Download or read book Logic for Problem Solving Revisited written by Robert Kowalski and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This seminal book of Computer Science is the most cited reference on the subject of programming in logic. Originally published in 1979, this now classic text was the first comprehensive attempt to define the scope of logic for problem solving. In this extended edition, Robert Kowalski revisits his classic text in the light of subsequent developments in a substantial commentary of fifty pages. This work investigates the application of logic to problem-solving and computer programming. It assumes no previous knowledge of these fields, and may be appropriate therefore as an introduction to logic, the theory of problem-solving, and computer programming. At the focal point is Computational Logic. It centers around the famous slogan: Algorithm = Logic + Control, which was coined by the author and is explained in this book. According to this view, an algorithm consists of a problem description (the logic part) and a strategy to perform useful computations on this description (the control part). This separation of concerns ideally leads to declarative programs that are simple to develop, clear to understand and easy to maintain.
Download or read book Logic for Problem Solving written by Robert Kowalski and published by Ediciones Díaz de Santos. This book was released on 1979 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the application of logic to problem solving and computer programming. Requires no previous knowledge in this field, and therefore can be used as an introduction to logic, the theory of problem-solving and computer programming. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Logic for Problem Solving written by Robert Kowalski and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Logic for Problem Solving written by Robert Kowalski and published by Appleton & Lange. This book was released on 1979 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Programming Languages written by Norman Ramsey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 799 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches students about great programming-language ideas and how to use them in programming practice.
Download or read book Computational Logic and Human Thinking written by Robert Kowalski and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practical benefits of computational logic need not be limited to mathematics and computing. As this book shows, ordinary people in their everyday lives can profit from the recent advances that have been developed for artificial intelligence. The book draws upon related developments in various fields from philosophy to psychology and law. It pays special attention to the integration of logic with decision theory, and the use of logic to improve the clarity and coherence of communication in natural languages such as English. This book is essential reading for teachers and researchers who may be out of touch with the latest developments in computational logic. It will also be useful in any undergraduate course that teaches practical thinking, problem solving or communication skills. Its informal presentation makes the book accessible to readers from any background, but optional, more formal, chapters are also included for those who are more technically oriented.
Download or read book Integrative Problem Solving in a Time of Decadence written by George Christakos and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-12-10 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a unique study of Integrative Problem-Solving (IPS). The consideration of 'Decadence' is essential in the scientific study of environmental and other problems and their rigorous solution, because the broad context within which the problems emerge can affect their solution. Stochastic reasoning underlines the conceptual and methodological framework of IPS, and its formulation has a mathematical life of its own that accounts for the multidisciplinarity of real world problems, the multisourced uncertainties characterizing their solution, and the different thinking modes of the people involved. Only by interpolating between the full range of disciplines (including stochastic mathematics, physical science, neuropsychology, philosophy, and sociology) and the associated thinking modes can scientists arrive at a satisfactory account of problem-solving, and be able to distinguish between a technically complete problem-solution, and a solution that has social impact.
Download or read book Artificial Intelligence written by David L. Poole and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artificial Intelligence presents a practical guide to AI, including agents, machine learning and problem-solving simple and complex domains.
Download or read book Thinking Matters Critical Thinking As Creative Problem Solving written by Gary R Mar and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient Roman orator Horace (65 B.C.-8 B.C.) wrote, 'Control your mind or it will control you.' In today's society we are faced with more information, and more complex information, than ever. Faced with making decisions, we can feel overwhelmed and helpless. One way to become less helpless — to gain control over our lives — is to gain control over our own thinking. We can feel helpless when faced with this barrage of information, opinions, data, and conflicting arguments if we lack the skills to quickly grasp and critically evaluate them. This book is designed to impart these kinds of skills.Any course in a university should do more than teach information — in nearly every field, 'facts' become obsolete quickly. The goals of Thinking Matters are to help you: The text is punctuated with exercises or 'personal experiments' to challenge and stimulate your curiosity. These exercises may take the form of an inventory to be taken, a puzzle to be solved, or some thoughts to ponder.The first module Thinking Matters: Critical Thinking as Creative Problem Solving introduces the student to all the above topics — logic, probability, argument forms and fallacies, ethical reasoning, algorithms, and computational thinking — through logic puzzles and games and mathematical magic tricks.
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Download or read book Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods written by Uwe Egly and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-08-02 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Conference on Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods, TABLEAUX 2002, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in July/August 2002. The 20 revised full papers and two system descriptions presented together with two invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. All current issues surrounding the mechanization of logical reasoning with tableaux and similar methods are addressed. Among the logic calculi investigated are linear logic, temporal logic, modal logics, hybrid logic, multi-modal logics, fuzzy logics, Goedel logic, Lukasiewicz logic, intermediate logics, quantified boolean logic, and, of course, classical first-order logic.
Download or read book Wertheimer s Seminars Revisited Problem Solving and Thinking written by Abraham S. Luchins and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preparation for Critical Instruction written by Victor P. Maiorana and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preparation for Critical Instruction! is written for teacher-educators, teacher-candidates, school and college faculty, professional developers, principals, superintendents, and education deans. It provides an operational core body of knowledge for critical instruction. As with doctors, engineers, and lawyers, ownership of the language, standards, preparation, and practice is now a reality for the teaching profession. This book takes the mind’s innate and informal ability to think critically and transforms and develops it for use in an explicit, formal, and critical manner for engaging subject matter. For use in teacher preparation and professional development programs, you will learn to Use critical reasoning strategies to think, read, write, understand, comprehend, and explain new and revisited subject matter critically. Design mind grammar-based classroom assignments that explain subject matter critically while concurrently developing critical thinking, reading, and writing abilities in all students. This book provides the instructional basis to improve significantly the achievement of all students at all levels. Better placed to meet the school, college, workplace, and citizen needs of life in the digital 21st century, professional practice will be substantially more tangible, respected, and universally prized.
Download or read book Staying on Top of Your Woman A Man s Guide to Dealing With the Women in His Life written by Robert Laynton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you feel as though you are losing the battle of the sexes to the females in your life? Does your female partner talk to you and treat you as though you are a stupid boy? Does it seem to you as though all females are mad? When the female in your life makes mistakes is it always your fault? Robert Laynton makes insightful observations about males and females in relationship and offers proven practical strategies that males can adopt in order to maintain their sanity and self-control in their relationships with the opposite sex. Themes covered include: The male in a female world. The different psychological and emotional orientations of males and females. Dealing with female 'logic'. Getting and staying on top: Tactics and gambits that you can use in your relationships with females. Remember! If you are not one up - then you are one down This second edition includes extra examples and day-to-day anecdotes as well as an index providing a handy reference to themes and tactics
Download or read book Knowledge Representation Reasoning and Declarative Problem Solving written by Chitta Baral and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-09 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baral shows how to write programs that behave intelligently, by giving them the ability to express knowledge and to reason. This book will appeal to practising and would-be knowledge engineers wishing to learn more about the subject in courses or through self-teaching.
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Download or read book Insight and Creativity in Problem Solving written by Kenneth J. Gilhooly and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To date we have only a fragmentary understanding of the thought processes that engender insightful solutions to problems that require a change in representation or the discovery of distant associations to presented information. We likewise have only a piecemeal understanding of the thinking that underpins creative problem solving, where solutions are needed that are new to the solver. Recently there has been a growing interest in removing the mystery from insight and creativity through better specified theories and theory-driven experimentation. The chapters in this volume reflect key developments in this expanding field of insight and creativity research. Collectively, the chapters converge on a nuanced view of insight and creative thinking as often arising from the interplay between two qualitatively distinct types of processes that interact to yield sudden, surprising and innovative solutions to problems that initially seemed impenetrable and resistant to the application of inventive ideas. This dual-process perspective, which capitalises on the distinction between ‘special’ (automatic, unconscious and associative) Type 1 processes and ‘routine’ (controlled, conscious and analytic) Type 2 processes, helps advance a theoretical understanding of insight and creativity, whilst also provoking important new research questions. This book was originally published as a special issue of Thinking and Reasoning.
