Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Technology (Second Edition)

Author: Lian Shiyou
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book introduces the fundamental theories and basic technologies of artificial intelligence and their applications. The book is divided into five parts: Part I (Chapter 1) reviews the basic concepts, research approaches, branch fields, and development overview of artificial intelligence; Part II (Chapter 2) introduces several commonly used artificial intelligence programming languages; Part III (Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) elaborates on the basic technologies of artificial intelligence, such as machine reasoning, search control, knowledge representation, and uncertainty handling; Part IV (Chapters 8, 9, 10) introduces the fundamental principles and methods of expert systems, machine learning, knowledge discovery, genetic algorithms, and natural language understanding; Part V (Chapters 11, 12) introduces the basic knowledge of intelligent networks, Agent technology, and intelligent robots. This book features original material, rich content, a combination of theory and examples, ease of teaching and learning, a focus on fundamentals, and a practical orientation. It can serve as a textbook or teaching reference for artificial intelligence courses in undergraduate computer science, automation, information, management, control, and systems engineering at universities and colleges. It is also suitable for self-study or reference by faculty and students from other disciplines, as well as by researchers and engineering professionals.