Includes indexes.

A survey and critical review of expert systems research / M.A. Brame r -- Fundamentals of the knowledge engineering problem / R. Quinlan -- Prospector, an expert system for mineral exploration / J. Gaschnig -- R esearch in office semantics / G. Barber and C. Hewitt -- Fundamentals o f machine-oriented deductive logic / J.A. Robinson -- An introduction t o logic programming / K. L. Clark -- Chess endgame advice / M.H. van Em den -- Problems and trends for the future of logic programming / J.A. R obinson -- Intelligent systems in education / T. O'Shea -- Streamlining problem-solving processes / I. Bratko -- Self-autonomous acquisition o f pattern-based knowledge / J.R. Quinlan -- The state of the art in mac hine learning / D. Michie.