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John Mueller
John Mueller is the Technical Editor for Data Based Advisor magazine. He also works on their Compuserve forum as one of the Sysops and is always in search of new information. (You can reach him on Compuserve at 75300,576). John has writing in his blood, having produced 18 books and many more articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads down programming. When John isn't working at the computer, you can find him in his workshop. He's an avid woodworker and candle maker. On any given afternoon you can find him working at a lathe or putting the finishing touches on a bookcase. One of his favorite projects is making candle sticks and the candles to go with them.
Most acclaimed
Algorithms
A primer for everyday people who are interested in algorithms and how they impact our digital lives. Based on the fact that we already live in a world where algorithms are behind most of the technology we use, this book offers eye-opening information on the pervasiveness and importance of this mathematical science--how it plays out in our everyday digestion of news and entertainment, as well as in its influence on our social interactions and consumerism. Readers even learn how to program an algorithm using Python--Publsiher's description.
Artificial intelligence
1986
Intelligent agents are employed as the central characters in this introductory text. Beginning with elementary reactive agents, Nilsson gradually increases their cognitive horsepower to illustrate the most important and lasting ideas in AI. Neural networks, genetic programming, computer vision, heuristic search, knowledge representation and reasoning, Bayes networks, planning, and language understanding are each revealed through the growing capabilities of these agents. A distinguishing feature of this text is in its evolutionary approach to the study of AI. This book provides a refreshing and motivating synthesis of the field by one of AI's master expositors and leading researches.