This self-contained introductorytext on the behavior of learningautomata focuses on howa sequential decision-makerwith a finite number of choiceswould respond in a random environment. A must for all studentsof stochastic algorithms, this treatment is the workof two well-known scientists, one of whom provides a newIntroduction.Reprint of the Prentice-Hall, Inc, Englewood Cliffs, NewJersey, 1989 edition.
