sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (mr w.j. ho) (03/05/91)
I am interested to buy the following books. Any comments ( good and bad ) before I spend my hard-earned money will be appreciated. Introduction to Theory of Neural Computation - Hertz Addison-Wesley; ISBN 50395 ( RRP Australian $46.95 ) and Neural Networks Package - Nelson Addison-Wesley; ISBN 52376 ( RRP Australian $46.95 ) ( A Practical Guide to Neural Nets ) Both books are fairly new and I haven't seen any of them in local bookshop. So, I would like to know how good they are before putting in an order. Thank you for all responses. -- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ Wey Jing Ho Tel: 61-3-5732567 E-mail : sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au ^ ^ Physics Dept., Monash University ( Caulfield Campus ), Melbourne, AUSTRALIA ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
dfausett@zach.fit.edu ( Donald W. Fausett) (03/13/91)
The text by John Hertz, Anders Krogh, and Richard G. Palmer, "Introduction to the Theory of Neural Computation" (Addison-Wesley), is an excellent book. It provides a through mathematical development of the basic neural network algorithms, and it is well written. It is available in a paperback edition, which makes it more affordable.
wct1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (William C Tom) (03/14/91)
In article <2202@winnie.fit.edu> dfausett@zach.UUCP ( Donald W. Fausett) writes: > > The text by John Hertz, Anders Krogh, and Richard G. Palmer, >"Introduction to the Theory of Neural Computation" (Addison-Wesley), >of the basic neural network algorithms, and it is well written. It >is available in a paperback edition, which makes it more affordable. After reading many recommendations for this book, I went to my university bookstore to order a copy. The local distributor sent back a form notice that the book is out of stock for an indefinite period. Does anyone know if I can order directly from the publisher, or anywhere else that can sell me this book by mail-order ? Have other readers also had trouble obtaining the book?
jek@egrlab.ac.duke.edu (James Kittock) (03/15/91)
In article <103021@unix.cis.pitt.edu> wct1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (William C Tom) writes: >In article <2202@winnie.fit.edu> dfausett@zach.UUCP ( Donald W. Fausett) writes: >> >> The text by John Hertz, Anders Krogh, and Richard G. Palmer, >>"Introduction to the Theory of Neural Computation" (Addison-Wesley), > > >>of the basic neural network algorithms, and it is well written. It >>is available in a paperback edition, which makes it more affordable. > > >After reading many recommendations for this book, I went to my university >bookstore to order a copy. The local distributor sent back a form notice >that the book is out of stock for an indefinite period. Does anyone know >if I can order directly from the publisher, or anywhere else that can >sell me this book by mail-order ? Have other readers also had trouble >obtaining the book? Our "Gothic Bookshop" had 4 copies (paperback, $30.00) earlier today when I was looking at that book. You can try calling them at 919.684.3986 (I _think_ that is the number) or try calling North Carolina information and getting the number from them (you may have to ask for the Duke general number, which I think might be 684-8111). The city is Durham. If you can't get through or the Gothic won't ship you a copy, e-mail me and maybe we can work something out. --james jek@egrlab.ac.duke.edu
dfausett@zach.fit.edu ( Donald W. Fausett) (03/20/91)
In article <103021@unix.cis.pitt.edu> wct1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (William C Tom) writes: >In article <2202@winnie.fit.edu> dfausett@zach.UUCP ( Donald W. Fausett) writes: >> The text by John Hertz, Anders Krogh, and Richard G. Palmer, >>"Introduction to the Theory of Neural Computation" (Addison-Wesley), > >>of the basic neural network algorithms, and it is well written. It >>is available in a paperback edition, which makes it more affordable. > >After reading many recommendations for this book, I went to my university >bookstore to order a copy. The local distributor sent back a form notice >that the book is out of stock for an indefinite period. Does anyone know >if I can order directly from the publisher, or anywhere else that can >sell me this book by mail-order ? Have other readers also had trouble >obtaining the book? I guess there have been too many recommendations, and the book has been temporaraily unavailable. I called Addison-Wesley in Reading, Mass., to inquire about the status of this book. I was assured that it would be available in paperback by mid-March (?). I am still hoping to use it as a textbook in the Spring quarter. In case you would like to give them a call also, the Addison-Wesley number is 617/944-3700. For people in the southeast, the Atlanta regional office number is 404/394-7268. Maybe more phone calls will encourage the publisher to expedite availability of this book. -- Don Fausett