An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms
by Melanie Mitchell · first published 1998
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An introduction to Genetic Algorithms by Melanie Mitchell. I picked it up in a charity bookstore believe it or not and it prompted a lifetime interest in data science and the field that turned into machine learning. Purely functional data…
on “Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS?” ↗If you haven’t run across it yet, Karl Sims’ virtual creatures are also really fascinating. https://www.karlsims.com/evolved-virtual-creatures.html And anything by Melanie Mitchell. Her book “An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms” is great.
on “SproutLife – Evolving version of Conway’s Game of Life” ↗An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms (Complex Adaptive Systems) A short read, explains what they are, how they work, and what can go wrong.
on “Genetic algorithms in Python, a tutorial” ↗I recall in my younger days this book[0] that was very approachable on the subject. [0] An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms https://a.co/d/hKyQoqO
on “Playing with Genetic Algorithms in Python” ↗I have not heard much about Generic Algorithms for years. Oddly, this morning I saw a book on my shelf which I thought I might revisit, An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms. Are they called something else these days?
on “Show HN: Evolving fractals with genetic algorithms” ↗