Author Om Parmar introduces Fundamentals of AI and Prompt Engineering: A Complete Study Guide, an essential resource for anyone looking to understand artificial intelligence and master the skills needed to work effectively with modern AI systems. Designed for beginners as well as aspiring developers, the book provides a structured and practical approach to one of today’s most transformative technologies.
Organized into six parts and twenty-five comprehensive chapters, the guide takes readers from the fundamentals of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning to advanced concepts such as generative AI, large language models, and prompt engineering. Through clear explanations, real-world case studies, worked examples, and hands-on exercises, complex topics are made accessible and engaging.
The book explores AI’s growing impact across industries including healthcare, education, and cybersecurity, while introducing proven prompt engineering techniques such as chain-of-thought reasoning and retrieval-augmented generation. Readers also learn how to build AI-powered applications using modern APIs and gain insights into the emerging world of agentic AI, where intelligent systems can reason, plan, and act autonomously.
Complete with chapter summaries, quizzes, glossaries, and review questions, Fundamentals of AI and Prompt Engineering serves as both a comprehensive self-study guide and an invaluable classroom resource, empowering readers to confidently understand, apply, and build with AI.