Introduction to Evolutionary Computing (Natural Computing Series)

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 299 pages
• Published by: Springer; 1st ed. 2003. Corr. 2nd printing edition October 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 3540401849
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-3540401841
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Product Review


From the reviews:

"This is intended primarily as a textbook for lecturers and graduate and undergraduate students but will certainly attract a wider readership. The authors explain that each of them has many years of teaching experience, and has given instruction on Evolutionary Computing (EC) and they realised the need for a suitable textbook and decided to write this one. Beside serving as an introduction the book is a guide to the state-of-the art. This is a well-produced and very useful book." (Alex M. Andrew, Robotica, Vol. 22, 2004)

Product Description


Evolutionary Computing is the collective name for a range of problem-solving techniques based on principles of biological evolution, such as natural selection and genetic inheritance. These techniques are being increasingly widely applied to a variety of problems, ranging from practical applications in industry and commerce to leading-edge scientific research.

This book presents the first complete overview of this exciting field aimed directly at lecturers and graduate and undergraduate students. It is also meant for those who wish to apply evolutionary computing to a particular problem or within a given application area. To this group the book is valuable because it presents EC as something to be used rather than just studied.

Last, but not least, this book contains quick-reference information on the current state-of-the-art in a wide range of related topics, so it is of interest not just to evolutionary computing specialists but to researchers working in other fields.

Reader Reviews
I taught our introduction to evolutionary computation class from this book. It is a well rounded introduction to the topic covering most of the introductorty material you would expect. There is an real dearth of good introductory books for EC. This is probably the best because of its breadth. Its weakness is its lack of detail. It would not hurt if they covered the same material in about 50% more pages. As soon as they start a topic its over and on to the next topic. But if you are new to the field they give plenty of references and touch on most topics in enough detail for students to implement. All in all a good solid job. Comment | | (Report this)