A Field Guide to Genetic Programming

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 252 pages
• Published by: Lulu Enterprises, UK Ltd March 26, 2008
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1409200736
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1409200734
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 11.4 ounces

Product Description
Genetic programming (GP) is a systematic, domain-independent method for getting computers to solve problems automatically starting from a high-level statement of what requirements to be done. Using ideas from natural evolution, GP starts from an ooze of random computer programs, and progressively refines them through processes of mutation and sexual recombination, until high-fitness solutions emerge. All this without the user having to know or specify the form or structure of solutions in advance. GP has generated a plethora of human-competitive results and applications, including novel scientific discoveries and patentable inventions. This unique overview of this exciting technique is written by three of the most active scientists in GP. See www.gp-field-guide.org.uk for more information on the book.

Reader Reviews
"A Field Guide to Genetic Programming" is the best introductory book about the growing research area of Genetic Programming (GP). Written by some of the leading researchers in the field, the book explains very well the basic concepts of GP and gives a condensed state of the art of the technology. For practitioners, the book offers free Java-based software, called TinyGP and examples of many successful applications. A big benefit of the book is the comprehensive bibliography. With its popular style and low price, "A Field Guide to Genetic Programming" can open the field to a very broad audience and create a breakthrough in GP applications.