Written by professors David Poole and Alan Mackworth, this comprehensive textbook from Cambridge University Press, spanning over 680 pages, presents artificial intelligence through the framework of designing intelligent computational agents.
Recommended for: Undergraduate and graduate students studying AI Courses, computer science and related fields. Suitable for students with some programming background. Beginner to Intermediate readers interested in an overview of the fundamental concepts underlying artificial intelligence.
You will:
- Gain a comprehensive foundation in artificial intelligence concepts, theories and techniques.
- Learn how to design intelligent computational agents that can act autonomously in dynamic environments.
- Understand core AI topics including logical agents, planning, reasoning, machine learning, perception, knowledge representation and language processing.
- Be equipped with tools for modeling cognition, behavior and problem-solving through theoretical and applied perspectives.
- Explore case studies and examples applying AI principles to solve real-world problems.
Detailed Overview
The textbook provides a unified treatment of AI as the study of building autonomous systems that can act in dynamic environments.
Early chapters introduce foundational topics like logical agents while later sections cover key concepts and applications including planning, reasoning, machine learning, perception, knowledge representation and language processing.
Case studies and examples illustrate applying AI principles to solve real problems across domains such as robotics, games, and natural language understanding.
Students are equipped with tools for modeling cognition, behavior, and problem-solving via its balanced approach linking theory to engineering and research through consistent logical grounding.
Citation:
Poole, D., & Mackworth, A. (2023). Artificial intelligence: Foundations of computational agents, 3rd Edition. Cambridge University Press. https://artint.info/
Available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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