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From: pollard@danno.cs.bris.ac.uk (N.J. Pollard)
Subject: Re: Help! to start learning Neural, Fuzzy and Genetic
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s9300180@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au wrote:
: I am a real beginer in AI and computing but i am dedicated to learn both.
: Can someone knows the field advise me as to the best way to learn about 
: neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms? Currently I have a
: couple of books, Rao and Rao (1993) C++ Neural Net and Fuzzy Logic and 
: Kosko (1992) Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems. Is C++ the best way to 
: implement these AI systems? I saw many C and C++ books around, which one
: do you suggest? Are the Teach youself in 21 days ones good?

There are a lot of documents mentioned in the comp.ai.genetic FAQ.
It is posted monthly in the newsgroup or availble via anonymous ftp from 
rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet/news.answers/ai-faq/genetic
As a fellow beginner in the field I found this to be most helpful.

I can also reccomend a postscript document available via ftp from 
beethoven.cs.colostate.edu:/pub/TechReports/1993/tr-103.ps.Z
"A Genetic Programming Tutorial" by Darrel Whitley.

I hope this helps,

Neil Pollard
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Bristol
UK
