Skip to main content
Book cover

Logic Programming with Prolog

  • Textbook
  • © 2013

Overview

  • Features two entirely new chapters as well as updates to the chapters from the first edition

  • Clearly written, with many worked examples and self- assessment exercises

  • Fully compatible with SWI-Prolog

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 49.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (13 chapters)

Keywords

About this book

Logic Programming is the name given to a distinctive style of programming, very different from that of conventional programming languages such as C++ and Java. By far the most widely used Logic Programming language is Prolog. Prolog is a good choice for developing complex applications, especially in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

Logic Programming with Prolog does not assume that the reader is an experienced programmer or has a background in Mathematics, Logic or Artificial Intelligence. It starts from scratch and aims to arrive at the point where quite powerful programs can be written in the language. It is intended both as a textbook for an introductory course and as a self-study book. On completion readers will know enough to use Prolog in their own research or practical projects.

Each chapter has self-assessment exercises so that readers may check their own progress. A glossary of the technical terms used completes the book.

This second edition has been revised to be fully compatible with SWI-Prolog, a popular multi-platform public domain implementation of the language. Additional chapters have been added covering the use of Prolog to analyse English sentences and to illustrate how Prolog can be used to implement applications of an 'Artificial Intelligence' kind.

Max Bramer is Emeritus Professor of Information Technology at the University of Portsmouth, England. He has taught Prolog to undergraduate computer science students and used Prolog in his own work for many years.

Reviews

From the book reviews:

“This book is a very practical introduction to the Prolog programming language. It would be good for students in a classroom setting or for a professional working at his or her desk. A job well done.” (Anthony J. Duben, Computing Reviews, June, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Computing, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    Max Bramer

About the author

Max Bramer is Emeritus Professor of Information Technology at the University of Portsmouth, England. He has taught Prolog to undergraduate computer science students and used Prolog in his own work for many years. Some of Max Bramer’s other Springer publications include:

  • Principles of Data Mining, 2nd Edition
  • Research and Development in Intelligent Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Logic Programming with Prolog

  • Authors: Max Bramer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5487-7

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-5486-0Published: 20 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-5487-7Published: 08 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 253

  • Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Programming Techniques

Publish with us