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Size: 117 KB

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Categories:

1. Home Study
2. Math and Computers

Subjects:

1. Algebra
2. College algebra
3. Calculus
4. Precalculus
5. Cubic equations
6. Equation solving
7. Factorization
8. Logic
9. Polynomial algebra
10. Quadratic equations

Title: Expert System

Book Description: This WorkBook explores symbolic algebra in Mathwright. It introduces factoring polynomials or integers, and has an equation-solving page in which it optionally explains step-by-step how it solves an equation. It may be "taught" to solve cubic equations (by pressing a button) and then it gives a step-by-step solution and explanation using Cardano's Method.

Finally, the WorkBook contains an Expert System that Players may "teach" to use special simplification rules that implement logarithmic, exponential, trigonometric, or other functional identities. These special functions will then transform (or "rewrite") algebraic expressions by implementing the player-defined simplifications. The underlying technique employed by Mathwright is "unification pattern matching", an artificial intelligence technique.

Author: James White

Suggested Use: Algebraic exploration, and experiment with Expert Systems

Topics: symbolic algebra, expert system, rewriting rules, equations, cubic equations,cardano simplification, factorization, identities, trig identities

Number of Pages: 7

Animation: No

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