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Intelligent user interfaces for symbolic and numeric computation

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Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Mathematical Computing (AISMC 1992)

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We have implemented an intelligent user interface for the symbolic algebra system Macsyma, using a rule-based expert system based on Emycin. The system acts as an intelligent front-end, communicating with a back-end Macsyma sub-process. The rule base of the system has been extended to include knowledge about numerical solutions to problems that Macsyma is unable to solve algebraically, or on request by the user. The system incorporates an on-line documentation brower, and facilities to review and explain the results of a consultation. The system has been written using portable object-oriented programming techniques, based on CLOS and CLX.

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  1. Centre for Earth and Space Science, York University, M3J 1P3, North York, Ontario, Canada

    Michael E. Clarkson

  2. Centre de Morphologie Mathématique, 35 Rue Saint-Honoré, 77305, Fontainebelau, France

    Michael E. Clarkson

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Clarkson, M.E. (1993). Intelligent user interfaces for symbolic and numeric computation. In: Calmet, J., Campbell, J.A. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Mathematical Computing. AISMC 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 737. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57322-4_6

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