1st Edition

The Art of Learning Neural Networks and Education

By Francis T.S. Yu, Edward H. Yu, Ann G. Yu Copyright 2019
98 Pages
by CRC Press

98 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

96 Pages
by CRC Press

This book presents the idea that innovative ways of teaching and learning are very essential to retention and growth. Presented in 15 sections, the book starts with the common sense training on education and moves on to neural network operation. Throughout the book, the art of learning, associative, cognitive, and creative learning are stated and defined. Learning simplicity, information... Read more
Preface. Motivation. Common Sense on Training (or Education). Neural Networks. Major Differences between Neural Networks & Computers. Memory-Based Neural Networks. Artificial Neuron Operation. Associative Memory Neural Network. Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Neural Networks. Cognitive Learning (The Art of Understanding). Learning Simplicity (The Basics). Information Content and Neural Network Learning. Brain (Neural Network) Plasticity and Adaptively. Innovative Education (i.e., Training). Search for Innovative Education. A Few Thoughts to Share. Leadership in Education.

Biography

Francis T. S. Yu received his B.S.E.E. degree from Mapua Institute of



Technology Manila, Philippines, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in



Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has been a



consultant to several industrial and governmental laboratories. He is an



active researcher in the fields of optical signal processing, holography,



information optics, optical computing, neural networks, photorefractive



optics, fiber sensors, and photonic devices. He has published over five



hundred papers, in which over three hundred are referred. He is a



recipient of the 1983 Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement



in Physical Sciences and Engineering, a recipient of the 1984



Outstanding Researcher in the College of Engineering, was named Evan



Pugh Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1985 at Penn State, a



recipient of the 1993 Premier Research Award from the Penn State



Engineering Society, was named Honorary Professor in Nankai University



in 1995, is the corecipient of the 1998 IEEE Donald G. Fink



Prize Paper Award, was named Honorary Professor of the National



Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan, and is the recipient of the SPIE 2004



Dennis Garbor Award. He has served as an associate editor editorial



board member, and a guest editor for various international journals. He



is the author and coauthor of nine books. Dr. Yu is a life fellow of IEEE



and a fellow of OSA, SPIE, and PSC.



Edward H. Yu is a teacher, writer, and the author of The Art of



Slowing Down: A Sense-Able Approach to Running Faster(Panenthea



Press) and The Mass Psychology of Fittism: Fitness, Evolution & the



First Two Laws of Thermodynamics (Undocumented Worker Press).



Ann G. Yu lives and works in Los Angeles.