Thinking as Computation
A First Course
$52.41
- Paperback
322 pages
- Release Date
11 August 2017
Summary
Students explore the idea that thinking is a form of computation by learning to write simple computer programs for tasks that require thought. 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262534741 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262534746 |
| Author: | Hector J. Levesque |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 322 |
| Release Date: | 11 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Thinking as Computation |
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A valuable resource for faculty in search of interesting course content for first-year undergraduates.
A valuable resource for faculty in search of interesting course content for first-year undergraduates.
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Hector J. Levesque
Hector J. Levesque is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. He is the author of Common Sense, the Turing Test, and the Quest for Real AI, coauthor (with Gerhard Lakemeyer) of The Logic of Knowledge Bases, and coeditor (with Ronald J. Brachman) of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, all three published by the MIT Press.
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