This hallmark text presents both theoretical foundations of Artificial Intelligence and an indication of the ways that current techniques can be used in application programs. With the revision, most of the content has been preserved and at the same time the latest application areas in AI have been amalgamated to generate new interest amongst readers.

Salient Features:

• Four new chapters on Fuzzy Logic Systems, Genetic Algorithms, Artificial Immune Systems, and PROLOG



• Important Heuristic Techniques, including Hill Climbing, BFS, and Generate and Test covered explicitly



• Cases on Network Security, Robot Control, and Navigation

Excellent pedagogy includes: