Essentials of Artificial Intelligence

By Matthew L. Ginsberg

Book Overview

Since its publication, Essentials of Artificial Intelligence has beenadopted at numerous universities and colleges offering introductory AIcourses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Based on the author'scourse at Stanford University, the book is an integrated, cohesiveintroduction to the field. The author has a fresh, entertaining writingstyle that combines clear presentations with humor and AI anecdotes. At thesame time, as an active AI researcher, he presents the materialauthoritatively and with insight that reflects a contemporary, first handunderstanding of the field. Pedagogically designed, this book offers arange of exercises and examples.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558602216
• ISBN13: 9781558602212
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

AI Explained

[Disclaimer: the author of this book was my Ph.D. advisor.] I have been teaching introductory Artificial Intelligence for about 5 years now at my University, and have tried three different texts. Essentials of Artificial Intelligence was far and away the best. If it were still in print, I would still be using it enthusiastically, in spite of its advancing age. The chapters are short, clear, and complement excellent explanations with great suggestions for further learning. The coverage is fairly balanced, but with an emphasis on state space search, planning, and scheduling and a lessened emphasis on highly applied topics. This is not an encyclopedic AI text. I think that is one of its strengths. If you are a college student or professor new to AI, and are looking for a quick but thorough way to come up to speed in the field, this is the book for you.