Computational models of scientific discovery and theory formation. Edited by Jeff Shrager and Pat Langley

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, Shrager, Jeff, ed. Computational models of scientific discovery and theory formation. Edited by Jeff Shrager and Pat Langley. San Mateo, California: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1990, xi, 498pp., very good dust-jacket, very good blue cloth. CONTENTS: 1. Computational approaches to scientific discovery / J. Shrager and P. Langley -- 2. The conceptual structure of the geological revolution / P. Thalgard and G. Nowak -- 3. On finding the most probable model / P. Cheeseman -- 4. An integrated approach to empirical discovery / B. Nordhausen and P. Langley -- 5. Deriving laws through analysis of processes and equations / J.M. Zytkow -- 6. A unified approach to explanation and theory formation / B. Falkenhainer -- 7. Theory formation by abduction: a case study based on the chemical revolution / P. O'Rouke, S. Morris, and D. Schulenburg -- 8. A computational approach to theory revision / S. Rajamoney -- 9. Experimentation in machine discovery / D. Kulkarni and H.A. Simon -- 10. Hypothesis formation as design / P.D. Karp. - 11. Diagnosing and fixing faults in theories / L. Darden -- 12. Designing good experiments to test bad hypotheses / D. Klahr, K. Dunbar, and A.L. Fay -- 13. Scientific discovery in the layperson / M.J. Pazzani and M. Flowers -- Compensation perception and the psychology of theory formation / J. Shrager -- 15. Five questions for computationalists / R.D. Tweney. 9781558601314 ISBN 1558601317.

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Computational models of scientific discovery and theory formation. Edited by Jeff Shrager and Pat Langley

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San Mateo, California: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1990

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