Logic Programming with Prolog

Logic Programming Is The Name Given To A Distinctive Style Of Programming, Very Different From That Of Conventional Programming Languages Such As C++ And Java. By Far The Most Widely Used Logic Programming Language Is Prolog. Prolog Is A Good Choice For Developing Complex Applications, Especially In The Field Of Artificial Intelligence. This Book Does Not Assume That The Reader Is An Experienced Programmer Or Has A Background In Mathematics, Logic Or Artificial Intelligence. It Starts From Scratch And Aims To Arrive At The Point Where Quite Powerful Programs Can Be Written In The Language. It Is Intended Both As A Textbook For An Introductory Course And As A Self-study Book. On Completion The Reader Will Know Enough To Use Prolog In Their Own Research Or Practical Projects. Each Chapter Has Self-assessment Exercises So That The Reader May Check Their Own Progress. A Glossary Of The Technical Terms Used Completes The Book. Max Bramer Is The Digital Professor Of Information Technology At The University Of Portsmouth, England. He Has Taught Prolog To Undergraduate Computer Science Students And Used Prolog In His Own Work For Many Years. Getting Started -- Clauses And Predicates -- Satisfying Goals -- Operators And Arithmetic -- Input And Output -- Loops -- Preventing Backtracking -- Changing The Prolog Database -- List Processing -- String Processing -- More Advanced Features. By Max Bramer. Logic Programming is the name given to a distinctive style of programming, very different from that of conventional programming languages such as C++ and Java. By far the most widely used Logic Programming language is Prolog. Prolog is a good choice for developing complex applications, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Logic Programming with Prolog does not assume that the reader is an experienced programmer or has a background in Mathematics, Logic or Artificial Intelligence. It starts from scratch and aims to arrive at the point where quite powerful programs can be written in the language. It is intended both as a textbook for an introductory course and as a self-study book. On completion readers will know enough to use Prolog in their own research or practical projects. Each chapter has self-assessment exercises so that readers may check their own progress. A glossary of the technical terms used completes the book. This second edition has been revised to be fully compatible with SWI-Prolog, a popular multi-platform public domain implementation of the language. Additional chapters have been added covering the use of Prolog to analyse English sentences and to illustrate how Prolog can be used to implement applications of an 'Artificial Intelligence' kind. Max Bramer is Emeritus Professor of Information Technology at the University of Portsmouth, England. He has taught Prolog to undergraduate computer science students and used Prolog in his own work for many years. "Robust Control Design with MATLAB helps your learn how to use well-developed advanced robust control design methods in practical cases. To this end, several realistic control design examples ranging from teaching-laboratory experiments, such as a mass-damper-spring assembly, to complex systems like a flexible-link manipulator are given detailed presentation. All the design exercises are conducted using MATLAB Robust Control Toolbox, Control System Toolbox and Simulink." "By sharing their experiences in industrial cases with minimum recourse to complicated theories and formulae, the authors convey essential ideas and useful insights into robust industrial control systems design using major H[infinity] optimization and related methods allowing you quickly to move on with your own challenges." 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A glossary of the technical terms used completes the book."--Jacket Getting Started....Pages 1-12 Clauses and Predicates....Pages 13-27 Satisfying Goals....Pages 29-56 Operators and Arithmetic....Pages 57-68 Input and Output....Pages 69-83 Loops....Pages 85-97 Preventing Backtracking....Pages 99-108 Changing the Prolog Database....Pages 109-118 List Processing....Pages 119-136 String Processing....Pages 137-147 More Advanced Features....Pages 149-166 Written for those who wish to learn Prolog as a powerful software development tool, but do not necessarily have any background in logic or AI. Includes a full glossary of the technical terms and self-assessment exercises. Starting the Prolog system is usually straightforward, but the precise details will vary from one version to another. Accompanying CD-ROM includes MATLAB program files and text including color figures in PDF