Textbook Information

from Lecture 1, ECE662, Spring 2010


There is not a single book that covers all the things that will be discussed in ECE 662. The class will reference four books during the course of the semester as we cover various topics. Three of them are available through the reserves at the engineering library, as noted below.

Links to online vendors are listed at the end of each textbook description.

Introduction to Statistical Pattern Recognition

  • Author: K. Fukunaga
  • One of the three classical books on pattern recognition
  • The 'official' book according to Purdue's listings for the course
  • A great reference if you are going to be developing pattern recognition algorithms
  • Book details for purchasing information:
    • 2nd Edition
    • c 1990 by Boston: Academic Press
    • ISBN: 0122698517
    • Engineering Library Call Number: 006.4 F955i 1990
    • Engineering Library: Available on Reserve
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Pattern Classification

  • Authors: Duda, Hart, and Stork
  • One of the three classical books on pattern recognition
  • A great reference if you are going to be using the algorithms
  • Book details for purchasing information:
    • 2nd Edition
    • c 2001 by New York: Wiley
    • ISBN: 0471056693
    • Engineering Library Call Number: 006.4 D86p 2001
    • Engineering Library: Available on Reserve
  • Vendors:

Pattern Recognition: A Statistical Approach

  • Authors: P.A. Devijver and J.V. Kittler
  • One of the three classical books on pattern recognition
  • A great reference if you are interested in the mathematics behind pattern recognition
  • Book details for purchasing information:
    • 1st Edition
    • c 1982 by Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall/International
    • ISBN: 0136542360
    • Engineering Library Call Number: 001.534 D495p
    • Engineering Library: Not available on reserve, on record as missing.
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Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks

  • Author: Brian Ripley
  • Not one of the three classical books on pattern recognition
  • This book will be valuable for understanding some of the applications of pattern recognition
  • Book details for purchasing information:
    • 1st Edition
    • c 1996 by Cambridge NY: Cambridge University Press
    • ISBN: 0521460867
    • Engineering Library Call Number: 006.4 R482p 1996
    • Engineering Library: Available on Reserve
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