Methods of Heuristics

by Groner; R.

• ISBN13: 9780898592511
• ISBN10: 0898592518
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1983-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

What are heuristics? Specialists from psychology, computer science & mathematics offer various perspectives that shed light on this question. Includes a chapter 'The Heuristics of George Poyla & its Relationship to Artificial Intelligence'.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Approaches to Heuristics: A Historical Review	p. 1
References	p. 17
An Evolutionary Approach to Cognitive Processes and Creativity in Human Being	p. 19
Acknowledgments	p. 35
References	p. 36
An Volutionary Approach to Hypothesis and Concept Formation	p. 37
References	p. 65
Inspiration and Thinking in Mathematics	p. 69
References	p. 77
Heuristics and the Axiomatic Method	p. 79
Acknowledgment	p. 88
References	p. 88
Heuristics and Cognition in Complex Systems	p. 89
References	p. 107
Heuristics, Mental Programs, and Intelligence	p. 109
References	p. 128
On Generating Procedures and Structuring Knowledge	p. 131
References	p. 139
Guidance of Action by Knowledge	p. 141
References	p. 151
Acknowledgment	p. 151
Informal Heuristic Principles of Motivation and Emotion in of Human Problem Solving	p. 153
References	p. 170
Jokes and the Logic of the Cognitive Unconscious	p. 171
Acknowledgments	p. 192
References	p. 192
The Heuristic of George Polya and Its Relation to Artificial Intelligence	p. 195
References	p. 241
Problems of Representation in Heuristic Problem Solving: Related Issues in the Development of Expert Systems	p. 245
Acknowledgments	p. 339
References	p. 340
	p. 342
	p. 345
Toward a Theory of Heuristics	p. 351
References	p. 404
Author Index	p. 405
Subject Index	p. 409
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