Artificial Intelligence at MIT

Expanding Frontiers

Patrick Henry Winston, Sarah Alexandra Shellard

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MIT Press
22 June 1990

Computer science

Series: Artificial Intelligence Series

The broad range of material included in these volumes suggests to the newcomer the nature of the field of artificial intelligence, while those with some background in AI will appreciate the detailed coverage of the work being done at MIT. The results presented are related to the underlying methodology. Each chapter is introduced by a short note outlining the scope of the problem begin taken up or placing it in its historical context.

Contents, Volume I Expert Problem Solving- Qualitative and Quantitative Reasoning in Classical Mechanics . Problem Solving About Electrical Circuits . Explicit Control of Reasoning . A Glimpse of Truth Maintenance . Design of a Programmer's Apprentice . Natural Language Understanding and Intelligent Computer Coaches- A Theory of Syntactic Recognition for Natural Language . Disambiguating References and Interpreting Sentence Purpose in Discourse . Using Frames in Scheduling . Developing Support Systems for Information Analysis . Planning and Debugging in Elementary Programming . Representation and Learning- Learning by Creating and Justifying Transfer Frames . Descriptions and the Specialization of Concept . The Society Theory of Thinking . Representing and Using Real-World Knowledge

Edited by: Patrick Henry Winston, Sarah Alexandra Shellard
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1.111kg
ISBN: 9780262526401
ISBN 10: 0262526409
Series: Artificial Intelligence Series
Pages: 684
Publication Date: 22 June 1990
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick Henry Winston (1943-2019) was Ford Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at MIT.

Reviews for Artificial Intelligence at MIT: Expanding Frontiers

A glimpse into the frontiers of research going on in AI labs all over the world. And the editors have performed a commendable task in throwing open the doors of MIT's AI labs and letting the public in to have a look around.... One does not have to be clairvoyant to predict that what goes on now in the large computers will someday emerge on the screens of PETs, Apples, TRS-80s and a host of other microcomputers. Personal Computing