Hello all,
I browsed through the FAQ looking for some Common Lisp book references
and found one. However, I would like a good book that is both an intro to
LISP and AI. I am beginning an introductory AI class this summer, but there
is no programming requirement. I would like to learn on my own as the
graduate AI class does require programming. Any good ideas?
"William Bonnell" <······@intx.net> writes:
> Hello all,
> I browsed through the FAQ looking for some Common Lisp book references
> and found one. However, I would like a good book that is both an intro to
> LISP and AI. I am beginning an introductory AI class this summer, but there
> is no programming requirement. I would like to learn on my own as the
> graduate AI class does require programming. Any good ideas?
Recommending "Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence - Case studies in
Common Lisp" by Peter Norvig in this case seems so obvious that I
would suspect that you were trying to plug it, if the book weren't so
well-renowned already.
Anyway, read that.
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And this book is appropriate for _learning_ LISP?
Kjetil Valstadsve wrote in message ...
>Recommending "Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence - Case studies in
>Common Lisp" by Peter Norvig in this case seems so obvious that I
>would suspect that you were trying to plug it, if the book weren't so
>well-renowned already.
>
>Anyway, read that.
>
"William Bonnell" <······@intx.net> writes:
> And this book is appropriate for _learning_ LISP?
The first part (ranging over three chapters and 100+ pages) _is_ an
introduction to Lisp, though its learning curve may be bit steep
and/or the material a bit superficial compared to dedicated books such
as Graham's (maybe you should invest in that as well if you're not
happy). You should pick up a few tricks in the remainder of the book,
though.
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"William Bonnell" <······@intx.net> writes:
>
> Hello all,
> I browsed through the FAQ looking for some Common Lisp book references
> and found one. However, I would like a good book that is both an intro to
> LISP and AI.
I think Norvig's Paradigms of Artificial Intelligence Programming: Case
Studies in Common Lisp fits this requirement.
It has a concise introduction to lisp and then shows how the language
can be used to implement a number of fundamental AI techniques. I have
used that here with some CS graduate students who do research for me. I
will note, however, that many of them find it necessary to use another
more tutorial style lisp book to help them grasp some of the fundamental
concepts in Lisp -- in other words, the introduction in Norvig's book is
not detailed enough for them.
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