Genetic algorithms are playing an increasingly important role in studies                  of complex adaptive systems, ranging from adaptive agents in economic theory to the                  use of machine learning techniques in the design of complex devices such as aircraft                  turbines and integrated circuits. Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems is                  the book that initiated this field of study, presenting the theoretical foundations                  and exploring applications.In its most familiar form, adaptation is a biological                  process, whereby organisms evolve by rearranging genetic material to survive in                  environments confronting them. In this now classic work, Holland presents a                  mathematical model that allows for the nonlinearity of such complex interactions. He                  demonstrates the model's universality by applying it to economics, physiological                  psychology, game theory, and artificial intelligence and then outlines the way in                  which this approach modifies the traditional views of mathematical                  genetics.Initially applying his concepts to simply defined artificial systems with                  limited numbers of parameters, Holland goes on to explore their use in the study of                  a wide range of complex, naturally occuring processes, concentrating on systems                  having multiple factors that interact in nonlinear ways. Along the way he accounts                  for major effects of coadaptation and coevolution: the emergence of building blocks,                  or schemata, that are recombined and passed on to succeeding generations to provide,                  innovations and improvements.John H. Holland is Professor of Psychology and                  Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of                  Michigan. He is also Maxwell Professor at the Santa Fe Institute and is Director of                  the University of Michigan/Santa Fe Institute Advanced Research Program.

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