Neural Networks in Chemistry and Drug Design, 2nd Edition

Rating:
Summary: Good for newcomers to this technique
Review: The book is a measure of how neural networks have moved from a lot of hype into being a practical research technique. Zupan carefully explains the key concepts behind single and multilayer networks to an audience that he knows will not be familiar with most of the ideas. The level of maths is not trivial, but should be understandable to any chemist who has ploughed through several courses on quantum theory.

The book applies the networks to designing drugs. Given the inherent black box nature of the nonlinear feedbacks during the training steps, the book's detailed explanations should be reassuring to those using networks for the first time.