A Prelude to Neural Networks: Adaptive and Learning Systems - Softcover

Mendel, Jerry M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131474480 ISBN 13: 9780131474482

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1993

Synopsis

Now recognized as a classic that was ahead of its time, this volume has been republished to make available a rich source of background materials for the field of neural networks. It serves as a bridge between today's “second wave” of neural networks and the “first wave” that occurred in the 1960s ― and collects in one place the vast amount of material of great interest to “second wavers.” Explores the seminal thinking in the development of such areas as pattern recognition as the foundation for both supervised and unsupervised feedforward neural networks; optimization; gradient optimization algorithms within the contexts of general stochastic approximation theory and equation error system identification; and reinforcement learning control systems ― with regard to short-term and long-term memory, goals and sub-goals, and stochastic automata. The Preface explains the content within the context of today's advancements in neural networks.

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About the Author

DR. JERRY MENDEL is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Associate Director of the Integrated Media Systems Center at the University of Southern California. He has published over 380 technical papers and seven books, and has been involved in fuzzy logic research for over 14 years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0131474480
• ISBN 13: 9780131474482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464