Authors:Worth Martin, William Spears, Worthy N. Martin,
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann
Keywords: series, artificial, intelligence, kaufmann, morgan, genetic, algorithms, foga, foundations
Number of Pages: 342
Published: 2001-07-09
List price: $123.00
ISBN-10: 155860734X
ISBN-13: 9781558607347

Foundations of Genetic Algorithms, Volume 6 is the latest in a series of books that records the prestigious Foundations of Genetic Algorithms Workshops, sponsored and organised by the International Society of Genetic Algorithms specifically to address theoretical publications on genetic algorithms and classifier systems.Genetic algorithms are one of the more successful machine learning methods. Based on the metaphor of natural evolution, a genetic algorithm searches the available information in any given task and seeks the optimum solution by replacing weaker populations with stronger ones.

Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: colloquial, expressions, slang, american, dictionary, ntc
Number of Pages: 576
Published: 2000-06-11
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0844204625
ISBN-13: 9780844204628

Now available in softbound, the revised and updated third edition of this comprehensive slang dictionary has more than 800 new expressions. Realistic example sentences--provided for each sense of every entry--show how expressions are used in current, everyday American English. Pronunciations and cautionary notes are provided as needed, and a Phrase-Finder Index helps users locate entries quickly.

Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: words, verbs, travelers, learners, phrasal, phrases, pocket, dictionary, ntc, idioms
Number of Pages: 752
Published: 2001-08-23
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0658017004
ISBN-13: 9780658017001

The small but very concise NTC’s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings.

Author: Richard A. Spears PhD
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: dictionary, idioms, american, ntc
Number of Pages: 544
Published: 2000-08-11
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0844202746
ISBN-13: 9780844202747

Completely revised, updated, reorganized, and enlarged with 600 new entries. Essential for writers and learners of American English, it features a unique new format, an appendix of 500 fixed-order phrases--such as fast and furious--that cannot be reversed, and a Phrase-Finder Index for easy lookups of even partially remembered phrases.

Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: phrasal, verbs, idioms, american, dictionary, mcgraw
Number of Pages: 1098
Published: 2006-01-17
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 0071469346
ISBN-13: 9780071469340

Learn the language of Nebraska . . .and 49 other states With more entries than any other reference of its kind, McGraw-Hill’s Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs shows you how American English is spoken today. You will find commonly used phrasal verbs, idiomatic expressions, proverbial expressions, and cliches. The dictionary contains more than 24,000 entries, each defined and followed by one or two example sentences. It also includes a Phrase-Finder Index with more than 60,000 entries.

Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: idioms, american, essential, mcgraw
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-01-07
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0071497846
ISBN-13: 9780071497848

Understand American English better by mastering its idioms This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English idioms, common phrases, and colloquialisms. Entries include definitions and examples of idioms used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill’s Essential American Idioms Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2,000 entries with

Author: Richard A. Spears
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: mcgraw, essential, slang, american
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-01-07
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0071497854
ISBN-13: 9780071497855

Understand American English better by mastering its slang This authoritative reference offers thousands of American English slang expressions. Entries include definitions and examples of slang used in context. With help from McGraw-Hill’s Essential American Slang Dictionary, you will become familiar with English as it is used in the media, at work, around the house, and in everyday conversations. This knowledge will help you comprehend English as it is spoken in the United States and add variety to your word usage. Inside you will find: 2,000 entries with examples of everyday usage T