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Scientific discovery processes in humans and computers : theory and research in psychology and artificial intelligence / Morton Wagman.
Van Pelt Library Q180.55.D57 W34 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wagman, Morton.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discoveries in science.
- Cognitive science.
- Artificial intelligence.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
- Summary:
- A critical analysis of current theory and research in the psychological and computational sciences.
- Contents:
- Part I Human Scientific Discovery Processes
- 1. Conceptual Discovery in Molecular Genetics 3
- Scientific Reasoning and Discovery in Molecular Genetics 3
- 2. Scientific Discovery Heuristics and Developmental Level 39
- Scientific Reasoning and Developmental Differences: Overview 39
- Part II Computer Scientific Discovery Processes
- 3. Mathematical Discovery 63
- Mathematical Discovery and Artificial Intelligence 63
- Functional Transformations in Scientific Discovery Systems 67
- 4. Explanatory Systems and Scientific Discovery Processes 85
- Explanatory Coherence and the ECHO System 85
- Coherence and the Computational Account of Creativity 91
- 5. The Evolution of Scientific Discovery Systems 103
- Scientific Discovery Systems and Philosophy of Science 103
- 6. Artificial Intelligence Discovery in Chemistry 131
- Discovery in Chemistry and the MECHEM System 131
- 7. Artificial Intelligence Discoveries in Particle Physics 141
- Artificial Intelligence Discovery of a New Theorem in Particle Physics 141
- Part III Human and Computer Scientific Discovery Processes
- 8. General Processes of Scientific Discovery 153
- Scientific Discovery and Artificial Intelligence 153
- Experimental Rediscovery of Kepler's Third Law 156
- Scientific Discovery and Human Intellect 160
- Discovery and a General Theory of Intelligence 163
- 9. Computational Simulation of Scientific Discovery Processes 167
- Artificial Intelligence and the Processes of Scientific Discovery 167
- 10. Scientific Problem Types and Computational Discovery Systems 177.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-192) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0275966542
- OCLC:
- 41452640
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