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Qualitative representations how people reason and learn about the continuous world / Kenneth D. Forbus.
| Author/creator | Forbus, Kenneth D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2018] |
| Description | xvi, 424 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile STEAM Monographs D2O |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction and preliminaries -- Introduction -- Representation -- Reasoning -- Analogy -- Dynamics -- Quantity -- Relationships between quantities -- Qualitative process theory -- Examples using QP theory -- Causality -- Qualitative simulation and reasoning about change -- Modeling -- Analogy in dynamics -- Dynamics in language -- Space -- Qualitative spatial reasoning: a theoretical framework -- Qualitative spatial calculi -- Understanding sketches and diagrams -- Learning and reasoning -- Learning and conceptual change -- Commonsense reasoning -- Expert reasoning -- Summary and new directions -- Summary -- New directions -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-415) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018010193 |
| ISBN | 9780262038942 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |