{"product_id":"evolutionary-computation-toward-a-new-philosophy-of-machine-intelligence-1-ieee-press-series-on-computational-intelligence-9780471669517","title":"Evolutionary Computation Toward a New Philosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe revised and significantly expanded third edition of Evolutionary Computation presents the latest advances in the theory and practice of evolutionary computation. Highlighting the relationship between learning and intelligence, the book shows readers how to use simulated evolution to achieve machine intelligence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...a major contribution to the evolutionary computation literature...recommended reading for experienced researchers, as well as novice students…\" (\u003ci\u003eComputing Reviews.com\u003c\/i\u003e, May 26, 2006)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface to the Third Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface to the Second Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Defining Artificial Intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Turing Test.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Simulation of Human Expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Samuel’s Checker Program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Chess Programs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 Expert Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.4 A Criticism of the Expert Systems or Knowledge-Based Approach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.5 Fuzzy Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.6 Perspective on Methods Employing Specific Heuristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Neural Networks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Definition of Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Intelligence, the Scientific Method, and Evolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Evolving Artificial Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Natural Evolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The Neo-Darwinian Paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Genotype and the Phenotype: The Optimization of Behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Implications of Wright’s Adaptive Topography: Optimization Is Extensive Yet Incomplete.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The Evolution of Complexity: Minimizing Surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Sexual Reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Sexual Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Assessing the Beneficiary of Evolutionary Optimization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Challenges to Neo-Darwinism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8.1 Neutral Mutations and the Neo-Darwinian Paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8.2 Punctuated Equilibrium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Computer Simulation of Natural Evolution.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Early Speculations and Specific Attempts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 Evolutionary Operation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 A Learning Machine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Artificial Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Evolutionary Programming.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Evolution Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Genetic Algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 The Evolution of Evolutionary Computation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Theoretical and Empirical Properties of Evolutionary Computation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 The Challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Theoretical Analysis of Evolutionary Computation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 The Framework for Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Convergence in the Limit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 The Error of Minimizing Expected Losses in Schema Processing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3.1 The Two-Armed Bandit Problem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3.2 Extending the Analysis for “Optimally” Allocating Trials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3.3 Limitations of the Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Misallocating Trials and the Schema Theorem in the Presence of Noise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 Analyzing Selection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.6 Convergence Rates for Evolutionary Algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.7 Does a Best Evolutionary Algorithm Exist?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Empirical Analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Variations of Crossover.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Dynamic Parameter Encoding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Comparing Crossover to Mutation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Crossover as a Macromutation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Self-Adaptation in Evolutionary Algorithms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.6 Fitness Distributions of Search Operators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Intelligent Behavior.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Intelligence in Static and Dynamic Environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 General Problem Solving: Experiments with Tic-Tac-Toe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The Prisoner’s Dilemma: Coevolutionary Adaptation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Evolving Finite-State Representations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Learning How to Play Checkers without Relying on Expert Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Evolving a Self-Learning Chess Player.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Evolution as a Unifying Principle of Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Prediction and the Languagelike Nature of Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Misplaced Emphasis on Emulating Genetic Mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Bottom-Up Versus Top-Down.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Toward a New Philosophy of Machine Intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Exercises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default 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