I have been studying neural network design for almost 30 years now and I have never found a more enchanting text book than this one. From day one I could not put it down. In fact, I bought a copy for each member of my extended family. Beale is brilliant in the way he demostrates the design and capability of neural network systems. No one has ever captured the public's imagination and heart the way he does in this compelling work. He has taken the study of neural networks to the next level. Hence, the world will be a better place. H2BurBabes4Ever.

I purchased this book while looking for an appropriate textbook for use in my class on neural networks. This book is excellent for both beginners and experts. It is a rare book in that it demonstrates complex mathematical manipulations and principles (that are difficult to grasp and visualize - and explain) using examples. The review on mathematical principles is very useful. The book makes it easier to teach the subject now. Given the way everything is presented, this book will also help those that want to code their own networks. I recommend this book to everyone.

This book has an easy way the explain the complex of Neural Networks. Begins by a short resume first chapter that allows you understand the concepts and mathematical background of Neural Networks. Then you read chaptter after chapter and get deep and deep on Neural Networks. First you discover that they can clasify objects on diferent classes. After that you are notified that they can predict values based on historical data. And more interesting they can recognize patterns of objects. All of this with complete support of theory and mathematical explanations. This book is the perfect book for biliografy as theorical and practical background.