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Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Genetic Algorithms: An Overview | |
A Brief History of Evolutionary Computation | |
The Appeal of Evolution | |
Biological Terminology | |
Search Spaces and Fitness Landscapes | |
Elements Of Genetic Algorithms | |
A Simple Genetic Algorithm | |
Genetic Algorithms and Traditional Search Methods | |
Some Applications of Genetic Algorithms | |
Two Brief Examples | |
How Do Genetic Algorithms Work? | |
Genetic Algorithms in Problem Solving | |
Evolving Computer Programs | |
Data Analysis and Prediction | |
Evolving Neural Networks | |
Genetic Algorithms in Scientific Models | |
Modeling Interactions Between Learning And Evolution | |
Modeling Sexual Selection | |
Modeling Ecosystems | |
Measuring Evolutionary Activity | |
Theoretical Foundations of Genetic Algorithms | |
Schemas and the Two-Armed Bandit Problem | |
Royal Roads | |
Exact Mathematical Models Of Simple Genetic Algorithms | |
Statistical-Mechanics Approaches | |
Implementing a Genetic Algorithm | |
When Should a Genetic Algorithm Be Used? | |
Encoding a Problem for a Genetic Algorithm | |
Adapting the Encoding | |
Selection Methods | |
Genetic Operators | |
Parameters for Genetic Algorithms | |
Conclusions and Future Directions | |
Incorporating Ecological Interactions | |
Incorporating New Ideas from Genetics | |
Incorporating Development and Learning | |
Adapting Encodings and Using Encodings That Permit Hierarchy and Open-Endedness | |
Adapting Parameters | |
Connections with the Mathematical Genetics Literature | |
Extension of Statistical Mechanics Approaches | |
Identifying and Overcoming Impediments to the Success of GAs | |
Understanding the Role of Schemas in GAs | |
Understanding the Role of Crossover | |
Theory of GAs With Endogenous Fitness | |
Selected General References | |
Other Resources | |
Selected Journals Publishing Work on Genetic Algorithms | |
Selected Annual or Biannual Conferences Including Work on Genetic Algorithms | |
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Bibliography | |
Index | |
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