Neural Networks

Question

Hey all,

I want to learn more about AI and neural networks. I have some basic idea what it is and how it works, but I want to find a good book or tutorial with good explanations.

Anyone know of some good material ( that is not too technically written ) to read on the subject?

C# implementations are also helpful.

Tony

Answer 1

I found Fausett's Fundamentals of Neural Networks very accessible.

Answer 2

Good question... There is a impressive collection of books and online texts on the subject of neural networks (NN), but many of them are either very technical or focus on somewhat specific domains of application of the NN, artificial vision, pattern recognition and signal processing being the "natural" leaders in this genre.

I'd like to second Chaos' recommendation of
  Fundamentals Of Neural Networks
  Architectures, Algorithms And Applications
  by Laurene Fausett

For an introduction to the field, this book strikes a good balance in terms of accessibility, detail and coverage. The alternative are older books circa 1995-2000 which tend to be a be more of the vulgarization type.

You can also wet your appetite with online resources such as:

• A tutorial from learnartificialneuralnetworks.com (the site itself also has several good references)
• A class at Williamette University
• When all fails, a quick scan of NN FAQs

Finally, at the risk of confusing you, at a time when you need a broad view on the subject, I'd like to plug a specific type of neural network: Numenta's Hierarchical Temporal Memory concept.