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Synopsis
Reprinted from Artificial Intelligence Review v.15, nos. 1-2 (2001), these seven papers provide an introduction to the cognitive study of diagrams and their uses. Specific chapters relate logical and psychological perspectives on diagrammatic reasoning, discuss the relevance of diagrams to artificial intelligence and programming, explain cognitive science approaches to the issue, and apply diagrams to architectural design. Contributors include software engineers, mathematicians, philosophers, cognitive scientists, scholars of architecture, and computer scientists. No index.
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