Thinking as Computation

A First Course

Hector J. Levesque (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
11 August 2017

Mathematics & Sciences; Programming & scripting languages: general; Machine learning

Series: Thinking as Computation

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 express what they need as a Prolog program and letting Prolog search for answers.

After an introduction to the basic concepts, Thinking as Computation offers three chapters on Prolog, covering back-chaining, programs and queries, and how to write the sorts of Prolog programs used in the book. The book follows this with case studies of tasks that appear to require thought, then looks beyond Prolog to consider learning, explaining, and propositional reasoning. Most of the chapters conclude with short bibliographic notes and exercises.

The book is based on a popular course at the University of Toronto and can be used in a variety of classroom contexts, by students ranging from first-year liberal arts undergraduates to more technically advanced computer science students.

By: Hector J. Levesque (Professor Emeritus University of Toronto)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 14mm
ISBN: 9780262534741
ISBN 10: 0262534746
Series: Thinking as Computation
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 11 August 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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).

Reviews for Thinking as Computation: A First Course

A valuable resource for faculty in search of interesting course content for first-year undergraduates. -Choice A valuable resource for faculty in search of interesting course content for first-year undergraduates. -Choice * Reviews *

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Winner of Selected as a Best of 2012 by <i>Computing Reviews</i> 2012
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