Adaptation in natural and artificial systems : an introductory analysis with applications to biology, control, and artificial intelligence / John H. Holland..
By: Holland, John H. (John Henry).
Material type: BookSeries: Complex adaptive systems.Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1992Edition: 1st MIT Press ed.Description: xiv, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0262082136 ; 0262581116.Subject(s): Adaptation (Biology) -- Mathematical models | Adaptive control systems -- Mathematical modelsDDC classification: 578.4Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 578.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00014193 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems is the book that initiated this field of study, presenting the theoretical foundations and exploring applications.
"A Bradford book.".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205) and index.
The general setting -- A formal framework -- Illustrations -- Schemata -- The optimal allocation of trials -- Reproductive plans and genetic operators -- The robustness of genetic plans -- Adaption of codings and representations -- An overview -- Interim and prospectus.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface to the 1992 Edition
- Preface
- 1 The General Setting
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Preliminary Survey
- 3 A Simple Artificial Adaptive System
- 4 A Complex Natural Adaptive System
- 5 Some General Observations
- 2 A Formal Framework
- 1 Discussion
- 2 Presentation
- 3 Comparison with the Dubins-Savage Formalization of the Gambler's Problem
- 3 Illustrations
- 1 Genetics
- 2 Economics
- 3 Game-Playing
- 4 Searches, Pattern Recognition, and Statistical Inference
- 5 Control and Function Optimization
- 6 Central Nervous Systems
- 4 Schemata
- 5 The Optimal Allocation of Trials
- 1 The 2-Armed Bandit
- 2 Realization of Minimal Losses
- 3 Many Options
- 4 Application to Schemata
- 6 Reproductive Plans and Genetic Operators
- 1 Generalized Reproductive Plans
- 2 Generalized Genetic Operators--Crossing-Over
- 3 Generalized Genetic Operators--Inversion
- 4 Generalized Genetic Operators--Mutation
- 5 Further Increases in Power
- 6 Interpretations
- 7 The Robustness of Genetic Plans
- 1 Adaptive Plans of Type
- 2 The Robustness of Plans
- 3 Robustness Vis-A-Vis A Simple Artificial Adaptive System
- 4 Robustness Vis-A-Vis A Complex Natural Adaptive System
- 5 General Consequences
- 8 Adaptation of Codings and Representations
- 1 Fixed Representation
- 2 The "Broadcast Language"
- 3 Usage
- 4 Concerning Applications and the Use of Genetic Plans to Modify Representations
- 9 An Overview
- 1 Insights
- 2 Computer Studies
- 3 Advanced Questions
- 10 Interim and Prospectus
- 1 In the Interim
- 2 The Optimal Allocation of Trials Revisited
- 3 Recent Work
- 4 Possibilities
- Glossary of Important Symbols
- Bibliography
- Index