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From: so1018@mail.bris.ac.uk (DA. Brickley)
Subject: Re: Public Domain info on NNs sought
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John Richard Crook (johnc@iconz.co.nz) wrote:
: I find the subject of neural nets very interesting, as do many people.  I
: have downloaded the FAQ and read it with interest.  I have also been
: reading the contributions to the group, though as a newcomer I don't
: understand most of it. 

: The FAQ makes many suggestions as to where I can find more information on
: NN's by reading various books and journals.  However I do not have access
: to a University Library and I do not yet wish to shell out and buy the books.

: Could anyone tell me where I can find a public domain introduction to NNs.
: Ideally a few hundred pages reviewing the history and current state of NNs.
: An explanation of the different types of training methods would be nice.

: Failing that, anything that gives more detail than there is in the FAQ would
: be appreciated.  Please do not mail me with the actual information, just the
: details of how I can ftp it.

: Thanks in advance.......



If you have WorldWideWeb access, there are PostScript format NN course notes
available at:
http://ftp.brunel.ac.uk/gurney/psnotes.tar.Z

I think there is an online version of these as well, in HTML format,
but I couldn't find it just now.


