Author

Richard Fox, PhD, is a professor of computer science at Northern Kentucky University (NKU). He regularly teaches courses in both computer science (Artificial Intelligence, Computer Systems, Data Structures, Computer Architecture, Concepts of Programming Languages) and computer information technology (IT Fundamentals, Unix/Linux, Web Server Administration). Dr. Fox, who has been at NKU since 2001, is the current chair of NKU’s University Curriculum Committee, and, in 2012, he received the Faculty Excellence Award for sustained excellence in teaching. Before coming to NKU, Dr. Fox taught for 9 years at the University of Texas–Pan American, where he received the Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence (1999). Dr. Fox received a PhD in Computer and Information Sciences from the Ohio State University in 1992. He also has an MS in Computer and Information Sciences from Ohio State (1988) and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Missouri Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology) in 1986. Aside from this textbook, Dr. Fox has written or coauthored several computer literacy laboratory manuals and one introductory programming course laboratory booklet. He is also author or coauthor of more than 45 peer-reviewed research articles primarily in the area of Artificial Intelligence. Richard Fox grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and now lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a big science fiction fan and a progressive rock fan. As you will see in reading this text, his favorite composer is Frank Zappa.