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- From: qmdbms@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Brian Schott)
- Subject: Re: Two Books on Fuzzy Systems by H Zimmerman (Kluwer)
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- Organization: Georgia State University
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- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 04:27:23 GMT
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- gdi@ems.cdc.com (Irisarri G) writes:
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- >Hi readers:
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- >I would like to solicit comments on the following two books:
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- >"Fuzzy Set Theory and Its Applications", H.J. Zimmerman, 2nd Edition,
- >Kluwer Academic Press, 1991
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- >"Fuzzy Sets, Decision-Making and Expert Systems", H.J. Zimmerman,
- >Kluwer Academic, 1987
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- I believe the older book was originally the second volume of a two volume
- set which has been reprinted as a single volume, the newer book you
- listed. The original volume had quite a number of typographical errors. I
- do not believe much revision was done for the second edition. I am a
- little surprised that the books were not received better than they were.
- They are expensive, maybe that was a big reason. And although the
- mathematics is not difficult in them, there were no chapter exercises so
- they were difficult to use for a text book. I think the market is rather
- small for survey, general nonmathematical books on fuzzy sets. There is no
- real thread or single application focus for the volumes; rather they
- describe several management science and computer science applications
- lightly. I suspect it is a good library book and a good reference to the
- literature, especially the literature contained in the journal Fuzzy Sets
- & Systems, edited by the author.
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