biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, and population genetics, underscoring the exciting "general purpose" nature of genetic algorithms as search methods that can be employed across disciplines.
An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms is accessible to students and researchers in any scientific discipline. It includes many thought and computer exercises that build on and reinforce the reader's understanding of the text. The first chapter introduces genetic algorithms and their terminology and describes two provocative applications in detail. The second and third chapters look at the use of genetic algorithms in machine learning (computer programs, data analysis and prediction, neural networks) and in scientific models (interactions among learning, evolution, and culture; sexual selection; ecosystems; evolutionary activity). Several approaches to the theory of genetic algorithms are discussed in depth in the fourth chapter. The fifth chapter takes up implementation, and the last chapter poses some currently unanswered questions and surveys prospects for the future of evolutionary computation.

An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms (Complex Adaptive Systems)

Computers & Technology

Melanie Mitchell

Computer Science

MIT Press]

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Harlequin Heartwarming

A danger she can't understand. Claire Olsen has been in Seoul, South Korea, for only one month. She doesn't know anyone-aside from her roommate and her colleagues at the medical center-and she certainly doesn't know why someone would attack her. Desperate to forget about the violent mugging, Claire tries to focus on her nursing, but one man won't let her hide from the truth. Naval intelligence officer Luke Llewellyn is determined to keep Claire safe, whether she wants him to or not. But finding out why she's been targeted means helping Claire unearth the secrets of her past. And following his heart means trusting Claire with his own secrets....

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Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

Farrar. Straus and Giroux

Plaas (Legkaarte)

Children's Books

LAPA Publishers (Pty) Ltd / LAPA Uitgewers (Edms)

From Maple Tree to Syrup

Lerner Publishing Group

Eating Well (Pull Ahead Books - Health)

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Lerner Books

Toddlers will enjoy finding out who is ticklish in ''Are You Ticklish?'' manufactured by Bendon Publishing. On each page of this charming Touch and Tickle book, youngsters will find touchable cut-outs with multiple textures to explore. The book features a furry lion, fuzzy zebra, leathery elephant, some funny monkeys and even a crocodile. The bright, colorful illustrations will keep children coming back to this entertaining book. The chunky, sturdy board book is just the right size for toddlers. Measures 8'' x 9''. Bendon Publishing International provides entertaining, high quality books and activities for children.

Are You Ticklish? (A Touch and Tickle Book)

Sam McKendry

Piggy Toes Press

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