| Diagrammatic Representation and Reasoning Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Anderson, Michael (Editor), Meyer, Bernd (Editor), Olivier, Patrick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1852332425 ISBN-13: 9781852332426 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: The recent rise of multimedia technology has turned visual communication into an everyday reality and made it necessary to achieve a better understanding of the role of diagrams and sketches in communication and in creative thought and problem-solving. Diagrammatic Representation and Reasoning is a wide-ranging, multidisciplinary overview of this area, covering relevant research in computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive science and psychology. Key topics include: - Cognitive aspects of diagrammatic information; - Formal methods for computing with diagrams; - Applications of advanced diagrammatic systems. This book is a state-of-the-art survey that will be a valuable resource for researchers and students in the fields of cognitive science, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and graphics and visualisation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Intelligence (ai) & Semantics - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Mathematics | Applied |
| Dewey: 006.3 |
| LCCN: 00063765 |
| Physical Information: 1.22" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.84 lbs) 584 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diagrams are essential in most fields of human activity. There is substan- tial interest in diagrams and their use in many academic disciplines for the potential benefits they may confer on a wide range of tasks. Are we now in a position to claim that we have a science of diagrams-that is, a science which takes the nature of diagrams and their use as the central phenom- ena of interest? If we have a science of diagrams it is certainly constituted from multiple disciplines, including cognitive science, psychology, artificial intelligence, logic, mathematics, and others. If there is a science of diagrams, then like other sciences there is an appli- cations, or engineering, discipline that exists alongside the science. Applica- tions and engineering provide tests of the theories and principles discovered by the science and extend the scope of the phenomena to be studied by gen- erating new uses of diagrams, new media for presenting diagrams, or novel classes of diagram. This applications and engineering side of the science of di- agrams also comprises multiple disciplines, including education, architecture, computer science, mathematics, human-computer interaction, knowledge ac- quisition, graphic design, engineering, history of science, statistics, medicine, biology, and others. |