The TEACH system was developed at MIT to ease the cost and improve the results of elementary instruction in programming. To the student, TEACH offers loosely guided experience with a conversational language which was designed …
Robert R. Fenichel, Joseph Weizenbaum, Jerome C. Yochelson
Pages 141-146
The M & N procedure is an improvement to the mini-max backing-up procedure widely used in computer programs for game-playing and other purposes. It is based on the principle that it is desirable to have many options when making …
James R. Slagle, John K. Dixon
Pages 147-154
Distributions of segment sizes measured under routine operating conditions on a computer system which utilizes variable sized segments (the Burroughs B5500) are discussed. The most striking feature of the measurements is the …
Alan Batson, Shy-Ming Ju, David C. Wood
Pages 155-159
Certain nonlinear minimax approximation problems are characterized by properties which permit the application of special algorithms, mainly based on the exchange algorithms of Remes (1934, 1935), for their solution. In this paper …
G. A. Watson
Pages 160-162
Various simple choices of error improvement estimates for the trapezoid rule are studied to demonstrate a comparison procedure which is relatively independent of the profusion of adaptive search and stopping strategies. Comparisons …
D. G. Schweikert
Pages 163-166
The question-answering aspects of the Protosynthex III prototype language processing system are described and exemplified in detail. The system is written in LISP 1.5 and operates on the Q-32 time-sharing system. The system's …
Robert M. Schwarcz, John F. Burger, Robert F. Simmons
Pages 167-183
Michael J. Levine, Stanley M. Swanson
Pages 191-192
Donald G. Rapp, Larry D. Scott
Page 192
T. A. Bray, C. Witzgall
Page 192
There is a simple paper-and-pencil method of converting arithmetic a hexadecimal number N to decimal.
M. V. Kailas
Page 193
A number system described here is particularly suitable for numbering the permutations. An algorithm is then presented by which the permutation associated with a number of this kind may be obtained. Since arithmetical operations …
David Pager
Page 193
Definitions and notation used in this note are as in [1]. In particaular, language means context-free language throughout.
Herman A. Maurer
Page 194
Conventional computer methods available to solve continuous system problems characterized by partial differential equations are very time-consuming and cumbersome. A convenient, easy to learn and to use, high level problem oriented …
Alfonso F. Cárdenas, Walter J. Karplus
Pages 184-191
