Turtle Geometry

The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics

Harold Abelson, Andrea DiSessa (Autoren)

Daniel G. Bobrow, Michael Brady, Randall Davis (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

498 Seiten

1986
MIT Press (Verlag)
978-0-262-51037-0 (ISBN)

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Turtle Geometry presents an innovative program of mathematical discovery that demonstrates how the effective use of personal computers can profoundly change the nature of a student's contact with mathematics. Using this book and a few simple computer programs, students can explore the properties of space by following an imaginary turtle across the screen. The concept of turtle geometry grew out of the Logo Group at MIT. Directed by Seymour Papert, author of Mindstorms, this group has done extensive work with preschool children, high school students and university undergraduates.

Hal Abelson is Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a fellow of the IEEE. He is a founding director of Creative Commons, Public Knowledge, and theFree Software Foundation. Additionally, he serves as co-chair for the MIT Council on Educational Technology. Andrea diSessa is Chancellor's Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the National Academy of Education. He is the coauthor of Turtle Geometry: The Computer as a Medium for Exploring Mathematics (MIT Press, 1981). Daniel G. Bobrow is a Research Fellow in the Intelligent Systems Laboratory, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence, and Chair of the Governing Board of the Cognitive Science Society. Michael Brady is Senior Research Scientist at MIT's Artifical Intelligence Laboratory. Patrick H. Winston is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at MIT.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.7.1986
Reihe/Serie	Artificial Intelligence Series
Verlagsort	Cambridge, Mass.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	658 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Theorie / Studium
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Computerprogramme / Computeralgebra
ISBN-10	0-262-51037-5 / 0262510375
ISBN-13	978-0-262-51037-0 / 9780262510370
Zustand	Neuware