Neural networks and genetic algorithms

[2sin54]

Hi. First of all, I am a beginner when it comes to NN and GA. I have a good enough math background though. Could anyone suggest me a good book that covers these topics in an intermediate level? Obviously a very in-depth coverage is hard to expect but I would like something more than a few pages per topic.

 

[The Bill]

Christopher Bishop's Neural Networks for Pattern Recognition is a good introduction to the basics. If you're a programmer and are familiar with .NET, Anoop Madhusudanan has a tutorial on codeproject.com you might find helpful as well: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/14188/Brainnet-A-Neural-Netwok-Project-With-Illustrati