Knowledge Representation and Relation Nets
By: by Aletta E. Geldenhuys, Hendrik O. Rooyen, Franz Stetter
Contributors: Rooyen, Hendrik O.; Stetter, Franz
Series: The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science -- 506; Kluwer international series in engineering and computer science -- 506.
Publisher: Springer US
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781461368151; 9781461540540
Subjects: Computer science; Artificial intelligence
Description: Knowledge Representation and Relation Nets introduces a fresh approach to knowledge representation that can be used to organize study material in a convenient, teachable and learnable form. The method extends and formalizes concept mapping by developing knowledge representation as a structure of concepts and the relationships among them. Such a formal description of analogy results in a controlled method of modeling `new' knowledge in terms of `existing' knowledge in teaching and learning situations, and its applications result in a consistent and well-organized approach to problem solving. Additionally, strategies for the presentation of study material to learners arise naturally in this representation. While the theory of relation nets is dealt with in detail in part of this book, the reader need not master the formal mathematics in order to apply the theory to this method of knowledge representation. To assist the reader, each chapter starts with a brief summary, and the main ideas are illustrated by examples. The reader is also given an intuitive view of the formal notions used in the applications by means of diagrams, informal descriptions, and simple sets of construction rules. Knowledge Representation and Relation Nets is an excellent source for teachers, courseware designers and researchers in knowledge representation, cognitive science, theories of learning, the psychology of education, and structural modeling.
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