Norvig's paradigms of artificial intelligence programming: An instructor's perspective

✍ Scribed by James H. Martin

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 628 KB
• Volume: 64
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0004-3702
• DOI: 10.1016/0004-3702(93)90065-j

✦ Synopsis

The publication of a promising new textbook is always a source of excitement for educators. This is especially true when the text promises to break new ground both in content and style. Peter Norvig's Paradigms of AI Programming: Case Studies in Common Lisp is such a book. This book should be on the desk of everyone who needs to program in Common Lisp, build AI systems, or teach these topics. Be forewarned however; this is not a book for the faint of heart.

The primary goal of this text is to convey the programming knowledge and skills necessary to build realistic AI systems. This goal is addressed by focusing on three related areas: the programming language Common Lisp, AI programming techniques, and AI content material. These areas are explored through the use of a series of case studies. Each case study is a reconstruction of some well-known AI system in Common Lisp. Students learn by dealing with a working system, evaluating the system on test cases, and walking through a series of revisions designed to both improve the