The course will be based on Lecture Notes, assigned papers from literature, scheduled as posted
at the course web site under
Course Schedule . Copies of mandatory reading will be provided by the instructor..
Important background reading
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Teuvo Kohonen: Self-organizing Maps (Springer Series in Information Sciences S.).
Springer-Verlag, 2001 (3rd Edition, ISBN: 3540679219)
Further useful background reading may be
parts of the following books. All are available at www.amazon.com,
or at the Fondren Library at Rice. You can also borrow my copies for short
periods of times.
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Frederick Ham and Ivica Kostanic: Principles of Neurocomputing
for Science & Engineering. McGraw-Hill, 2001.
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Christopher M. Bishop: Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition.
Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Thomas M. Cover and Joy. A, Thomas: Elements of Information
Theory. Wiley Series in Telecommunications. Wiley and Sons, 1991.
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Simon Haykin: Neural Networks. A Comprehensive Foundation.
McMillan, New Jersey, 1999. (2nd Edition)
Watch this page for update of recommended reading!