The purpose of this posting is to announce that in January 2000, Professor David E. Goldberg is offering his course GE 485, Genetic Algorithms in Search, Optimization, and Machine Learning (based on the Addison-Wesley, 1989, book of the same name) on line in (1) Web format, (2) computer CD-ROM format, and (3) video tape format. The course web site, containing a course syllabus, introductory information, and a free 50-minute preview lecture, is available on line at http://www.engr.uiuc.edu/OCEE/webcourses/ge485/ The free lecture entitled Darwin-in-a-Box: How Computers are Catching Criminals, Designing Jets, and Catching Computers previews the instructor's lecture style and the course's delivery technology. The course may be taken for credit (or not) through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign or the National Technological University (NTU). NTU students should contact their NTU site coordinator for more information. Other interested parties should contact Linda Krute at l-krute@uiuc.edu or 1-800-252-1360, extension 36634 for further information.
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