6.4. Further reading

Nilsson (1980) gives a gentle introduction to the use of heuristics and their properties. (Pearl, 1984) is the main source for mathematical results on heuristics. The sliding tiles puzzle was taken from (Luger & Stubblefield, 1993).

• G.F. Luger & W.A. Stubblefield (1993), Artificial Intelligence: Structures and Strategies for Complex Problem Solving, Benjamin/Cummings, second edition.

• N.J. Nilsson (1980), Principles of Artificial Intelligence, Tioga Press.

• J. Pearl (1984), Heuristics: Intelligent Search Strategies for Computer Problem Solving, Addison-Wesley.