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SYSTEMS ENGINEERING NEURAL NETWORKS A complete and authoritative discussion of systems engineering and neural networks In Systems Engineering Neural Networks, a team of distinguished researchers deliver a thorough exploration of the fundamental concepts underpinning the creation and improvement of neural networks with a systems engineering mindset. In the book, you'll find a general theoretical discussion of both systems engineering and neural networks accompanied by coverage of relevant and specific topics, from deep learning fundamentals to sport business applications. Readers will discover in-depth examples derived from many years of engineering experience, a comprehensive glossary with links to further reading, and supplementary online content. The authors have also included a variety of applications programmed in both Python 3 and Microsoft Excel. The book provides: A thorough introduction to neural networks, introduced as key element of complex systems Practical discussions of s

Table of Contents

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7

HOW TO READ THIS BOOK 8

Part I 9

1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION 9

THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 14

SOURCES 18

CHAPTER SUMMARY 18

QUESTIONS 19

2 DEFINING A NEURAL NETWORK 20

BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS 22

FROM BIOLOGY TO MATHEMATICS 24

WE CAME A FULL CIRCLE 25

THE MODEL OF McCULLOCH-PITTS 25

THE ARTIFICIAL NEURON OF ROSENBLATT 26

FINAL REMARKS 33

SOURCES 35

CHAPTER SUMMARY 36

QUESTIONS 37

3 ENGINEERING NEURAL NETWORKS 38

A BRIEF RECAP ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 40

THE KEYSTONE: SE4AI AND AI4SE 41

ENGINEERING COMPLEXITY 41

THE SPORT SYSTEM 45

ENGINEERING A SPORT CLUB 51

OPTIMISATION 52

AN EXAMPLE OF DECISION MAKING 56

FUTURISM AND FORESIGHT 60

QUALITATIVE TO QUANTITATIVE 61

FUZZY THINKING 64

IT IS ALL IN THE TOOLS 74

SOURCES 77

CHAPTER SUMMARY 77

QUESTIONS 78

Part II 79

4 SYSTEMS THINKING FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 79

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 82

ONE MORE THING: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 94

CHAPTER SUMMARY 101

QUESTIONS 102

SOURCES 102

5 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT 103

EXAMPLE 1: COSINE FUNCTION 105

EXAMPLE 2: CORROSION ON A METAL STRUCTURE 112

EXAMPLE 3: DEFINING ROLES OF ATHLETES 127

EXAMPLE 4: ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE 134

EXAMPLE 5: TEAM PERFORMANCE 142

A human-defined-system 142

Human Factors 143

The sport team as system of interest 144

Impact of Human Error on Sports Team Performance 145

EXAMPLE 6: TREND PREDICTION 156

EXAMPLE 7: SYMPLEX AND GAME THEORY 163

EXAMPLE 8: SORTING MACHINE FOR LEGO® BRICKS 168

Part III 174

6 INPUT/OUTPUT, HIDDEN LAYER AND BIAS 174

INPUT/OUTPUT 175

HIDDEN LAYER 180

BIAS 184

FINAL REMARKS 186

CHAPTER SUMMARY 187

QUESTIONS 188

7 ACTIVATION FUNCTION 189

TYPES OF ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS 191

ACTIVATION FUNCTION DERIVATIVES 194

ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS RESPONSE TO W AND b VARIABLES 200

FINAL REMARKS 202

CHAPTER SUMMARY 204

QUESTIONS 205

SOURCES 205

8 COST FUNCTION, BACK-PROPAGATION AND OTHER ITERATIVE METHODS 206

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOSS AND COST? 209

TRAINING THE NEURAL NETWORK 212

BACK-PROPAGATION (BP) 214

ONE MORE THING: GRADIENT METHOD AND CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD 218

ONE MORE THING: NEWTON’S METHOD 221

CHAPTER SUMMARY 223

QUESTIONS 224

SOURCES 224

9 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 225

GLOSSARY AND INSIGHTS 233

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      Publication Date: 02/04/2023
      ISBN13: 9781119901990, 978-1119901990
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      SYSTEMS ENGINEERING NEURAL NETWORKS A complete and authoritative discussion of systems engineering and neural networks In Systems Engineering Neural Networks, a team of distinguished researchers deliver a thorough exploration of the fundamental concepts underpinning the creation and improvement of neural networks with a systems engineering mindset. In the book, you'll find a general theoretical discussion of both systems engineering and neural networks accompanied by coverage of relevant and specific topics, from deep learning fundamentals to sport business applications. Readers will discover in-depth examples derived from many years of engineering experience, a comprehensive glossary with links to further reading, and supplementary online content. The authors have also included a variety of applications programmed in both Python 3 and Microsoft Excel. The book provides: A thorough introduction to neural networks, introduced as key element of complex systems Practical discussions of s

      Table of Contents

      ABOUT THE AUTHORS

      ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7

      HOW TO READ THIS BOOK 8

      Part I 9

      1 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION 9

      THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING APPROACH TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 14

      SOURCES 18

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 18

      QUESTIONS 19

      2 DEFINING A NEURAL NETWORK 20

      BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS 22

      FROM BIOLOGY TO MATHEMATICS 24

      WE CAME A FULL CIRCLE 25

      THE MODEL OF McCULLOCH-PITTS 25

      THE ARTIFICIAL NEURON OF ROSENBLATT 26

      FINAL REMARKS 33

      SOURCES 35

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 36

      QUESTIONS 37

      3 ENGINEERING NEURAL NETWORKS 38

      A BRIEF RECAP ON SYSTEMS ENGINEERING 40

      THE KEYSTONE: SE4AI AND AI4SE 41

      ENGINEERING COMPLEXITY 41

      THE SPORT SYSTEM 45

      ENGINEERING A SPORT CLUB 51

      OPTIMISATION 52

      AN EXAMPLE OF DECISION MAKING 56

      FUTURISM AND FORESIGHT 60

      QUALITATIVE TO QUANTITATIVE 61

      FUZZY THINKING 64

      IT IS ALL IN THE TOOLS 74

      SOURCES 77

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 77

      QUESTIONS 78

      Part II 79

      4 SYSTEMS THINKING FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 79

      PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES 82

      ONE MORE THING: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 94

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 101

      QUESTIONS 102

      SOURCES 102

      5 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT 103

      EXAMPLE 1: COSINE FUNCTION 105

      EXAMPLE 2: CORROSION ON A METAL STRUCTURE 112

      EXAMPLE 3: DEFINING ROLES OF ATHLETES 127

      EXAMPLE 4: ATHLETE’S PERFORMANCE 134

      EXAMPLE 5: TEAM PERFORMANCE 142

      A human-defined-system 142

      Human Factors 143

      The sport team as system of interest 144

      Impact of Human Error on Sports Team Performance 145

      EXAMPLE 6: TREND PREDICTION 156

      EXAMPLE 7: SYMPLEX AND GAME THEORY 163

      EXAMPLE 8: SORTING MACHINE FOR LEGO® BRICKS 168

      Part III 174

      6 INPUT/OUTPUT, HIDDEN LAYER AND BIAS 174

      INPUT/OUTPUT 175

      HIDDEN LAYER 180

      BIAS 184

      FINAL REMARKS 186

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 187

      QUESTIONS 188

      7 ACTIVATION FUNCTION 189

      TYPES OF ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS 191

      ACTIVATION FUNCTION DERIVATIVES 194

      ACTIVATION FUNCTIONS RESPONSE TO W AND b VARIABLES 200

      FINAL REMARKS 202

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 204

      QUESTIONS 205

      SOURCES 205

      8 COST FUNCTION, BACK-PROPAGATION AND OTHER ITERATIVE METHODS 206

      WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOSS AND COST? 209

      TRAINING THE NEURAL NETWORK 212

      BACK-PROPAGATION (BP) 214

      ONE MORE THING: GRADIENT METHOD AND CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD 218

      ONE MORE THING: NEWTON’S METHOD 221

      CHAPTER SUMMARY 223

      QUESTIONS 224

      SOURCES 224

      9 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS 225

      GLOSSARY AND INSIGHTS 233

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