Reasoning with Diagrammatic Representations II
Papers from the 1997 Fall Symposium
Michael Anderson, Program Cochair
Technical Report FS-97-03. Published by The AAAI Press, Menlo Park, California
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Contents
Diagrammatic Representation and Reasoning: Some Distinctions / 1
B. Chandrasekaran
Computational Perspective
Using Diagrams to Understand Diagrams: A Case-Based Approach to Diagrammatic Reasoning / 6
Dale E. Fish and Robert McCartney
Knowing About Diagrams / 15
Robert K. Lindsay
Diagrammatic Transformation Processes on Relational Maps / 23
Christoph Schlieder
Interpreting the Engineer’s Sketch: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Constraints / 31
Thomas F. Stahovich
Theoretical Perspective
On the Practical Semantics of Mathematical Diagrams / 39
David Barker-Plummer and Sidney C. Bailin
Automation of Diagrammatic Reasoning / 51
Mateja Jamnik, Alan Bundy and Ian Green
Formalization of Visual Mathematical Notations / 58
Bernd Meyer
Implementing Euler-Venn Reasoning Systems / 69
Nikolaus G. Swoboda
Cognitive Perspective
Diagrams About Thoughts About Thoughts About Diagrams / 77
Alan F. Blackwell
Components of a Cognitive Theory of Problem Solving and Discovery with Law Encoding Diagrams / 85
Peter C-H. Cheng
A Model of the Cognitive and Perceptual Processes in Graphical Display Comprehension / 94
Priti Shah
How Do Designers Shift Their Focus of Attention in Their Own Sketches? / 102
Masaki Suwa and Barbara Tverskys
The Role of Working Memory and External Representation in Individual Decision Making / 109
Jozsef A. Toth and C. Michael Lewis
Cognitive Principles of Graphic Displays / 116
Barbara Tversky
Using Diagrammatic Representations in Mathematical Modeling: The Sketches of Expert Modelers / 125
Laurie B. Waisel, William A. Wallace and Thomas R. Willemain
Learning From Explanations: Diagrams Can "Inhibit" the Self-Explanation Effect / 136
Bernadette Wilkin
Bars and Lines: A Study of Graphic Communication / 144
Jeff Zacks and Barbara Tversky
Invitation List / 151
Author Index / 154