Thinking as Computation A First Course

Name: Thinking as Computation A First Course
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ISBN: 9780262016995

ISBN-10: 0262016990

ISBN-13: 9780262016995

Edition: 2012

Authors: Hector J. Levesque

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This book guides students through an exploration of the idea that thinking might be understood as a form of computation. Students make the connection between thinking and computing by learning to write computer programs for a variety of tasks that require thought, including solving puzzles, understanding natural language, recognizing objects in visual scenes, planning courses of action, and playing strategic games. The material is presented with minimal technicalities and is accessible to undergraduate students with no specialized knowledge or technical background beyond high school mathematics. Students use Prolog (without having to learn algorithms: "Prolog without tears!"), learning to…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 1/6/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 322
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English

Hector J. Levesque is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. He is the coauthor (with Gerhard Lakemeyer) of The Logic of Knowledge Bases (MIT Press, 2001) and coeditor (with Ronald J. Brachman) of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (MIT Press, 1992).