Logic Programming with Prolog

by Max Bramer

This book teaches the techniques of Logic Programming through the Prolog language. The name stands for Programming in Logic. Prolog has been used for a wide variety of applications, including as the basis for a standard ‘knowledge representation language’ for the Semantic Web – the next generation of internet technology; it is one of the principal languages used by researchers in Artificial Intelligence. Logic Programming with Prolog does not assume that the reader is an experienced programmer with a strong background in Mathematics, Logic or Artificial Intelligence. It starts from scratch and aims to take the reader to a point where they can soon write powerful programs in the language. Suitable both as an introductory textbook and for independent study, the programs in this book are written using the standard ‘ Edinburgh syntax’ and should run unchanged in virtually any version of Prolog. A full glossary of the technical terms used is included and each chapter has self-assessment exercises.

Genres: Programming

223 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 13, 2005

Reviews

[Wendelle]

sorry, this book was kind of confusing, compared to 'Learn Prolog Now' especially...

[Mike Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good introduction to Prolog. The title did lead me to believe that the book would cover how to do logic proofs with Prolog which it does not cover but it does teach you the basics of using Prolog and how to solve programming problems with it. I really like the way that loops and recursion are presented, along with how evaluations are handled (spoiler only is/2 can be used to evaluate).