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From: u-dmfloy%ug.utah.edu@wasatch.UUCP (Daniel M Floyd)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Introduction to AI - a reference
Keywords: AI, Introduction
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Date: 11 Mar 89 08:10:28 GMT
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In article <10938@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> landay@cory.Berkeley.EDU (James A. Landay) writes:
>Can anyone recomend a better intro. AI book than
>"Introduction to Artificial Intelligence" by 
>Charniak and McDermott. [ It is ]... rather dry and confusing.

I agree, Charniak and McDermott's text is as you say.
I like "Artificial Intelligence Through Prolog" by Neil C. Rowe.
His text is far from dry, and easy to follow. Rowe's book doesn't
go into as much detail, but I think it's a great text for an
introductory course.
Dan Floyd
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