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Expert SystemsDesign and Developmentby John Durkin |
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This 800 page book is a road map for the design of expert systems. It provides instruction on how to develop: rule-based, frame-based, fuzzy logic, and learning expert systems. The instructor of expert systems will find it an invaluable text for teaching design and development techniques. A practicing knowledge engineer will find it a valuable resource for developing real-world expert systems.
1. Introduction to Expert Systems
2. Major Characteristics of Expert Systems
3. Knowledge Representation
4. Inference Techniques
5. MYCIN
6. Rule-Based Expert Systems
7. Backward Chaining Rule-Based Systems
8. Designing Backward Chaining Rule-Based Systems
9. Forward Chaining Rule-Based Systems
10. Designing Forward Chaining Rule-Based Systems
11. Bayesian Approach to Inexact Reasoning
12. Certainty Theory
13. Fuzzy Logic
14. Frame-Based Expert Systems
15. Designing a Frame-Based Expert System
16. Induction Systems
17. Knowledge Acquisition
18. Knowledge Engineering
Appendix A. Glossary
Appendix B. Catalog of Expert System Development Software
Appendix C. Catalog of Expert System Applications
Appendix D. Bibliography of Expert System Topics
Appendix E. Sources of Additional Information
References
Comprehensive coverage of major expert system topics
Numerous examples that illustrate important design methods
Step-by-step approach for developing an expert system
Guidelines for performing the knowledge acquisition task
Insight into how to manage an expert system project
Reports on over 200 developed expert systems
Extensive bibliography of expert system literature
A catalogue of expert system development software
"The most comprehensive book on expert systems available today. It offers both students and researchers a valuable resource for exploring the AI field. Numerous examples provide insight into how to design an effective expert system."
Dr. Steven Shope, President, Sandia Research, Albq., New Mexico
"The best book I have seen in the field of expert systems. The examples are plentiful, excellent, and to the point."
Dr. George Luger, Prof. Computer Science, Univ. of New Mexico, Albq., New Mexico
"This book fills a need which no other text has satisfied. It covers a wide variety of important topics, and can serve several expert system courses. I rely upon it for every project."
Ron Godine, AI Specialist, Avery Dennison, Painesville, Ohio
Expert Systems: Design and Development, by John Durkin, ISBN 0-02-330970-9, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994. Telephone: (800) 643-5506
For more information contact durkin@uakron.edu
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