Artificial and Mathematical Theory of Computation
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Artificial and Mathematical Theory of Computation

Papers in Honor of John McCarthy

  1. 490 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Artificial and Mathematical Theory of Computation

Papers in Honor of John McCarthy

About this book

Artificial and Mathematical Theory of Computation is a collection of papers that discusses the technical, historical, and philosophical problems related to artificial intelligence and the mathematical theory of computation. Papers cover the logical approach to artificial intelligence; knowledge representation and common sense reasoning; automated deduction; logic programming; nonmonotonic reasoning and circumscription. One paper suggests that the design of parallel programming languages will invariably become more sophisticated as human skill in programming and software developments improves to attain faster running programs. An example of metaprogramming to systems concerns the design and control of operations of factory devices, such as robots and numerically controlled machine tools. Metaprogramming involves two design aspects: that of the activity of a single device and that of the interaction with other devices. One paper cites the application of artificial intelligence pertaining to the project "proof checker for first-order logic" at the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Another paper explains why the bisection algorithm widely used in computer science does not work. This book can prove valuable to engineers and researchers of electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering, as well as, for computer programmers and designers of industrial processes.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Artificial Intelligence and Mathematical Theory of Computation: Papers in Honor of John McCarthy
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Tablr of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Contributors List
  7. Chapter 1. A Short Sketch of the Life and Career of John McCarthy
  8. Chapter 2. Functional Instantiation in First-Order Logic
  9. Chapter 3. Lambda: the Ultimate Combinator
  10. Chapter 4. Proofs of Termination and the "91" Function
  11. Chapter 6. Robots with Common Sense?
  12. Chapter 7. Ascribing Artificial Intelligence to (Simpler) Machines, or When AI Meets the Real World
  13. Chapter 8. The Design of Parallel Programming Languages
  14. Chapter 9. Metaprogramming at Work in Automated Manufacturing
  15. Chapter 10.LISP + Calculus = Identities
  16. Chapter 11. Model Checking vs. Theorem Proving: A Manifesto
  17. Chapter 12. Algebraic Computation: The Quiet Revolution
  18. Chapter 13. LISP and Parallelism
  19. Chapter 14. Textbook Examples of Recursion
  20. Chapter 15. A Metalogic Programming Approach to Multi-Agent Knowledge and Belief
  21. Chapter 16. Belief and Introspection
  22. Chapter 17. Monotonicity Properties in Automated Deduction
  23. Chapter 18. Circumscription and Disjunctive Logic Programming
  24. Chapter 19. On the Equivalence of Data Representations
  25. Chapter 20. Caution! Robot Vehicle!
  26. Chapter 21. Circumscription and Authority
  27. Chapter 22. The Frame Problem in the Situation Calculus: A Simple Solution (Sometimes) and a Completeness Result for Goal Regression
  28. Chapter 23. An Abstraction Mechanism for Symbolic Expressions
  29. Chapter 24. Varieties of Context
  30. Chapter 25. The Influence of the Designeron the Design—J. McCarthyand LISP
  31. Chapter 26. Binding Structures
  32. Chapter 27. Logicism, AI, and Common Sense: John McCarthy'sProgram in Philosophical Perspective
  33. Chapter 28. The Incorrectness of the Bisection Algorithm
  34. Index