| ### Neural Smithing - Supervised Learning in Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks
Neural Smithing: Supervised Learning in Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks
Russell D. Reed and Robert J. Marks II
Copyright © 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

# Neural Smithing

## Supervised Learning in Feedforward Artificial Neural Networks

### Russell D. Reed

### Robert J. Marks, II

A Bradford Book The MIT Press
Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England

© 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Reed, Russell D.

Neural smithing: supervised learning in feedforward artificial neural networks /

Russell D. Reed and Robert J. Marks II.

p. cm.

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-262-18190-8

1. Neural networks (Computer science). I. Marks, Robert J. II. Title.

QA76.87.R44 1998

006.3'2-dc21 98-13416

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