Front Cover; Foundations of the Theory of Learning Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the Russian Edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter I. Goal of Learning; Chapter II. Algorithms of Learning; Chapter III. Algorithms of Optimal Learning; Chapter IV. Elements of Statistical Decision Theory; Chapter V. Learning Pattern Recognition Systems; Chapter VI. Self-Learning Systems of Classification; Chapter VII. Learning Models; Chapter VIII. Learning Filters; Chapter IX. Examples of Learning Systems; Epilogue; Author Index; Subject Index.