Constraint Solving and Planning with Picat

Constraint Solving and Planning with Picat
Author: Neng-Fa Zhou
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-11-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319258834

This book introduces a new logic-based multi-paradigm programming language that integrates logic programming, functional programming, dynamic programming with tabling, and scripting, for use in solving combinatorial search problems, including CP, SAT, and MIP (mixed integer programming) based solver modules, and a module for planning that is implemented using tabling. The book is useful for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners.

Word Searches & Crossword Puzzles

Word Searches & Crossword Puzzles
Author: Frank Schaffer Publications
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2000-09-01
Genre: Crossword puzzles
ISBN: 9780867344417

Fun and challenging activities help develop basic skills such as vocabulary, and build critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Advances in Computer Games

Advances in Computer Games
Author: Jaap van den Herik
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2010-05-20
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642129927

This volume constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Twelfth Advances in Computer Games Conference, ACG 2009, held in Pamplona, Spain, in May 2009. The 20 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 41 submissions for inclusion in the book. The topics addressed contain Monte-Carlo tree search, Bayesian modeling, selective search, brute force, conflict resolution, solving games, optimization, concept discovery, incongruity theory, and data assurance.

Rubik's Cubic Compendium

Rubik's Cubic Compendium
Author: Ernő Rubik
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1987
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN:

Co-written by the cube's inventor, this book serves as a comprehensive guide to the Rubik's cube. It opens up a wealth of fascinating mathematics and offers a vast number of new ideas and possibilities to those who have solved the cube as well as to those who remain puzzled.

The Art of Prolog, second edition

The Art of Prolog, second edition
Author: Leon S. Sterling
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 553
Release: 1994-03-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0262691639

This new edition of The Art of Prolog contains a number of important changes. Most background sections at the end of each chapter have been updated to take account of important recent research results, the references have been greatly expanded, and more advanced exercises have been added which have been used successfully in teaching the course. Part II, The Prolog Language, has been modified to be compatible with the new Prolog standard, and the chapter on program development has been significantly altered: the predicates defined have been moved to more appropriate chapters, the section on efficiency has been moved to the considerably expanded chapter on cuts and negation, and a new section has been added on stepwise enhancement—a systematic way of constructing Prolog programs developed by Leon Sterling. All but one of the chapters in Part III, Advanced Prolog Programming Techniques, have been substantially changed, with some major rearrangements. A new chapter on interpreters describes a rule language and interpreter for expert systems, which better illustrates how Prolog should be used to construct expert systems. The chapter on program transformation is completely new and the chapter on logic grammars adds new material for recognizing simple languages, showing how grammars apply to more computer science examples.

The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties

The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties
Author: Steve Chinn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317581008

Mathematics plays an important part in every person’s life, so why isn’t everyone good at it? The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties brings together commissioned pieces by a range of hand-picked influential, international authors from a variety of disciplines, all of whom share a high public profile. More than fifty experts write about mathematics learning difficulties and disabilities from a range of perspectives and answer questions such as: What are mathematics learning difficulties and disabilities? What are the key skills and concepts for learning mathematics? How will IT help, now and in the future? What is the role of language and vocabulary? How should we teach mathematics? By posing notoriously difficult questions such as these and studying the answers The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning Difficulties is the authoritative volume and is essential reading for academics in the field of mathematics. It is an incredibly important contribution to the study of dyscalculia and mathematical difficulties in children and young adults.

Puzzle-based Learning

Puzzle-based Learning
Author: Zbigniew Michalewicz
Publisher: Credibility Corporation Pty Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Ability
ISBN: 9781876462635

What is missing in most curricula - from elementary school all the way through to university education - is coursework focused on the development of problem-solving skills. Most students never learn how to think about solving problems. Besides being a lot of fun, a puzzle-based learning approach also does a remarkable job of convincing students that (a) science is useful and interesting, (b) the basic courses they take are relevant, (c) mathematics is not that scary (no need to hate it!), and (d) it is worthwhile to stay in school, get a degree, and move into the real world which is loaded with interesting problems (problems perceived as real-world puzzles).

The OPL Optimization Programming Language

The OPL Optimization Programming Language
Author: Pascal Van Hentenryck
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Total Pages: 245
Release: 1999
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780262720304

OPL (Optimization Programming Language) is a new modeling language for combinatorial optimization that simplifies the formulation and solution of optimization problems. Perhaps the most significant dimension of OPL is the support for constraint programming, including sophisticated search specifications, logical and higher order constraints, and support for scheduling and resource allocation applications. This book, written by the developer of OPL, is a comprehensive introduction to the OPL programming language and its application to problems in linear and integer programming, constraint programming, and scheduling. Readers should be familiar with combinatorial optimization, at least from an application standpoint.

Kakuro For Dummies

Kakuro For Dummies
Author: Andrew Heron
Publisher: For Dummies
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2006-01-09
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780470028223

Looking for a new challenge now that you’ve mastered sudoku? Kakuro might be just what you need, and Kakuro For Dummies is a great place to start! A kakuro puzzle is a grid consisting of interlocking horizontal rows and vertical columns of squares, called blocks. You fill in the empty squares with numbers that match the clues and work both horizontally and vertically. Sound simple? Guess again! Kakuro uses the logic of sudoku plus some basic math skills. But relax—Kakuro For Dummies explains the clues, combinations, fixed values, and candidates—all the pieces of the puzzle. Like its sudoku counterpart, Kakuro For Dummies includes 240 puzzles from breezy easy to diabolically difficult. It demystifies the process, walking you through completing your first puzzle with illustrations and explanations that show the logic involved. You’ll get your feet wet with more than 100 easy puzzles, sharpen your skills on120 in the medium –to-difficult range, and if you’re brave enough, go head-to-head with nine devilish ones that’ll keep you awake nights. In no time, you’ll find yourself as addicted to kakuro as you are—or were—to sudoku, and having twice as much fun! You do the math.

Best Mind Teasers: Kakuro 8x8 Puzzles -The Best Japanese Puzzles Collection

Best Mind Teasers: Kakuro 8x8 Puzzles -The Best Japanese Puzzles Collection
Author: Jeff Heldt
Publisher: Kakuro Puzzle Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2018-08-26
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781719898195

Kakuro (also known as "Cross Sums") is a logical puzzle, a mathematical equivalent of crosswords. The puzzle consists of a playing area of filled and empty cells similar to a crossword puzzle. Some black cells contain a diagonal slash from top left to bottom right with numbers in them, called "the clues." A number in the top right corner relates to an "across" clue and one in the bottom left a "down" clue. The object of a kakuro is to insert digits from 1 to 9 into the white cells to total the clue associated with it. However no digit can be duplicated in an entry. For example the total 6 you could have 1 and 5, 2 and 4 but not 3 and 3. kakuro puzzle book - kakuro puzzle books for adults - kakuro books - kakuro white belt - kakuro black belt - kakuro absolutely - kakuro and sudoku - kakuro brown belt - kakuro belt - kakuro large print - kakuro medium - kakuro puzzle book brown belt - kakuro puzzle book easy - kakuro university - mathematical puzzle books - mathematical games and puzzle - mathematical crossword puzzle with answers - mathematical jigsaw puzzle - japanese mathematical puzzle - mathematical logic puzzle - mathematical matrix puzzle - mathematical mind puzzle - mathematical matching puzzle - math puzzles for middle school - math puzzle brain teasers